What kind of powerband would be preferable to accomodate a muncie m-20 (long ratio) ?
What is the 'feel' compared to the m-21?
longer gears.. so ______.
I do city driving mostly.. love highway.. dragracing .. buff...
auto-x is a possibility.. but its mainly a street car.
What should I get ?

ps. engine is:
350
9.6 cr
vortecs+ airgap+ rebuilt q-jet
should be around 320hp I think..
torque ??

 

been a while but i can't or couldn't tell the differance in the m20 and m21. power band has less to do with the trans than the rear gear set ratio does. i have a 3:73s in my truck behind a wct5 and a 4.3 and it pulls as hard as my ( or similar to) 68 m21 w/4:56. the point is my truck feels like it has all the power in the world and it's a more or less stock v6.

 

Ahh, I see.
I assume with wide ratio you wont
have to shift as soon as close one..
And for some reason i feel that a wide
ratio tranny would absorb less stress that a
close one.. cant explain why.. maybe im wrong.

 

they both can put up with about the same power but if your going to go with the m 21 i would skip it and get a m22 now thats a trans you can beet the snot out of and have it say that all you got

 

for what a m22 would cost i'd buy something a bit more modern and more adaptable to a thirdgen f body, like tremac.

 

Transmission Ratios:
1st: 2.20 2nd: 1.64 3rd: 1.47 4th: 1

Tire Diameter 1: 26 inches
Rear Gear Ratio 1: 3.42:1
MPH
RPM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1000 10 14 15 23
1500 15 21 23 34
2000 21 28 31 45
2500 26 34 38 57
3000 31 41 46 68
3500 36 48 54 79
4000 41 55 62 90
4500 46 62 69 102
5000 51 69 77 113
5500 57 76 85 124
6000 62 83 92 136
6500 67 90 100 147
7000 72 97 108 158
7500 77 103 115 170
8000 82 110 123 181

 

Transmission Ratios:
1st: 2.52 2nd: 1.88 3rd: 1.47 4th: 1

Tire Diameter 1: 26 inches
Rear Gear Ratio 1: 3.42:1
MPH
RPM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1000 9 12 15 23
1500 13 18 23 34
2000 18 24 31 45
2500 22 30 38 57
3000 27 36 46 68
3500 31 42 54 79
4000 36 48 62 90
4500 40 54 69 102
5000 45 60 77 113
5500 49 66 85 124
6000 54 72 92 136
6500 58 78 100 147
7000 63 84 108 158
7500 67 90 115 170
8000 72 96 123 181

 

I thaught the M-20 had wide ratio, it appears to
have the same as the M21-22...
I love crusing so it makes sense
to get a tranny with wide ratios..
to find it might be a challenge.. but we'll see..

Thanks for the replies !!

ps. whats the diffrence between the T10 and muncie ?

 

you cought me in mid edit i screwd up when i was doig the post

 

you cant get strat cut gears for a m21 and it with be almost as strong as a m22