had this car one day and im full of questions

explicitone · 03-17-2005, 04:37 AM

here is what I would do

4.10 gears
long tube headers with matching mid pipe
drop in filter
u/d pullies
and before putting sticky tires on the car upgrade the rear

I good street set up would be a 31 spline truck diff (8.8)
moser or strange 31 spline axles and a good diff cover

and of coarse a good short throw shifter like a pro 5.0 or tri axe

with these mods and good driving it is possible to get the car in the low 13s to high 12s

as for a programmer I would use any of the SCT stuff

as for tires if it would be for the strip and some street I would say get a 15 drag rim of your choice and throw either some ET streets or the new M/T drag radials ( I use these and they hook better then the ET streets)

Fat0eknee · 03-17-2005, 11:41 AM

wow im hearing a lot of good things about pullies but i never thought they would make a difference (had them on my old 5.0) ...well i never drove the car w/out them as i put them straight on w/out driving beforehand so i couldnt tell if they made a difference or not

Fat0eknee · 03-17-2005, 11:50 AM

as for gears i dont know if i was dreaming or not but i actually saw a set of 3.90:1 - i dont know if they had them listed wrong because i know they make those for a 9 inch (really 3.89) but i saw a set listed under the 8.8 section, i think im going to go for those if they make em for the 8.8 - best of both worlds between 3.73's and 4.10's

03-17-2005, 04:37 AM	#1
explicitone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: racine ,wi Posts: 691	Re: had this car one day and im full of questions here is what I would do 4.10 gears long tube headers with matching mid pipe drop in filter u/d pullies and before putting sticky tires on the car upgrade the rear I good street set up would be a 31 spline truck diff (8.8) moser or strange 31 spline axles and a good diff cover and of coarse a good short throw shifter like a pro 5.0 or tri axe with these mods and good driving it is possible to get the car in the low 13s to high 12s as for a programmer I would use any of the SCT stuff as for tires if it would be for the strip and some street I would say get a 15 drag rim of your choice and throw either some ET streets or the new M/T drag radials ( I use these and they hook better then the ET streets) __________________ RUN IT STAIGHT AND RUN IT HARD ________ Novi 2000 60' 1.46 1/4 10.67 mph 126.5 _________

03-17-2005, 11:41 AM	#2
Fat0eknee I'm slow ...I know. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston Posts: 518	Re: had this car one day and im full of questions wow im hearing a lot of good things about pullies but i never thought they would make a difference (had them on my old 5.0) ...well i never drove the car w/out them as i put them straight on w/out driving beforehand so i couldnt tell if they made a difference or not

03-17-2005, 11:50 AM	#3
Fat0eknee I'm slow ...I know. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston Posts: 518	Re: had this car one day and im full of questions as for gears i dont know if i was dreaming or not but i actually saw a set of 3.90:1 - i dont know if they had them listed wrong because i know they make those for a 9 inch (really 3.89) but i saw a set listed under the 8.8 section, i think im going to go for those if they make em for the 8.8 - best of both worlds between 3.73's and 4.10's