Powerglide vs. TH350

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Originally Posted by jmarkaudio

What are you trying to accomplish? You are better off with the glide ET wise as long as you have the right gear and converter.

Thats what I'm trying to figure out. If the TH350 is an almost direct swap, I can't help but figure that with the same converter & rear gear, the car will benefit from the stiffer first gear to get the car moving out of the hole. Plus, who doesn't like going a little faster, while making the car a little more fun to drive?

I've also been told that any thing above 3000-3100lbs works better with a 3 speed than a glide, and anything lighter generally works better with a glide.

I'm just throwing around the idea at this point because once I finish putting together my new 509, the glide would be going back in the car anyways.