straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
42rh. Nothing on my local CL
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
eh?? 42rh?
Car-part.com
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Ya, thinking of OD for the car.
By the way took me a minute but Car-part.com was what I was thinking
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
No reason you can't be both...at the same time!thank you! (God know's it's better than being a dumb ***!)
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
true - many of us have proven that over and over and over again..
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
4 speed Auto Transmission.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Practice make perfect. And there is nothing as admirable as a perfect ***.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
got it - google to the rescue
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
just ask Ben or Karl...
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
But why OD? It's actually a PIA with high ratio rears since the tranny keeps jumping around with light throttle when in OD and it bucks a lot.
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Yes, or the 46RH
Right now its a thought, Im really tired of not being able to drive further than 100 miles before I start looking for the next gas station. No way would I pay for a GV unit and I see the 200R4 swap being done as well as the 42/46RH. So just getting ideas.
IMO a good idea. Just need to connect "overdrive" to a manual switch.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
One of my neighbors has a new toy. '62 Vette white with a red interior. He's been cruising it around the neighborhood for the past hour. Haven't been able to get a pic yet but it looks kinda like this...
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Yep, seems pretty simple, from what I've been reading.
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
The only Corvette style that I actually like.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
100 miles?? Jeez, what rear ratio do you have? Our engines are a pretty close match and I have 3.91 rear gears. I get around 10 mpg around town and 12-14 highway (60-70 mph). That puts me around 150-200 miles per tank with a 25-50 mile reserve.
I use it quite a bit.
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
3:23 and that was changed from 3:73. I've never gotten good gas mileage and Im stumped why? I was thinking the large (750) carb was the issue, hence why I swapped to the 600. But swapping to the smaller carb slightly improved it. Thinking about it if Im really easy on the throttle I can get maybe 120miles and that leaves me with a quarter tank of gas, but I dont know how accurate my gauge is so I dont push it. At 60mph, Im turning 2800rpm, at 70mph Im turning 3500rpm. I only have a 26.4" tire on the rear. So if I could get a taller tire that might help some also.
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
hey asshat! You're in the club too!just ask Ben or Karl...
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Ya, I know. Thats why I wish I knew someone close to help me figure this out.. LOL
Gotta ask, what's the timing set at?
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
So that brings up a good question. I had my engine broken in on the dyno. He determined my max hp was gained at 18* initial. Im running 34 total. So I set it to 18* when I got home and left it.
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