350 or Glide?

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drummondracing · #1 Post by **drummondracing** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:49 pm

I am just a few weeks away from putting the new combo in my luv I have heard numerous people tell me a glide will pick me up others tell me to stay with the 3-speed what do you guys think?? Quick rundown w/new combo

355 scat crank,eagle rods,balanced,flat tops w/ 2 reliefs. pistons @010 out the hole

600/600 @260 lunati roller

dart 230 iron eagles

holley strip dominator intake

carb size is unknown as of yet (850)?????

Truck weighs @2600 26x8.5 slicks 4.30s currently in rear but have 4.10s set-up ready to slide in if need be,
I have never run a glide before so I am not sure about converter size either I plan on running 1/8 and 1/4 this is a bracket race only vechicle and consistency is a must It does get the occasional 125 shot but nothing more,

currently have a best '60 of 1.39 on spray with both wheels up with a 3 speed Give me some feedback

MOOSE · #2 Post by **MOOSE** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:06 am

I would probably stick with the three speed with that big a head on a 350. However, you are lite enough that the glide with the right converter could be made to work. Do you plan on using nitrous alot?

MOOSE

drummondracing · #3 Post by **drummondracing** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:58 pm

As for the nitrous it wont get used very often once and a blue moon

MOOSE · #4 Post by **MOOSE** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:53 pm

If you already have the three speed i would probably stick with it. Sounds like you will be running on motor most of the time so I would use what I had. Just my two cents.

MOOSE

jmarkaudio · #5 Post by **jmarkaudio** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:01 am

You will need 5500-6000 converter and will spin at least 7500 with those heads on a 355. I am an advocate for the glide, but if you hook well keep what you have till it breaks, then buy a glide. You won't be sorry. An 850 will work, a Dominator is about a tenth quicker but can be a pain to get tuned right depending on what model you end up with.

drummondracing · #6 Post by **drummondracing** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:25 am

What really sucks is I just put in another trans last week (2nd gear sprag went south) so the new 3 speed has only about 8 passes on it. As far as money goes I dont care about the cost of doing the swap, my trans guy really looks out for me so the only big money out of pocket will be a converter and I have to buy one either way... Now does anyone else feel I should go to a dominator too like I stated earlier I havent purchased a carb yet some friends of mine took an old dz 302 and pit a set of track 1 heads on it with an 850...went to a dominator and picked up 3.5 tenths I know this isint a rule of thumb but I also want to be consistent but be able to sandbag just a bit too in case I need it

mytmouz · #7 Post by **mytmouz** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:55 am

I had a Dominator, switched over to a 950hp and the times were nearly identical and I got twice as many passes per tank of fuel. the truck just seems to like a 4150 carb.

jmarkaudio · #8 Post by **jmarkaudio** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:17 pm

tporter_02 wrote:I had a Dominator, switched over to a 950hp and the times were nearly identical and I got twice as many passes per tank of fuel. the truck just seems to like a 4150 carb.

The Dominator has issues wit the T-slots and intermediate circuit that can be fixed. A 950 is close enough that you wouldn't see much difference, and metering was probably better than the Dominator to make up the rest.

jmarkaudio · #9 Post by **jmarkaudio** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:26 pm

If you want a Dominator, look for an old style (non HP) 9375 Dominator. This has the best factory metering. HP versions require more work. If you are interested you can read the following for full explanations and mods.

http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9934
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3283
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742

drummondracing · #10 Post by **drummondracing** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:26 am

jmarkaudio wrote:If you want a Dominator, look for an old style (non HP) 9375 Dominator. This has the best factory metering. HP versions require more work. If you are interested you can read the following for full explanations and mods.

http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9934
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3283
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742

That all seems like the people know what they are talking about but its a foreign language to me ???? I am not that good on carb tuning I can read plugs and change jets and make squirter changes to eliminate a stumble and thats about it

mytmouz · #11 Post by **mytmouz** » Sat May 10, 2008 10:48 am

jmarkaudio wrote:If you want a Dominator, look for an old style (non HP) 9375 Dominator. This has the best factory metering. HP versions require more work. If you are interested you can read the following for full explanations and mods.

http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9934
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3283
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742
http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/fo...pic.php?t=3742

Thanks for that info. It happened with 2 different carbs on 2 different motors with the same results. I had been wondering why...

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