Yes, I see your point. Not to step on anyones toes, but every auto 2.3 car I have owned pales in comparison to a 4spd car performance wise. I had a set of 3.45's in one of my cars, and was very pleased. However, that was an 8". Not sure of availability for the smaller rearend. As a general rule of thumb, though, 3.50's to 3.73's usually work quite well for the apllication you are looking for.