mt 82 guys, what gears for boosted cars

streetone01

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stock block soon to be whipple 2.9. im thinking i should change out my 3.73's to 3.331. I really would like to trap in 4th gear. thoughts?
 

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3.31s and a 28 et drag slicks have me going through the traps in 4th. The car runs 129-131mph crossing the line at 7000rpm
 

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I chose 3.27s. 31s would have been cool until I really turned up the boost. So to save myself from doing it twice I just went with the ones I needed now and for the future. I love them. I came from 3.73s to these so staying in boost for long stretches is something I cant get enough of.
 

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3.31's in 4th cross the stripe @ ~7300 135-136mph

edit: 275/60-15 Hosier DR's
 
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