slant gears help

BBBCUDA said
Unfortunately, unless you get lucky and score an 8-3/4" rear, you will get an axle that requires a good bit of cash to set up gears. The 8.25" rear is a little easier to find, and generally cheaper, Slants cost money to go fast. I won't try to talk you out of it, hey, I did it, twice in fact. If you are on a real budget, and speed is most important, a junkyard 360 and trans will save you a bunch of money.

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75gold.uster said
thanks for the help cuda! sorry if im bugging you . when u say gas milegae went down, how much?

first, if you are worried about gas mileage then you should not be looking at gears or major upgrades. secondly, if you are trying to holeshot 5.0 litre cars on the street, dont. third, if you dont have any real money to do the machining and upgrades that the slant needs to smoke the mustangs and the commodes , then you my friend are better off with a V8 that doesnt need a crapload of machine work and upgrades. this topic has been beat to death before. be prepared to pull the slant, and ready to spend some cash, you also need someone that is very knowledgable specifically with the 170,198,225 slant sixes or you are pissing your money away. not to sound like an ***, but these engines need special attention to run like nobodies business. there is great info all around FABO and some of these guys are making insane horsepower with them but its not cheap and not a matter of just bolting stuff on it. im not trying to talk you out of it, just making you aware that speed costs money, and the slant is no exception. with a great tune-up, set of headers,a good intake and some timing, that 302 torino would have left you in dust where my basically stock V8 would have smoked it. i commend you for wanting to build the slant, but it comes at a price. if you do some searching, you will find great tech threads on /6 performance mods, check out Bills turbo /6 builds. :D