1/8 mile gear
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 18
1/8 mile gear
i have a 74 vega with a 406 small block, BTE glide with 182 first gear. i have a 486 gear now which i was running a 1/4 mile. what gear will i need to run 1/8 mile? a 514 or lower? i am running14-32 slicks. thanks!!
#5
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RACING JUNKIE
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 936
If you don't plan on running 1/4 mile at all, 5.13. If you still want to get down the 1/4 mile with the rods in the motor, stay with what you have. I have seen a lot of guys wanting to turn a 406 like it is a sb2 cup motor and throw a lot of gear at it. The end results are expensive and make the guy in the waterbox mad.
#6
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SHOW GUEST
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7
We went from a 4.56 to a 5.14 and I was very surprised to pick up .250 with the exact same motor setup. We did not even pull the valve covers over the winter. I could run the quarter with the 4.56s but, no way with the 5.14s I shift at 6000 with a glide and cross the traps at 6550. 30 inch tires. One thing I forgot is I did make a ladder bar to go with the Slide-A-Link rear suspension and it did help the traction. So maybe that is where it is.