Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

Chris,

I raced a 225, 4sp Valiant in 1964.....bone stock, I broke 5ea 7 3/4's in one year.......8 3/4 is the only way to go.

PS. never lost a street race to another 6cyl the entire I owned it.

JimR

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

if you want to run under the modern index with a stick, the 8 3/4 will never last either. besides that all the ring gear selections you need are obsolete.

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

Jeeeez, whaddaya gotta run - a Dana ???

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

If it hooks hard enough that you need a Dana 60 the cranks will start to break at the rear flywheel flange. The motor will still run, the car just wont move. I went thru that with an H/G Anglia with a slant 6 back in the early 70s, broke 3 of them.

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

The 8 3/4 wont live behind a 273 2 bbl, so i dont see how it will live behind a 225. I have these combinations in cars (both A and B body) running right now so I am telling you from life experience with current cars not hypotheticals. The 5.38 and up ring gears are obsolete from good manufacturers. If you stick with an automatic (no pun intended) you wont have any problems. If you want an index car you may be able to get away with cutting the corners.

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

Is there some way to medicate Slantsixitis?

Chris Barnes
Wagons of Steel
Stock 6621

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

Yes Chris there is. $800.00 . 6 passes. 1. 15.65, 2. 15.42, 3. 15.32, 4. 15.75, 4. 15.30, 5. 15.15, 6. 14.98, 7. 1 broken crank. The webMD diagnosis... a V8.

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

Well that proves it, They always run best right before they blow up.

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Just curious, where did the crank break, not the track the place on the crank ?

Re: 225 stock eliminator help
 

They usually break at the flange or kick no. 6 rod out.....at least that's where mine always failed.

JimR