Glide in underpowered car????
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 228
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1976 Camaro LT
Engine: 350
Transmission: TH350
Glide in underpowered car????
hey gang,
i was wondering what you guys think of the idea of runnign a powerglide in a car that does not have a ton of power but is well geared and very light.
the car is my '83 Z28 hard top with factory fiberglass hood.
the motor will be my basically stock LG4 that will only be seeing mild bolt ons(electric fan, electric water pump, delete smog, delete power steering, delete a/c, full exhaust, open or deleted air filter, edelbrock performer intake), 4.09 gears( i have a dana 44), and the car will ahve every weight reduction trick i know. i am expecting the car to be around 2900lbs with me in it.
i was thinking that if i run around a 3000 stall it will still leave the line a little sluggish, but the 80lbs or so of raw weight plus how much easier teh glide is to turn shoudl more than offset the gearing.
am i thinkign along the right lines here?
the car will be used for soem street driving adn a whole lot of bracket racing.
thanks for the help guys
later
tim
i was wondering what you guys think of the idea of runnign a powerglide in a car that does not have a ton of power but is well geared and very light.
the car is my '83 Z28 hard top with factory fiberglass hood.
the motor will be my basically stock LG4 that will only be seeing mild bolt ons(electric fan, electric water pump, delete smog, delete power steering, delete a/c, full exhaust, open or deleted air filter, edelbrock performer intake), 4.09 gears( i have a dana 44), and the car will ahve every weight reduction trick i know. i am expecting the car to be around 2900lbs with me in it.
i was thinking that if i run around a 3000 stall it will still leave the line a little sluggish, but the 80lbs or so of raw weight plus how much easier teh glide is to turn shoudl more than offset the gearing.
am i thinkign along the right lines here?
the car will be used for soem street driving adn a whole lot of bracket racing.
thanks for the help guys
later
tim
#2
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Posts: 17,167
Likes: 0
Received 136 Likes
on
114 Posts
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
My car uses a PG. Most of the factory PG trannsmissions were behind 6 cyl cars so your underpowered engine won't mind.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Linson
Auto Detailing and Appearance
40
08-21-2015 02:12 PM