what gear for my HenryJ

[Henry Albert]

The gear out of the 80 turbo Regal was 273 ?? For a bit of extra off line performance what would you guys recommend. My first thought was a 342 that I have from an S10. Thanks, Henry.

 

[ek02]

If you don't have an overdrive transmission, that would be a good gear to run. I run 3.80's in my Buick V6 powered Toyota truck with a Gear Vendors overdrive and 26" tires and it's OK on the highway. The diameter of the rear tires makes a difference when figuring out what gear to run. The stall speed of the converter can affect the cruise rpm also. Gear it too high with a loose converter and it will always be slipping some. I went from 3.25 to the 3.80's, and acceleration was a lot better, but then I needed the overdrive to drive it on the highway. It's always a compromise between street, strip, and highway.

 

[Henry Albert]

Thanks, I am keeping the turbo 350 for now, but if I come across a 200R4 I might go that root, which would allow me to go up to a 373+. I don't have the tires specked out yet so still many things up in the air.

 

[charlief1]

Figure out the tire size first and then you can figure out the RPM's you want to run. If staying about 2500 then you might look at a 3.08 or 3.23 gear.