Yeah, they have a stall and gears. Get those and you'll drop a half second or so. Next, to take advantage of the stall, you should get some good sticky tires, Nittos, or some ET streets.

 

Who in particular are you talking about? What some people like Zepher forgot to mention is they have 5spd manuals with better gearing, you did very well for a auto 2.73 car IMO.

I'd be real surprised if you didn't crack a high 13 at least with 3.42s, a TC upgrade, and runners assuming you still launch decently and get around the same 60 foot or better...

 

3.73,s bro you cut that 2.11 down to a 1.7 if you can hook it up with your street tires that is

 

WELL! on the gears I go!...lets see what that does?

I should have it done in about 2 weeks..Im just going to look for a 3.42 posi out of a 10 bolt with 26 axles....I dont want to have to look around for 28 axles, posi unit, etc......I'll just try and find a stock unit that came in my car with what I got..

 

good enough 3.73 highly recommended but 3.42 will be a vast improvment over 2.73 any day im running 2.73 right now and im very happy how i can put her side ways, cant wait for 3.73 hey keep us up to date reguardless

 

I have read in most of the post that 3.42 are the ideal gear for our cars. 3.73 would be good but our cars run out of breath with the 3.73's in. 3.73's would keep my 1/4 time slower than 3.42?

 

couldnt tell ya that yet but after may2nd i can i know itll be a big improvment over 2.73

 

LOL...you and I have the same cars..(white)......almost the same mods too!

 

What kinda MPH were you running in the 1/8th? ET can fluctuate considerably and is dependent on things that have only little to do with horsepower. MPH will tell you more about how well your engine is running. ET is gearing, traction, shift points, torque converter and torque.

 

Just for reference, stock LT1s dyno anywhere between 240 and 260, and they run 13.8-14.2, so a mid 14 sec pass w/ only 224 rwhp (or a little more like you think w/ the 10 degrees timing), isn't that bad, esp w/ 2.73s. You're about on target. Get the gears and stall and you'll be LT1 territory.

 

My MPH were:

in the heat of the summer 2 years ago at night 7/12/02 were: 71.7 that was a 9.72 run

in 60* weather 3/13/04 were: 76.9 that was a 9.39 run

My 60's were about the same and so were my 320's

Just now thinking about it shouldnt my times have been alot better than what there were cause of the heat vs. the cool?


I did run a 95 stock LT1 and he whipped me by 4 tenths

 

hey wish master you have a link wher ei can see your car.

 

go to thirdgen.org Ive got a bunch of post over there and pictures too..

 

Im going to go check on a rearend tomorrow..$100.00...the guy says its a 92 V6 5-speed Firebird.....that should have the 3.42 gears in it, right?

? once I get there, Im going to pull the cover off, what do I look for to make sure its a 3.42 ..how do I check?


I know it will be open but Im also going to get the SLP take off unit too.

thanks

 

jack the car up under the pumpkin, put the car in neutral, and turn the wheels, 1 360* turn of the tire should turn the driveshaft 3.42 times or as many times as the gearing is.