I took my car into a drivetrain shop and the owner is a classic Ford guy. It took them the whole morning but it was fine because I was able to get work done remotely while I waited.
The car feels worlds better than with the 3.31s! This is really how it should have come from the factory. The shift points feel more natural and much closer to how my '03 Cobra felt with 3.55s. Coming off the clutch was much easier from a stop. Dark clouds were overhead and it was starting to spit rain so I wasn't really able to pound on it much. I'm letting it cool off before driving it a little more.
Overall I'll echo what others have stated, this should be one of the first mods made to the car. It's an immediate night and day improvement. I'll update later in the weekend as I get further impressions. There is a very very faint whine at part throttle on the highway but it's nothing that's very noticeable at all and certainly not to the degree that I would take the car back in for. My 3.31s were stone silent unless going up an incline at light throttle at highway speeds.
The car feels worlds better than with the 3.31s! This is really how it should have come from the factory. The shift points feel more natural and much closer to how my '03 Cobra felt with 3.55s. Coming off the clutch was much easier from a stop. Dark clouds were overhead and it was starting to spit rain so I wasn't really able to pound on it much. I'm letting it cool off before driving it a little more.
Overall I'll echo what others have stated, this should be one of the first mods made to the car. It's an immediate night and day improvement. I'll update later in the weekend as I get further impressions. There is a very very faint whine at part throttle on the highway but it's nothing that's very noticeable at all and certainly not to the degree that I would take the car back in for. My 3.31s were stone silent unless going up an incline at light throttle at highway speeds.