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I have an 438 inch Dart Buick Head Engine with a powerglide. The car weighs 3000 lbs. I am new to this type of engine I was wondering do anyone have any suggestions on what gear ratio i should run i have a 9 inch ford.
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it depends on tire rollout,rpm, and such. just guessing a 6.00 would be fine.
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5.86 the 6.0s will buzz that big motor to much
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Thanks for the info fellas i really appreciate it.
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1/4 mile or 1/8 mile? How many rpm do you want to be turning at the end? How tall are the rear tires?
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4.33 should be good.1/4 mile.
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If you want to do the math here's the web site with the formulas.
http://www.golenengineservice.com/html/calculators.html If you running an automatic allow 5-10% for converter slipage.
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