best rearend gears to replace my stock gears
#1
best rearend gears to replace my stock gears
i just put a thumper cam part number 42-600-5 and a b&m 2,000 rpm stall converter and im trying to figure out what the best gears would be so i can still drive it everyday and not have to worry about very poor mileage. i know it is not something to think about when building a car. if need more info let me know. im not sure what the stock gears are. i know there either 2:14,2:29, or 2:41. Thanks, Frank.
#5
That is a lot of cam for a 8.5 to 1 350. A 2000 stall is small for that cam if it actually stalls there. I say you need at least 3.23 gears but it depends on how much highway driving you do.
#8
-That is a big overlap cam with a lot of duration that requires a lot of gear for it to perform with any spirit. That said, without an OD trans I am in the camp of the other posts
-No issues with headers, different brand however, That said, the only time I've worked with flowtech headers we had clearance issues (Chevy car)
-These may be helpful if you havn't worked out your wheel/tire combo
To figure rpm: 168 * gear ratio * mph / tire radius
To figure mph: tire radius / 168 * rpm / gear ratio
To figure gear ratio: tire radius * rpm / 168 / mph
To figure tire radius: 168 * mph * gear ratio / rpm
-No issues with headers, different brand however, That said, the only time I've worked with flowtech headers we had clearance issues (Chevy car)
-These may be helpful if you havn't worked out your wheel/tire combo
To figure rpm: 168 * gear ratio * mph / tire radius
To figure mph: tire radius / 168 * rpm / gear ratio
To figure gear ratio: tire radius * rpm / 168 / mph
To figure tire radius: 168 * mph * gear ratio / rpm
Last edited by 1BOSS83; May 12th, 2016 at 07:58 PM.
#11
You will need thick gears for ratios above 3.08 if you use your current carrier. I have a 2200-2500 stall that flash stalls at 2300. It is very tight at lower speeds, pretty good for a cheap converter.You will be above the stall rpm even with your current gearing which should help with slippage.
Last edited by olds 307 and 403; May 12th, 2016 at 08:28 PM.
#12
My car has a Hughes Performance 2500 RPM stall and during "normal" driving it operates the same as the factory converter. No issues with excessive slippage even at highway speeds when I had to temporarily put in the original 2.56 rear.
#13
i just put a thumper cam part number 42-600-5 and a b&m 2,000 rpm stall converter and im trying to figure out what the best gears would be so i can still drive it everyday and not have to worry about very poor mileage. i know it is not something to think about when building a car. if need more info let me know. im not sure what the stock gears are. i know there either 2:14,2:29, or 2:41. Thanks, Frank.
2. 2000 stall is really not enough rather just a absolute minimum so it will idle in gear without stalling. You would really need a 2500-3000 stall , a big transmission cooler and as said a 3.23-3.73 gear to run good. A 200r4 OD transmission and the proper gear ratio is what you would need to make it run good but mileage is still affected since it is not a mild cam and if you had a lock up 2500 stall it would chug along below its cruise range of the cam.
3. Needs more compression by either milling your heads and doing big valves , pocket port and flat top W31 pistons , or if your running a dish piston run some early 68-72 350 heads, #5,6,7,7a with the smaller chambers
Last edited by GEARMAN69; May 13th, 2016 at 11:35 AM.
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