Agreed. 4.10 is too much for the street and highway. 3.73 is the perfect gear.This is where I would start:
Swap the 4:11 gear for a 3:73 or maybe a 3:55, probably the 3:73s
You could try a taller rear tire to off set the gear but that would be experimental.
check the condition of the engine, compression test, timing, plugs, and carb. Speaking of the carb, it's likely kinda big, you can work with it if it is a vacuum secondary, the crutch here is you have no info on the cam so some of this is going to be a guessing game.
Another thing is going to be the heads, you need good heads, if a head swap can be done then plan a cam swap to better the combo.
3:55 is the 'perfect ' gear
3:73 are for cars with not enough pow-er
what don't you like about the Fi tech?I agree with all of it except the junk ass Fi-tech...
They work great if you are doing a typical carb conversion on something with a mildish cam. they are limited in scope and you can get alot more for your money elsewhere.what don't you like about the Fi tech?
we just installed one on the bb 67 shelby faker, have not driven it around any yet.
we did not chose to use it, owner supplied, just was wondering what to watch out for. If you got any hints or suggestions that may help text me, thanks.They work great if you are doing a typical carb conversion on something with a mildish cam. they are limited in scope and you can get alot more for your money elsewhere.
we did not chose to use it, owner supplied, just was wondering what to watch out for. If you got any hints or suggestions that may help text me, thanks.
Oh, and I agree with the bang for the buck thing.
I never thought of going the forced induction route, that is another avenue to explore for sure and the ~$1000 savings just on the basic swap parts makes it right even with initial costs.
Pulling the trigger on some BBK upper/lower control arms and new shocks for the rear first off since everything back there is pretty beat, thing wheel hops like crazy even with the (probably blown out) quad shocks.
[/
I never thought of going the forced induction route, that is another avenue to explore for sure and the ~$1000 savings just on the basic swap parts makes it right even with initial costs.
Pulling the trigger on some BBK upper/lower control arms and new shocks for the rear first off since everything back there is pretty beat, thing wheel hops like crazy even with the (probably blown out) quad shocks.
Got it local to me here in Canada so $50 Canadian or $37 for you Americans haha. Just deciding how big to go with the stroker now. 393 or 408
Agreed. 4.10 is too much for the street and highway. 3.73 is the perfect gear.
A swap I’ve seen some of and getting ready for my winter project. If you want to keep the 302 I’d get a dart block and bore it 30 over and make it a 347 stroker with good heads and a built c4 DO NOT go aod they are junk regardless of how u build it. But then people people do twin or single turbo or just spray the hell out of it. Or a second option 351w block and make it a 408 stroker and again boost or spray it. There is a guy on YouTube with stock bottom 302 with 10psi I think and running high 10s but then he also has a 351w with a t56 running on 15.5 psi single turbo from on3 and makes 715 rwhp and is running mid 9sThanks for the replies everyone.
The car is obviously getting brought up to standard before dropping any kind of power into it. Not thinking I'm just going to drop an engine in and run to the track as is haha. I agree on the wheels, not my taste in the slightest.
I'm leaning towards the 460 and an auto (for now) but also will give the 302 a good once over and see how I feel once it's running at top shape. I do like the manual aswell which is why the 351 is still on my radar. Have a close friend trying to convince me to LS swap it but not sure if I want to go down that road haha
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?