starting line gear ratio?

[Stan Weiss]

This is what my software suggests.


Stan

[Mike Pearson]

Back when I ran a stick in my car the SLR was about 19 to 1. With the same engine combo and a glide the SLR is 12 to 1. The engine is much better now and the car is about a second faster than it was with the stick.

[Bench Racer]

For what it’s worth, my brother ran a 58 Chevy wagon back in the 80’s in IHRA Super Stock (basically a econo modified engine). It was a 283 that weighed 3839 and ran a turbo 350 with a 6:83 Dana and 29 and 30 inch tires for the 1/8 and 1/4. The torque converter was pretty a good piece back then but could likely have been ran on the street now. The car held the IHRA class record before he bought it and did until he sold it. I don’t remember any 60’ numbers but the car got quicker after putting In a 2:75 low gear. Don Jackson

[Bernhard]

How does engine cubic inch and an engine's ability to RPM factor into the SLR?

[Mike Rietow]

I caught a little NHRA Stock qualifying highlights today from Topeka. I don't know much about this class really as far how elaborate the engines are allowed to be, or how much they have to weigh, but this car runs about like my n/a 23 degree sbc on 10" tire 69Nova.

What SLR do these class cars typically run? What transmission and how many rpm's do they typically cross? It was a current model Camaro, is it limited to an LS? I think the announcer said 409cid. Just curious, run pretty good seemed like.

[6130]

Originally Posted by Mike Rietow

I caught a little NHRA Stock qualifying highlights today from Topeka. I don't know much about this class really as far how elaborate the engines are allowed to be, or how much they have to weigh, but this car runs about like my n/a 23 degree sbc on 10" tire 69Nova.

What SLR do these class cars typically run? What transmission and how many rpm's do they typically cross? It was a current model Camaro, is it limited to an LS? I think the announcer said 409cid. Just curious, run pretty good seemed like.

An FS/C car is not a traditional Stock Eliminator race car, it's a factory race car with no VIN. The factory race cars come with Ford 9" rear ends and engine combinations that may not be available in regular production-based cars.

A better comparison with a traditional production-based Stock Eliminator race car, might be a '99-'02 LS 346 V8 Camaro A/SA car. The current national record in A/SA is 9.65 at 136.3 mph.

A car like that would have a stock throttle body, stock intake manifold, stock heads with an NHRA-legal valve job, stock bore (plus up to .040"), stock stroke, stock compression ratio pistons, stock valve lift, stock rocker arm ratio, and so on, with a "metric" TH200 3-speed automatic transmission with no trans brake, an 8" converter, and 9x30" tubeless radial slicks.

[Steve Stickel]

here's a more detailed chart borrowed from Cale Aransons Black Magic clutch website ..........lots of useful information there.

http://www.blackmagicclutches.com/index.html

[Mike Rietow]

Originally Posted by 6130

An FS/C car is not a traditional Stock Eliminator race car, it's a factory race car with no VIN. The factory race cars come with Ford 9" rear ends and engine combinations that may not be available in regular production-based cars.

A better comparison with a traditional production-based Stock Eliminator race car, might be a '99-'02 LS 346 V8 Camaro A/SA car. The current national record in A/SA is 9.65 at 136.3 mph.

A car like that would have a stock throttle body, stock intake manifold, stock heads with an NHRA-legal valve job, stock bore (plus up to .040"), stock stroke, stock compression ratio pistons, stock valve lift, stock rocker arm ratio, and so on, with a "metric" TH200 3-speed automatic transmission with no trans brake, an 8" converter, and 9x30" tubeless radial slicks.

Very cool, thanks

I gotta find a way to watch/follow these cars more

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by 6130

An FS/C car is not a traditional Stock Eliminator race car, it's a factory race car with no VIN. The factory race cars come with Ford 9" rear ends and engine combinations that may not be available in regular production-based cars.

A better comparison with a traditional production-based Stock Eliminator race car, might be a '99-'02 LS 346 V8 Camaro A/SA car. The current national record in A/SA is 9.65 at 136.3 mph.

A car like that would have a stock throttle body, stock intake manifold, stock heads with an NHRA-legal valve job, stock bore (plus up to .040"), stock stroke, stock compression ratio pistons, stock valve lift, stock rocker arm ratio, and so on, with a "metric" TH200 3-speed automatic transmission with no trans brake, an 8" converter, and 9x30" tubeless radial slicks.

You get my vote for "Clueless Post Of The Year".....