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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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Gear swap

right now i have a all stock 1989 305 automatic iroc with 2.73 gears in it and it runs 10.5 in the 1/8 mile and i have just recently bought some 3.73 gears for my car what do u think i will run with the new gears????


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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Re: Gear swap

About 4/10's faster in the 1/8th, providing you hook.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Re: Gear swap

u running TBI or TPI?

posi going in w/ those new gears?
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Re: Gear swap

no i really do want to get a posi befor i put them in but cant find any for cheap do any of u know were i can find a cheap pritty good posi and i am running tbi
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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Re: Gear swap

You won't be running anything unless that 3:73 gear set is for a 2-series carrier/or you have a spacer.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Re: Gear swap

idk if it came with any of that how will i know i just got the gears and a master instalation kit???
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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Re: Gear swap

Originally Posted by slow89
right now i have a all stock 1989 305 automatic iroc with 2.73 gears in it and it runs 10.5 in the 1/8 mile and i have just recently bought some 3.73 gears for my car what do u think i will run with the new gears????


thanks.
10.50s @ Kennedale?
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Re: Gear swap

Originally Posted by slow89
idk if it came with any of that how will i know i just got the gears and a master instalation kit???

You will know when the person trys installing them. I take it you did not to much research on this subject. Good luck
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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Re: Gear swap

yes at kennedale fast355 i guess ur from around were i live. do u ever race ur car there??? And when i orderd the gears the discription said that they would fit my car.
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Re: Gear swap

Originally Posted by slow89
yes at kennedale fast355 i guess ur from around were i live. do u ever race ur car there??? And when i orderd the gears the discription said that they would fit my car.
Good Luck....It should list something on the invoice what series carrier they fit.
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Re: Gear swap

i orderd the gears along time ago so i dont remeber what it said. will it say this on the box of the gears???
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Re: Gear swap

you should also get a detroit true trac LSD from drivetrainspecialists.com
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Re: Gear swap

Originally Posted by slow89
yes at kennedale fast355 i guess ur from around were i live. do u ever race ur car there??? And when i orderd the gears the discription said that they would fit my car.
Actually I am from Hurst and run a Fullsize Chevy Van at Kennedale on a few street nights a year. 350 TBI ran a 9.47 @ 76 last time I was there.
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