glide or th350 for fed?
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glide or th350 for fed?
Redoing a fed I just bought off buddy.170" wb ,4.10 gear and 32" tires.Setup for smallblock.Not looking for something real fast,6-6.5 in the 1/8.Setup with th350,would glide suck off line?Pros and Cons,please
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I had a 164" Davis FED for seven years, it was my first race car. I wouldnt put anything in it but a Powerglide. I ran a 377 SBC in it on alcohol with 292 turbo heads and it ran 5.70,s in the 1/8th. It was the most fun i have had racing. Don
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Wow :shock: Didn't expect that!I was leaning toward the th350.Figured it would help the launch since I'm not building much of a motor.What do you guys think about on stall speed?
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you will get more wheel speed from a 350/400 turbo...also do you plan on running a trans brake or just gonna foot brake the car?......the transbreak is more costly in the 350 turbo on the average then A GLIDE...
if ya not gonna have a ton of motor..i would say a 400 or a 350 turbo would suit ya as well as a glide ( taking no sides here).
my wife runs a TCI 350 Turbo in her 406ci full bodied 69 camaro..no complaints here..
I tell ya what...here is how i would make my decison if i where in your shoes.....if i had a 2 speed glide shifter i would go with glide..if i had a turbo shifter i would go with 350 turbo...one step further if my tranny mount cross member was set up for a turbo 400 then i would go this route..
as you can see i do not lean much either way with your set up..its really not going to make a world of difference...the wheel speed you pick up with the turbo will off set the hp you lose to turn it..vs Glide.
My opinion...plus your key words was " not looking for something real fast".with this said whatever engine combo you go with..lean toward the tighter converter..if your not looking for something that will get up on the power band and walk...
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if ya not gonna have a ton of motor..i would say a 400 or a 350 turbo would suit ya as well as a glide ( taking no sides here).
my wife runs a TCI 350 Turbo in her 406ci full bodied 69 camaro..no complaints here..
I tell ya what...here is how i would make my decison if i where in your shoes.....if i had a 2 speed glide shifter i would go with glide..if i had a turbo shifter i would go with 350 turbo...one step further if my tranny mount cross member was set up for a turbo 400 then i would go this route..
as you can see i do not lean much either way with your set up..its really not going to make a world of difference...the wheel speed you pick up with the turbo will off set the hp you lose to turn it..vs Glide.
My opinion...plus your key words was " not looking for something real fast".with this said whatever engine combo you go with..lean toward the tighter converter..if your not looking for something that will get up on the power band and walk...
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I'm shooting for about 425-450hp.The 32" tires were for ground clearance,only.Losing an inch or so on tire height shouldn't affect clearance or gearing much either way.The car is set up for a 350.I think a glide/350 will just interchange(output yoke,case lentgh,mount location),am I right in this?I've always had 4 speeds and 400s,so thyis is all unfamiliar to me.Thanks for all the info everyone.And yes ,I am gonna footbrake it.What's nostalgic about a transbrake :?