What is the real difference between the auto and standard pinions?

[jerd_hambone]

See, the problem people don't realize is this, here, a 92-95 Civic sells for between 3k and 5k.

I don't have the funds to put into another car. And it's completely unreasonable to spend money on a new daily, when I'll be traveling 60 miles a day at the very most.

What I'm mainly asking is the loss of acceleration really bad, and I'd like to have an experienced opinion on the results. Not an opinion on what the car was made for. I know very well that 7's get rather poor mpg's. I'm not debating that at all.

So, to clear things up, can someone with experience having the 3.9 gears in an S4 N/A 5 speed tell the results and offer a comparison on the 3.90 versus the 4.10? How different is the acceleration with the 3.90 versus the 4.10?

Like I said, I won't be blasting through the gears, just to have to hammer the brakes to slow down. Triple T is the only one who has really offered any sort of real experience, but the difference between his car and mine is night and day.

[RETed]

That's the problem...
You want your cake and eat it too.
Problem is that money is the solution.
You don't have it.

Who says you gotta buy that particular Honda?
Geo Metro
Ford Festiva
Nissan Sentra
Toyota Corolla
All of those get great gas mileage and don't cost an arm an a leg.
Keep in mind that resell values are close to 100% if you buy the right vehicle.
Who said it has to be "sporty" or "cool"?
We're talking strictly about gas mileage here.

You'd be lucky to get 1 - 3 mpg due to the rear end change.
Is it worth it?
I don't think so.
You still gotta deal with the labor - or are you paying someone else to do that too?
More money wasted...
You'll maybe get 5 mpg gain if best case scenario - all freeway cruising miles.
So, you're barely hit 25mpg...
The above cars hit 30mph city and easily hit 35mpg+ on the freeway.
Figure out the easy 10mpg difference, and we're talking lots of gallons of gasoline saved per year.
This means hundreds and even $1,000+ saved during a year - there's your daily driver cash right there.

Analysts are predicting $4.00 / gallon for gasoline this year in parts of the U.S.
RIGHT NOW IN HAWAI, I PAY $3.70 FOR A GALLON OF GAS.
There are parts of Hawaii that have broke $4.00 / gallon already.
You will not get pity from me when you complain about gas prices.

The FC is not an economy car.
It should be banned to mention "gas mileage" and "RX-7" in the same sentence.
If you can't afford the gas, you shouldn't be driving the car in the first place.


-Ted