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Old May 5, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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what gear should i use for the 1/8 mile
1. all forged motor
2. bored .30 (306)
3. comp custom cam .610 lift
4. edelbrock performer heads
5. 1.7 gold crane cams rockers
6. 10.5:1 compression
7. dual valve springs match cam
8. wieand tunnel ram
9. (2) 390 cfm carbs
10. msd distributor pro billet
11. msd ignition
12. all port matched
13. long tube headers with collectors open
14. c4 tranny all racing clutches
15. manual reverse valve body
16. 3500 stall
17. upper and lowers springs and subframe connectors with torque boxes
18. car weight is 2800lbs
19. also a 200 shot fogger system
20. also 28" tall m/t slicks
need to know what gears will be best in the eight with my setup 4.10, 4.56, 4.88 etc.... thanks
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Old May 5, 2005 | 08:11 PM
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456'sbut that's just me,I'd also call it a street car
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Old May 5, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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true im just going to drive it to the car shows that are by the house mostly for track and a sat. and sunday cruiser
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Old May 5, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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7.8 on motor?6.9 on spray?Maybe?
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Old May 6, 2005 | 04:45 AM
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if its strickly 1/8th mile I would even go 488's, Heck I even ran 5:13's and went through the 1/4 but with a 29 1/2 tire.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Get it on a dyno, post your dyno graph, and we can help you a lot more.
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