Originally Posted by Scotty D (Post 171549)

hey drooze keep up the good work on pop's car can't wait to see it run and see the numbers.on the other question in stock if i'm not mistaken you can use the same amount of forward speeds that the car came with from the factory,that being said why go to a 4speed when you could use a 5 or 6 speed and go to a deeper low gear set with not as much rpm drop on the gear changes to keep the motor in its powerband easier and make it more efficient.

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 171390)

"Prolly" not. If you're setting your car to run up on the hill, I'm not qualified to comment.
In a non -altitude situation , I'd say that's way too much first gear for a light , V8 car.
It'll hurt more than it help ...Launch , clutch setup , and even mph , if you can believe that.
I ran a 3.97 first in my 2300 turbo Mustang ,but for an entirely different reason.

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601 (Post 171504)

Tom slik,
That trans is weakest T-10 made&ratios are terrible. 3.42/2.28/1.46/1-1.
1-2 is not bad 2-3 can you say bogggg?3-4 is not bad but still drops rpm pretty bad. Back when I first started racing still drove car on street broke my trans buddy had one of those 3.42 first T-10s traded him out of it I knew it was super t-10 but had no ideal what the ratios were,pulled out of garage knew 1st was lower.eased through gears made sure it worked
turn around launched it on way back 1st was quick went 2nd I thought hey this feels good went to third I thought it was going to kill engine. 2-3 has gear spread about like GM bulldog 4 spd has on 2-3 shift. Made about 6 passes in 12.70 street tire car not sticky street tires plain ol back in the day N-50s.
Soft clutches absolutely help but I would'nt run a stock style trans unless I have to which I do in my Pure Stocker.
I see ol Nash's sometimes 800.00 and up Liberty is selling there version of nash 5 spd. and all the parts are supposed to interchange with original nashes there have faceplate style sliders.
If you buy a 2 or 3 T-10s you have come close to a new Jerico.600.00 up is about going price for good used T-10,then if you pro shift it you spent about another 300.00 if you can tear apart & put back together yourself. I have'nt checked in last year or so but new Jerico
was about 2500.00 plus ship & shifter.
Mike Taylor 3601

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee (Post 171652)

I would disagree with Mark that a stick won't work well because of the weight and low RPM of the car. It's evident in the post he's behind the times and clutch and flywheel technology have come a long way since he had the Pontiac.
On the other hand, I think if one can't afford to do it right (trans, clutch package), then you would save yourself a lot of expensive aggravation if you stayed away from a stick.

Originally Posted by tj310 (Post 171581)

How come manual trans threads draw so many opinions ? With all this ratio talk how would a 2 spd ever get downtrack? ...Thanx Trevor