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Jim Cimarolli · 01-06-2012, 09:30 PM

IMO it depends a lot on how you are running the car, how heavy, footbrake vs. transbrake, how much horsepower, etc.

I built a bracket car for a customer, '91 Camaro with 9 inch tires and a 377 small block. We back to backed a 350 with a PG. The glide was about a tenth slower in the 1/4 mile. We were footbraking and ran a 10.17 with the turbo and went a 10.29 with the glide. The turbo was an all steel unit with the standard 2.52 low, and the glide was a 1.76. We lost about a nickel in 60 ft. with the glide.

01-06-2012, 09:30 PM	#2
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 743 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Powerglide vs. 3psd turbo ??? IMO it depends a lot on how you are running the car, how heavy, footbrake vs. transbrake, how much horsepower, etc. I built a bracket car for a customer, '91 Camaro with 9 inch tires and a 377 small block. We back to backed a 350 with a PG. The glide was about a tenth slower in the 1/4 mile. We were footbraking and ran a 10.17 with the turbo and went a 10.29 with the glide. The turbo was an all steel unit with the standard 2.52 low, and the glide was a 1.76. We lost about a nickel in 60 ft. with the glide.