Low power stockers-auto or stick - Page 2

George Mirza · 11-19-2015, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by House of Darts

I chose an F body with the 318 4BBL. Surprisingly no rust. I have the motor in and before I chose a trans and rear combo, I just wanted to do it once and devote the time to tuning and racing. Paul, your help was put to good use. Thanks

This combo uses probably the best automatic transmission ever used in a stocker, take advantage of it.

GTX JOHN · 11-20-2015, 04:24 AM

Put in a decent 904 and B body 8 3/4 (5:13) and you will seldom have a problem.
A good second under combo without anything exotic ( check out Pomona
Qual. sheet).

Larry Hill · 11-21-2015, 10:10 AM

stick=dana

GTOMayhem · 11-21-2015, 10:30 AM

What about a 3rd or 4th Gen F body with an Iron Duke or a V-6? Would you have the same issues with a stick?

Rick Thomason
GTOMayhem

Robert Swartz · 11-21-2015, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

A wise man once said, Buy the good parts the first time ......

Pretty simple premise we had in the old days. When you could find stuff lying around "cheap". By time you had fixed your car 3-4 times breaking your "cheap" parts. You figure out you'd have been dollars ahead to have bought good parts in the first place.

Most of my old cars may have looked like POS but I tried to get the best parts I could find. My Mustang II will follow the same pattern.

Rose Racing · 11-22-2015, 10:41 AM

Im looking at building a U/S 302 2V combination but instead of going dime rocket I am going fairly cheap engine along with a very good Strange rear end with Jerico or G-Force Tranny with a Mcleod Soft Loc. It will not be a dime rocket or cheap but instead maybe a 50 cent rocket that will live and I am figuring it should cost around 20 grand or so for the complete build.

impstocker · 11-22-2015, 12:28 PM

I agree with the comments about no matter what HP a Jerico tranny with the right clutch is the only way to go. My experience withy my 68 Impala i ran with BBC (396/325) I had 100 passes on that Jerico and in my buddies SBC 68 Camaro 11.30 car has another 250-300 , tranny still good, never a problem. Also the rear needs not only Spool but Pro-Gears, my only breakage was from using "Street" (cheap) gear set.

I think the Jerico is one of the best aftermarket part made.Just my opinion.

Will Lamprecht I/SA 65 Impala in progress.

Sean Marconette · 11-22-2015, 03:39 PM

A good trans and clutch, is a wise investment. Used Jerico's and occasionally a G-Force come up for sale and that will get you in the game. A clutch is very versatile from a tuning standpoint. If the clutch is built with low base to begin with, it allows for a wider HP tuning range. A low HP engine will not be happy if the clutch is tugging the engine down too low because of too much base. Keep that in mind when looking at clutches, and a stick car can be very consistent as well.

11-20-2015, 04:24 AM	#12
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,708 Likes: 2,734 Liked 2,398 Times in 679 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick Put in a decent 904 and B body 8 3/4 (5:13) and you will seldom have a problem. A good second under combo without anything exotic ( check out Pomona Qual. sheet). __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

11-21-2015, 10:10 AM	#13
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,584 Likes: 1,869 Liked 10,582 Times in 2,186 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick stick=dana __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

11-21-2015, 10:30 AM	#14
GTOMayhem Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 172 Likes: 671 Liked 22 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick What about a 3rd or 4th Gen F body with an Iron Duke or a V-6? Would you have the same issues with a stick? Rick Thomason GTOMayhem

11-22-2015, 10:41 AM	#16
Rose Racing Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 350 Likes: 95 Liked 221 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick Im looking at building a U/S 302 2V combination but instead of going dime rocket I am going fairly cheap engine along with a very good Strange rear end with Jerico or G-Force Tranny with a Mcleod Soft Loc. It will not be a dime rocket or cheap but instead maybe a 50 cent rocket that will live and I am figuring it should cost around 20 grand or so for the complete build.

11-22-2015, 12:28 PM	#17
impstocker Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wingdale, NY Posts: 302 Likes: 27 Liked 53 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick I agree with the comments about no matter what HP a Jerico tranny with the right clutch is the only way to go. My experience withy my 68 Impala i ran with BBC (396/325) I had 100 passes on that Jerico and in my buddies SBC 68 Camaro 11.30 car has another 250-300 , tranny still good, never a problem. Also the rear needs not only Spool but Pro-Gears, my only breakage was from using "Street" (cheap) gear set. I think the Jerico is one of the best aftermarket part made.Just my opinion. Will Lamprecht I/SA 65 Impala in progress.

11-22-2015, 03:39 PM	#18
Sean Marconette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 976 Likes: 780 Liked 274 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Low power stockers-auto or stick A good trans and clutch, is a wise investment. Used Jerico's and occasionally a G-Force come up for sale and that will get you in the game. A clutch is very versatile from a tuning standpoint. If the clutch is built with low base to begin with, it allows for a wider HP tuning range. A low HP engine will not be happy if the clutch is tugging the engine down too low because of too much base. Keep that in mind when looking at clutches, and a stick car can be very consistent as well. __________________ Sean Marconette 84 Mustang 5060 SS/N