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[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Thanks

Well......why not 6 .... hmmm.....

I guess if the motor has the "umph" why not go with a wider ratio and 4 , less shifts, less potential for error, I have yet to see a really fast and consistent 6 speed out there (dosent mean there arent , I just havent seen it)

That being said, 1-4 seems ok...and the ratios available for the T56 seem nice for that (the 1-4) cant see using .83 in a drag car ever ? (could be 110% wrong though)

Thats why Im asking....

Cheers

Chris

Originally Posted by Scotty D

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.

[Scotty D]

in a 5 speed aplication you could go as low as you wanted as in a 3.50 low gear and evenly space out the rest of the ratio's to help with the rpm drop off on the gear changes.in the 4 speed it would be like a 3.0-3.2 low gear an then second would be in the 2.0-1.9 range and there would be a bigger drop off than there would with a 5 speed.i do know that a ss/ah stick team tested with 4speeds and 5speeds and these were the results that they came up with,the car was faster with the 5 speed and the powerband was more managable because it didn't have to be as wide as with the 4speed.