IH2LOSE
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- Corvette
- 1966,and a 1962 thats almost complete
Some of you guys know I am building a hybrid car.I need to determin a nice rear axle ratio.
My 66 presently has a M21 with 4:11s in it and I love the out of the hole pull but hate the highway RPMS. I have a 3:36 I plan on installing as soon as I get a free week end. I never drove the car with the 3:36's and I am hoping I like it.
Anyways I am building the hybrid car as a cruiser. I am installing a 700R trans and the ratios are (1st 3.06:1) I was told this is a real low gear,(2nd 1.62:1), (3rd 1:1), (4th 0.70:1) I hope to be running the tires off of my C5 P275/40ZR18 REAR (Hopefully John Magraw had said they may be TOO BIG) if they dont fit then I would use P245/45ZR17 I had thought i would be using a 3;73 rear to take advantage of the over drive of this transmition but it seems the steepest stock ration of a dana 44 is 3:55's does anybody know what rear ratio I would use to give the same out of the hole pull my 66 is giving me with the 4:11 I have in it now.
Does anybody know what the first gear is in my M21 (it was rebuilt to stock specs by Ed Hartnet)
Thanks Again
My 66 presently has a M21 with 4:11s in it and I love the out of the hole pull but hate the highway RPMS. I have a 3:36 I plan on installing as soon as I get a free week end. I never drove the car with the 3:36's and I am hoping I like it.
Anyways I am building the hybrid car as a cruiser. I am installing a 700R trans and the ratios are (1st 3.06:1) I was told this is a real low gear,(2nd 1.62:1), (3rd 1:1), (4th 0.70:1) I hope to be running the tires off of my C5 P275/40ZR18 REAR (Hopefully John Magraw had said they may be TOO BIG) if they dont fit then I would use P245/45ZR17 I had thought i would be using a 3;73 rear to take advantage of the over drive of this transmition but it seems the steepest stock ration of a dana 44 is 3:55's does anybody know what rear ratio I would use to give the same out of the hole pull my 66 is giving me with the 4:11 I have in it now.
Does anybody know what the first gear is in my M21 (it was rebuilt to stock specs by Ed Hartnet)
Thanks Again