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Old 10-04-2007, 08:46 AM   #12 (permalink)
jeffs 89 cutlass salon
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Originally Posted by monzaz View Post
With any v8 any gear will be fine. 14" tires are smaller diameter usually so a 2 series gear will be fine . they will definetely not feel like the 3.73 off the line BUT you will really be able to drive the car anywhere with out all the rpm noise level . Gear choice is really what you the customer want your car to do. All around performance is usually high 2's and low 3's on the gears with 2-3 speed tranny over drive and 4-5-6 speed trannies work better with mid to high 3 series gears.

NOW I do not know what all your motor and tranny specs are so this is very general. Jim
engine is a 430 Buick, aluminum heads, mild cam (.515 in,.515 exh lift,.284/.284 adv duration, @.050 duration:.232/.232).
trans, is a TCI street fighter TH 400, w/2600 stall convertor. My goal with this project, to make it a fun cruiser, with an occasional stoplight launch now and then

so, I could go ahead and run the 2.73's in the posi?? those 2.73's with the old v6 had a real good launch, might be fun with a very stout big block v8

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