True Bracket Car vs True Street Car....

318willrun said
DOT drag radials are part of the game changer. I run them on my car, and cars in the past. I still think people with 4.XX gears, 8" converter, and a 904/727 are not thinking on taking these cars on their next 1000 mile trip. Can you find it on the Hot Rod Power Tour?? Maybe, but that's the exception, not the rule. A guy at our local strip runs a mid 80's camaro with a LS swap and ebay turbos. Runs lower 9's and can cruise 70 mph all day.

***But I have in mind our A-bodies that are "true street cars", the daily drivers, and maybe even taken on vacations, the 3.23 with an 11" converter, mild small block in a full weight car. These guys make a pass and run 14.20 @ 98 mph with a 2.0 60 ft time and the bracket racers will say "you should be at 13.0 flat. Gotta get that 60 ft down to a 1.7". How are you going to do that with 3.23's, 11" converter, and a real mild small block?? Answer is You're Not.... at least not without the converter/gear swap needed which would eliminate the true street car...

Not sure on the gearing bit I know for a fact that an 8 inch converter is 100% streetable and used for drag week. I’m working on a truck now running an 8 inch drag week converter on the street. Unreal how well it drives. And the. When you stomp on it, you can tell it’s a 5k converter. Actually it’s going 5200 on this deal.

Also, most if not all the DW guys are running OD gear boxes. And pretty tall tires. So 4.xx gears aren’t really a big deal. And they often pull trailers.

The line between street, street/strip and bracket car was blurred a long time ago. I would never give up my 4.56’s. May go to 4.88’s. I’d run an OD first.