How well does the Flaming River manual rack work on the street?

IH8GM · 12-28-2000, 05:19 PM

Guys,

I have been looking into the man. rack as a future mod and here is what I have found out so far. The flaming river comes in two different ratios 18:1 for street/drag racing and 15:1 for road racing.

I spoke to a few people who are using the Flaming River 15:1 and they love it and would never go back to power steering.

If you go with Flaming River you must use there steering shaft or adaptor flange because the splines are different from the factory steering shaft.

What I think I'll be doing is using a man. rack from an early 80's mustang instead. It's not quite as light as Flaming River. 17 pounds to Flaming River 12 pounds. The factory rack has a raio of 20:1. My car is not a daily driver and will be set up for the drag strip so I will live with the 20:1 ratio. Factory racks are about $160 - $175 plus core $50 - $70 in my town. This is for a remanufactured rack.

If you are brave/stupid like my self you might want to try the salvage yards. I found a place that sells them at $150 + $25 for shipping with no core charge. Hope this helps you.

The idea is to get the weight down and this isn't a bad place to start. Also expect to gain a few hp by losing the power steering pump.

Later!!!

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12-28-2000, 05:19 PM	#4
IH8GM Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 11	Guys, I have been looking into the man. rack as a future mod and here is what I have found out so far. The flaming river comes in two different ratios 18:1 for street/drag racing and 15:1 for road racing. I spoke to a few people who are using the Flaming River 15:1 and they love it and would never go back to power steering. If you go with Flaming River you must use there steering shaft or adaptor flange because the splines are different from the factory steering shaft. What I think I'll be doing is using a man. rack from an early 80's mustang instead. It's not quite as light as Flaming River. 17 pounds to Flaming River 12 pounds. The factory rack has a raio of 20:1. My car is not a daily driver and will be set up for the drag strip so I will live with the 20:1 ratio. Factory racks are about $160 - $175 plus core $50 - $70 in my town. This is for a remanufactured rack. If you are brave/stupid like my self you might want to try the salvage yards. I found a place that sells them at $150 + $25 for shipping with no core charge. Hope this helps you. The idea is to get the weight down and this isn't a bad place to start. Also expect to gain a few hp by losing the power steering pump. Later!!!