i've got 3.90 gears and an AX-15 transmission. i don't know what the first
gear ratio is (someone help, if they have the numbers). however, i clocked
in a 2.3 last time out (which isn't bad), and will be trying to lower as
much as possible.
Gabe Couriel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Tony
Cellana
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 4:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Re: race prep questions
The 60' stuff all depends on rear gear ratio, as well as 1st gear ratio. I
was running a 3.92 rear, and 1st gear in the NV3500 is somewhere around 4:1
(or so it seems - 25 mph at redline). Then we have that LOONG throw shifter
as stock equipment....
I only ran it at the 1/8th, and would get consistant 9.2-9.3s. Not bad for
a stock aside from slicks, and header setup.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: jon@dakota-truck.net <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Re: race prep questions
>
>"Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>[...]
>: Yes those suggestions are based on launching my 99 R/T (auto). For a
5spd,
>: launch high enough that you don't bog the motor.
>[...]
>
>
> With my '96 5-speed, I used to launch not too far above idle -
>maybe 2,000 a the most; just sort've feathered the throttle as
>necessary.
>
>
>: Getting much below a 2.2 60' in a 5spd is near impossible as you are
>: shifting if you start in 1st.
>
>
> My best short time on normal street tires is 2.08, that was on
>Firestone Firehawks, 235/70 15. I tried drag radials once, but
>they didn't help me out too much because I didn't have a line lock
>and couldn't get them to smoke without having them hook and launch
>the truck during the burnout. :-) I got a 2.06 with the drag
>radials, would have been better no doubt if I had been able to heat
>them up properly.
>
> This was a GenII, GenIII may be different. Based on what I
>have seen at the tracks, Daks seem to get something in the
>neighborhood of a 2.3, 2.4 short time, if you can get into the
>2.0 range you're doing pretty good.
>
>--
> -Jon-
>
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