WHAT GEARS TO USE
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WHAT GEARS TO USE
I have purchased a TPI transmission and am getting ready to put it in, but do not know what gear to use in the rear, I have a 2000 stall speed convertor and light mods so far I plan on eventually getting heads and a bigger cam should I go 3.42 or 3.73 it currently has 3.27 in the bw 9 and I plan on putting in the gm 10 bolt any suggestions anyone?
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Both those rear ends will work well. It depends on what type driving you do and how much you care about your MPG. If you do a lot of high way driving, I'd go with the 3.42s. My friend has 3.45s in his 88 IROC and it seems perfect for pretty much everything he does.
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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End
Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Gutted Catalytic Converter, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, Fully Ported TPI Plenum and Base, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.
Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)
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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End
Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Gutted Catalytic Converter, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, Fully Ported TPI Plenum and Base, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.
Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)
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Car: 1989 Camaro
Engine: 406
Transmission: Pro-built 700R4
I agree with Dan,the 3.42 is a great all around gear choose. It gets out of the hole ok,and still has good top end speed all without working the engine very hard.
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3.42's dropped my quarter by a solid .4-.5 over the 2.73. I went from 95mph to 101. That is on worn out radials. I have a brand new 3.73 sitting in my garage that I want to swap in sometime to see if there is much improvement. I am guessing that I won't see much, if any, improvement with the radials, but with the 27x10's it will definitely help.
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87 IROC 350, 3:42 Torsen, pocket ported 083 heads, complete Edelbrock exhaust, Most free mods, Most little mods, aluminum d/s. Edelbrock STB, SSM sfc's, boxed rear suspension pieces, urethane bushings everywhere.
Stock cam, chip, runners, base, and trans
13.94@103mph, 2.25 60'
In the works: ported SLP runners, ported base, Xtreme Cam, homemade suspension pieces, and 27x10 Hoosiers.
Goal: 12.999
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87 IROC 350, 3:42 Torsen, pocket ported 083 heads, complete Edelbrock exhaust, Most free mods, Most little mods, aluminum d/s. Edelbrock STB, SSM sfc's, boxed rear suspension pieces, urethane bushings everywhere.
Stock cam, chip, runners, base, and trans
13.94@103mph, 2.25 60'
In the works: ported SLP runners, ported base, Xtreme Cam, homemade suspension pieces, and 27x10 Hoosiers.
Goal: 12.999
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