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4.44 gearing and 450+ whp

Old Apr 18, 2026 | 04:46 PM
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4.44 gearing and 450+ whp

Hoping to get some feedback on if it’s worth following through with power levels above 450.

Have purchased a set and was wondering if it will still be a worth while mod or if I am better off using the original 4.10 or maybe even using a 3.90 instead.

Originally had plan to use it in a stock setup which I know it would shine but when power is factored in would it still be worth it?
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Old Apr 18, 2026 | 05:03 PM
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It completely depends on what you're trying to do and even then you'll get differing opinions - mine is that anything after 350 a 3.9 is very appealing for 1st - 3rd for anything but autocrossing or the like.
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Old Apr 18, 2026 | 06:53 PM
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You won' t like 4.44 with that much rwhp
The 4.44 and 4.3 options are great for STOCK engines only per our experience.
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Old Apr 18, 2026 | 06:59 PM
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No experience with a 4.4 but my car is a 4.7 and had "400"hp. The only thing keeping it manageable was the immense lag from my too big turbo. There were times that it would spin MID PULL. I could not imagine what 450+ would be like.

On the twins it was absolutely incredible. Phenomenal actually. The most incredible. I could cry talking about it. A 4.7 is not a 4.4 but it's close enough I guess. Just something to go off of
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