Ordering New Transmission, but What Gears ?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland View Post
Aubrey, I would not be afraid of the 3.19 first gear. The super light clutch-flywheel assembly will allow you to accelerate the car without wheelspin. I would go with a 2.00 second and 1.40 third with the 3.19. The faster you can accelerate the car in the first half of the track, the lower the ET. Race setups have you in high gear at the eighth mark and it's just the ride from that point on regardless.

Yep...
__________________

X2.

[Dave Casey]

I like the 319,200,140 idea, but you and I have tractor motors that few stick guys have. I like the 308 in my 400/427 stocker. Your car is 400 lbs heavier, but you have the rear gear to offset that. Todd,s thought on leaving lower with more 1st gear is certainly a good one, and his combo is closer to what you have, worth trying, and easy to switch 308 to a 319

[Run to Rund]

I like the ratios that I got with the 3.08 first, and if I went to 3.19 first, I would still want about the same for second and third as I have now (1.93, 1.34). The engine seems to recover a lot easier in the lower gears, and a wide 3-4 seems to slow down the engine's building rpm. About the worst was the old M20 with its 1.48 or 1.46 third ratio.