Power glide 1st gear

[Bob F]

What gear do you run?
How fast what weight and what’s your 60’ please..

[JeremyDuncan]

1.98
9.3x @ 3170lbs
1.26 60'

[Jeff Kempton]

1.98 1st gear
11.3 @ 3140lbs
1.53 60'

[Andy Friar]

1.76 1st gear
1.54/1.55 60 ft
best et 11.02 @ 122mph
3400 lbs @ the starting line

69 Chevelle 'stocker' style w/ a trans brake for bracket racing
5.14 rear gear
30 x 9" Hoosier Bias Ply

[Adger Smith]

1.98
9.68 @ 143
3185 lbs
Chevy V-6

You will find a 1.98 has the best gear split of all low geared PG ratios.

[Bob F]

Well it looks like I can change my 1.76 to 1.96 without too much worry then.

[AveryMcLawhorn]

Originally Posted by Bob F

What gear do you run?
How fast what weight and what’s your 60’ please..

Bob the rear gear ratio also plays a huge factor into this. Should the question not be, what is your overall first gear ratio?

[Bob F]

I’d like to change mine to a 1.96 gear from what I’ve read they don’t take much power.
My 396 makes around 600 flywheel hp presently but doesn’t 60’ we’ll 1.45/1.47’s .
I’ve had an Ultimate converter on the shelf for a while.
Once I run that I can look at my next change.
Seems to be a few cars here with quite a bit more power than I getting it done with a 1.96 1st.

[Adger Smith]

Bob,
When you go from a 1.76 to a 1.96 you may need a converter change to get the most out of it. Because of the gear ratio the converter will usually act a few hundred RPM tighter or it might be sluggish pulling off the 1-2 shift. It just depends on what you have and if the converter/engine likes the gear.
I always test one at a time. Watch your flash off the line and at the gear change. there could be a change.
Good luck.

[Bob F]

Thank you Adger.
The overall is 4.57x 1.76=8.043 presently