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93 Cobra needs input · 10-07-2002, 08:28 PM

I want to finalize my rear end for drag racing over the winter and want to know if anybody here knows if with my setup and 26" M/T slicks 4.30 gears will get me to the end of the 1/4 mile with out shifting into 5th gear. I suppose 28" Goodyears would help the rpm's?? I want to keep the Victor Jr heads in the high rpm's and have solid internals to rev the stroker to 6,800 maybe? If I leave the line and hook I'd rather have 4.30 than 4.10, but I don't have any experience with either of these ratio's but like always I'm sure someone here does. I have a tremec TKO if that matters,Thanks

10-07-2002, 08:28 PM	#1
93 Cobra needs input Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Madelia,MN USA Posts: 58	Do 4.30 gears need 5th gear to make the 1/4 mile? I want to finalize my rear end for drag racing over the winter and want to know if anybody here knows if with my setup and 26" M/T slicks 4.30 gears will get me to the end of the 1/4 mile with out shifting into 5th gear. I suppose 28" Goodyears would help the rpm's?? I want to keep the Victor Jr heads in the high rpm's and have solid internals to rev the stroker to 6,800 maybe? If I leave the line and hook I'd rather have 4.30 than 4.10, but I don't have any experience with either of these ratio's but like always I'm sure someone here does. I have a tremec TKO if that matters,Thanks __________________ 331 stroker, JE 8.5:1 pistons, H-beam rods, steel crank, main cap, msd with 3step, BBK ceramic long tubes,TKO, 4.30's, motorsport Z303, Victor Jr aluminum heads, crane gold 1.6, southside lift bars, 90/10 front, 50/50 rear, centerforce dual friction clutch, Vortech S-trim soon.