Nope...I'll never give up. (Although the beer would be nice) ;)
From my days at the track (Sear Point), I used to run 3.23's on my
ProStreet Class Camaro. Always burned them at the lights and always smoked
them 1/2 way down the track. After I switched to 4.10's...No more problems
and the e.t's were MUCH better. Also, most of the other vehicles we built
(mainly 5.0's) all had the gears switched to 3.90 for better times.
- Bernd
(Ponder on this: If numerically smaller gears are better, then why do most
of the track vehicles run 3.90 - 4.56.)
At 02:47 PM 09/09/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>I agree, takes off faster. But slips more. Try squockin em off the line in
>3rd gear(higher gear, lower ratio). See where that gets you. 2 for, 1
>against. We outnumber you, Bernd. Concede victory and I'll FedEx you a
>beer.
>-Jay
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jack Hilton [SMTP:HEMI@charter.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:25 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: RE: DML: 3.55 or 3.90 in an R/T ?
> >
> >
> > It should take off faster , but it should lose more traction .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:18 PM 9/9/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Take a vehicle with 3.08, 3.23, or 3.55 gears, put it next to another
> > >identical one with 3.90 (or 4.10) gears and launch them. Guaranteed, the
> >
> > >3.90 (or 4.10) will take off faster, loose less traction, and
> > >overall...have a quicker time.
> > >
> > >- Bernd
> > >
> > >(And no...I wasn't leaning on my handle bars..) ;)
> > >
> > `>
> >
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