Okay, I'll jump in here....
Bernd, on your Camaro you reported smokin 'em off the line using the
tall gear (3.23). I'm guessing that the tires didn't get a chance to
shock and grow the contact patch before the axle speed got out of hand
and you lost traction. Secondly - you must have had serious power to
smoke a decent street tire with 3.23 rears!
Also, I want in on that FedEx beer thing.
Later,
Cale
Jack Hilton wrote:
>
> I agree that normally , a higher gear is better for quuicker ETs , but with
> the terrible traction problems in a truck , I was thinking that the lower ,
> I.E. - 3.55 , may be better suited .
>
> At 02:02 PM 9/9/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >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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>
> Jack Hilton III
>
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