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Originally Posted by Ilia@IND
A shorter final drive like a 4.10 would make getting traction more difficult, as power at the ground would be improved. Technically a taller ratio like a 3.43 would improve traction, but only by hurting overall acceleration.
I personally don't follow the logic of getting taller gears to improve traction. Turbo guys do this in the US all the time. What good is having a high horsepower car if you're going to diminish acceleration by running a numerically lower gear ratio?
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Turbo cars make so much more torque they can pull the taller gear (lower numerical) and if you blow off the tires and get back on the throttle you could also be dealing with turbo lag. So sometimes it's better to trade off a little on torque multiplication to getting the car to stick. Also, the 997TT is quicker than the manual car for alot of the same reasons.
Dave