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Your car is going to hate highway driving. My hybrid, with a GS-R 5th and the stock 4.40 final drive, I'm doing around 4000 rpm at 80 mph. With the higher final drive, that numbers going to go up. I don't have the math infront of me, but my guess would be 4300-4400. You will accelerate quicker with the lower final drive but it may not be the most useful thing on the street. I would consider an LS 5th gear to help keep those rev's down (odds are, you'll never be racing and using 5th gear). Seeya.
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'06 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Stock, for now
'98 Civic EX - CTR headlights and grill, Kosei K1's, for sale
'90 240SX - SR20DET that will never get installed, project car.