How much would you be willing to lose to buy a DH?

[AZ_Ryan]

I'm referring to the transmission gear ratios, not the rear end ratio.

Ahh. Sorry. Id be curious to see the spec difference.

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[Westphal]

What color and transmission? I put 3.92 in mine and it was a fiasco, but a fun fiasco with the shims

Midnight Blue Metallic and auto transmission. I'm having my original diff assembly rebuilt while I'm running a used one. Should have it back soon to swap back in, just new bearings and seals, stayed with the 3.42 gears.

 

[MidwayJ]

Ahh. Sorry. Id be curious to see the spec difference.

GT MT82:
1st (3.237), 2nd (2.104), 3rd (1.422), 4th (1.000), 5th (0.814), and 6th (0.622).

Dark Horse Tremec:
1st (3.25:1), 2nd (2.23:1), 3rd (1.61:1), 4th (1.24:1), 5th (1.00:1), 6th (0.63:1).

As I recall the major change came with the 2018 refresh. The 15-17 GT MT82s had even lower ratios than the current Tremec.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

GT MT82:
1st (3.237), 2nd (2.104), 3rd (1.422), 4th (1.000), 5th (0.814), and 6th (0.622).

Dark Horse Tremec:
1st (3.25:1), 2nd (2.23:1), 3rd (1.61:1), 4th (1.24:1), 5th (1.00:1), 6th (0.63:1).

As I recall the major change came with the 2018 refresh. The 15-17 GT MT82s had even lower ratios than the current Tremec.

I had no idea 4th gear was 1 to 1 in those. But that explains a few things.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

GT MT82:
1st (3.237), 2nd (2.104), 3rd (1.422), 4th (1.000), 5th (0.814), and 6th (0.622).

Dark Horse Tremec:
1st (3.25:1), 2nd (2.23:1), 3rd (1.61:1), 4th (1.24:1), 5th (1.00:1), 6th (0.63:1).

As I recall the major change came with the 2018 refresh. The 15-17 GT MT82s had even lower ratios than the current Tremec.

Oddly, the A10 ratios are slightly different between the Dark Horse and the GT, too. I am not sure why. Some engineer had a reason for doing it, as those sorts of decisions come with a cost attached, when they could have just used the same transmissions and called it a day.

 

[Alex381]

Not a penny. I wanted a convertible and you can’t get a DH as a convertible. Further the GT is all I want. Anything faster or better handling or with more track endurance would mean rather significant changes that don’t make the car a better cruiser. It’s a very cool car, but not for me.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Not a penny. I wanted a convertible and you can’t get a DH as a convertible. Further the GT is all I want. Anything faster or better handling or with more track endurance would mean rather significant changes that don’t make the car a better cruiser. It’s a very cool car, but not for me.

And here is the best attitude in the entire thread.

You got exactly what you wanted, which was not the Dark Horse, which does not make somebody else's choice trash.

 

[Frogdog1]

Oddly, the A10 ratios are slightly different between the Dark Horse and the GT, too. I am not sure why. Some engineer had a reason for doing it, as those sorts of decisions come with a cost attached, when they could have just used the same transmissions and called it a day.

Gearing on my Z06 was different than a non-Z06 Vette as it was promoted as a track car, same as the DH. It's top speed was rated slightly less as a result and they were right. Probably the same thing going on with the GT and DH. How fast does one really want to go and can most people handle a true WOT to governed top speed, safely?......probably not many.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

Oddly, the A10 ratios are slightly different between the Dark Horse and the GT, too. I am not sure why. Some engineer had a reason for doing it, as those sorts of decisions come with a cost attached, when they could have just used the same transmissions and called it a day.

Really? Thats the first time of heard of that.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

Not a penny. I wanted a convertible and you can’t get a DH as a convertible. Further the GT is all I want. Anything faster or better handling or with more track endurance would mean rather significant changes that don’t make the car a better cruiser. It’s a very cool car, but not for me.

You summed it up perfectly.

 

[ChitownStang]

Not a penny. I wanted a convertible and you can’t get a DH as a convertible. Further the GT is all I want. Anything faster or better handling or with more track endurance would mean rather significant changes that don’t make the car a better cruiser. It’s a very cool car, but not for me.

Convertibles are way too dangerous for us bald guys!

 

[exm]

Good conversation here fellows, one of the reason I joined here.s​

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Really? Thats the first time of heard of that.

I just looked at it this week. I did not think to bookmark it.

They are not hugely different, but slightly different in each gear. I am sure there is some reason for it.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Oh, here it is.

Very close, but different. Only 5th and 7th are exactly the same, but 7th is 1:1, so only 5th is one where they had a choice and geared it the same.

https://media.ford.com/content/dam/...4_Ford_Mustang_technical_specification_EU.pdf

 

[Westphal]

Oh, here it is.

Very close, but different. Only 5th and 7th are exactly the same, but 7th is 1:1, so only 5th is one where they had a choice and geared it the same.

https://media.ford.com/content/dam/...4_Ford_Mustang_technical_specification_EU.pdf

The gear ratios are the same, they just rounded to 2 decimals for the DH and 3 decimals for the GT. Yeah, the engineer in me caught that right away.

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