Can i get this to hook?

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fourtenposi · #16 Post by **fourtenposi** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:42 pm

Jmark, This is just my opinion so take it or leave it, if you picked up going to a glide, you have a too much gear in the rear, Now I bet that you would have had better results going to a 3.90 or maybe even a 3.73 rear end gear. You car wouldn't be a dog off the line and it still has the extra gear to pull it at the top of the track. If you have too much gear it doesn't allow the motor to work in its powerband. Motor spins up to quickly. One time I did accidentally left in second and if memory serves me correctly I was .2 slow.

If we are bracket racing a glide is going to require less chassis work to be consistent, were a 3 speed, the chassis is really going to have to be dialed in to work and will be alot more sensitive to track conditions. If both combinations are optimized a 3 speed will outrun a 2 speed IMHO.

Just curious what are you shifting that 406 at?

rustbucket · #17 Post by **rustbucket** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:59 pm

I also picked up by switching to a glide. my 60 ft didnt change either. went from a 6.94 in the 1/8th to a 6.80 n/a.

jmarkaudio · #18 Post by **jmarkaudio** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:31 pm

We ran a 3.53 in the Camaro with the glide and didn't slow down. Next time you get to the track, try leaving in second.

427belair · #19 Post by **427belair** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:21 pm

Just my two cents.

My 74 nova with a 555 and a glide with 4.30 gears Runs 10.2's on 28x10" hoosiers @ 7500+ D.A. It has chrysler style leafs w/ single adj rear shocks and cheapy slapper bars. It hooks pretty hard, but spins the tires at the top of low gear. I think you should hook just fine with the calvert stuff. BTW why arent you running a 10" tire?

fourtenposi · #20 Post by **fourtenposi** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:10 am

427Belair,

What did you have to do to get that tire your nova? I

THanks

427belair · #21 Post by **427belair** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:38 pm

a 15x8" rim with 5" of back spacing and moved the shocks to the inside, but no fender mods and a stock width rear end. Also I think you want as much gear as your combo can stand with a glide to help heavy cars get out of the hole.

fourtenposi · #22 Post by **fourtenposi** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:18 pm

Do you have any pictures I would like to see how it sits? You can email them to me if you don't mind at fourtenposi@yahoo.com

I will give the second gear launch a try on friday.

Thanks

BBC505 · #23 Post by **BBC505** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:41 am

It's going to see the track probably once a month & a little street driven the other 3 weeks.

cashier · #24 Post by **cashier** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:38 pm

bbc505 , i run a bbc with 850+hp on motor and 1097 with a small shot of nos, mono leaf, cal track, th 400 2.48 low gear, 3.91 gear mopar rear end, drag radials 315s, tire set at 17psi, strange single adjust in the rear set full stiff, qa1 fronts revalved single set full loose, cal-tracks are set in the upper hole. car and driver is about 3550#. the car will go 1.34 60ft 9.40s@140s on motor and 1.27 60ft 8.80s@156. this is a 70 nova hope this helps...

gearjammer · #25 Post by **gearjammer** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:48 am

cashier wrote:bbc505 , i run a bbc with 850+hp on motor and 1097 with a small shot of nos, mono leaf, cal track, th 400 2.48 low gear, 3.91 gear mopar rear end, drag radials 315s, tire set at 17psi, strange single adjust in the rear set full stiff, qa1 fronts revalved single set full loose, cal-tracks are set in the upper hole. car and driver is about 3550#. the car will go 1.34 60ft 9.40s@140s on motor and 1.27 60ft 8.80s@156. this is a 70 nova hope this helps...

cashier this is gearjammer aka phil rowe I'm from troy MI, are you the blue drag radial nova with the black front end doing the wheel stand on milan site.

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