4.7 vs 4.4 final drive

[bblt]

hi everyone, i was just wondering with these two different final drive, does it make a big difference in performance? All i know is that 4.7 is good for quick sprints, and 4.4 is good for top end. I just wanted to know like say a car with 125kw with 4.4fd vs a 150kw with 4.7fd. Is it possible for the car with a 4.4fd to keep up with the other car that has more kws with a 4.7fd?

Any information would be helpful

Regards
LT

[delsol9000rpms]

no the 4.7 FD will out peform it in every aspect

[eg5civic]

if both cars had 125kw and one had 4.4fd and one had 4.7fd the 4.7fd would kick its ass

lets alone the car with more power having a closer gear ratio

[SuperSteve]

dw about changing the FD on ur ep3. Its good lol

[bblt]

sorry i meant on a 2nd gear rolling start =)

[Tai]

Higher FD will allow the car to accelerate quicker overall but lower FD will have a higher top end speed I believe.

[bblt]

Higher FD will allow the car to accelerate quicker overall but lower FD will have a higher top end speed I believe.

thats what i thought as well.... and in all honesty i thought a ep3 would own a dc2 vtir on a rolling... turned out i was wrong lolz

[delsol9000rpms]

if your ep3 doesnt beat a dc2 vtir rolling/stop start/any type of race, then you might have to think about if that dc2 vti-r had work done to it or if your ep3 is running properly...

it should be quite a bit faster man

[Tai]

I think it might be the driver lol.

[bblt]

lolz yeah i think my ep3 was running properly.. but yeah he was keeping up 2nd n 3rd after that it was all over.. Maybe cause he got the jump start ahead of me.. But i wouldve thought it wouldve been all over from the start.

[VTi_b0i]

LMFAO! u lost to a VTiR? omg... sell the EP3 and get a bus pass :) :p

[aaronng]

You won't reap the top speed benefits of the 4.4 FD on the street or even in the 1/4 mile. So if you plan to go 4.7, you only lose on fuel consumption when cruising at freeway speeds.

[bblt]

Yeah i didnt say i lost, but he was keeping up 2nd n 3rd.. after that i pulled away quite kick. But i was wondering how he could even keep up in those two gears... Weirdddd..

[phwoaaa]

4.7 ftw! :P

increase in acceleration
decrease in top speed
increase in fuel consumption

agree with aarong..
how often would u go past 200 anyway??

but its not toooo much diffs between 4.4 and 4.7.. its when you get like 4.1 compared to 4.7 then yea..

[bblt]

all good =)

[beeza]

Great Info Guys,Thanks!