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Originally Posted by Adger Smith
This might be a cheaper way to go and give you spares. If the car is real heavy you might go with the 2.08
By the MPH you are running you should have the horsepower/torque to handle the long 1-2 ratio drop at the shift. The 1.98 will pull better off the shift due to the lower % drop.
Jack is a good guy to deal with,
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powerglide(s) for sale
208 low gear liteweight glide less than 40 runs since fresh, ready to put in $1100
198 low gear glide, never run since freshened $800
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Ed is right about the shocks/frontend. Look at the plant of your rear tire in the picture. Lifting the frontend higher with that combination is only going to add weight to a tire that is already hooked/planted. It could also waste time, lifting more.
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My car is 2900 lbs with me in it. I thought it was light enough for the 180 first gear. Would loosening the converter to 6000 help? I shift it at 7400 and run through the traps at 7100 to 7400 depending on the air. Its a pump gas motor and the hot humid air really cost me some power. I will think about the 198 tranny. Its a good price if its a straight cut gear.