help with gears

[shadowfire]

i have a 2000 ss with ls6 and cam ... do you think i should go to 3:73 or something else ... ?

[coolmanvette75]

Auto 3.73s, stick 4.10s...

[shadowfire]

its A4 yea

[LTb1ow]

4.56s

[Slow-V6]

10 bolt?? Stay stock!!

[KirkEvil]

10 bolt?? Stay stock!!

Agreed.

Go 3.73 if you want to gamble with it.

[shadowfire]

no going to a new Moser 12-bolt rearend

[Squirrel]

what gears does it have in it now?... if theyre 3:42's stick with them and get a big converter instead

[shadowfire]

it has a 2800 stall conv. and stock gears

[BullittSVT]

More stall + More gears + More 12 Bolt

[shadowfire]

:nod::lol: yea thats what i say but how about more money

[shadowfire]

i think im going with the 12 bolt and 3:73 gears dont know what i do for the stall conv.

[S.J.SLEEPER]

qtps, 12 bolt, 3:73's, 3600-3800 stall, and you'll knock off 5+ tenths off your quarter depending if you know how to launch your car.

[shadowfire]

wow thats what i like to hear thank you

[SRGN]

You never mentioned what size tire you run, cam, shift points, etc. Ideally, you shoot for crossing the traps about 5% past your peak power RPM. Need to calculate converter slip, and a few other things. Figure out your trap speed vs RPM and tweak from there once you know your converter slip percentage. If you aren't trying to maximize your combo, 3.73s on a 26" tire would be your safest bet.

[KirkEvil]

whats you intentions with the car - track or street/strip? If you dont plan on a giant stall and want to stay streetable I would say 3.73 and 26" tire. Thats what I run, but I have a loose 4k stall and run out of gear a little before the beams trapping 124.

[shadowfire]

its for street im not much of a track guy

[shadowfire]

ok the rims 18x9 19x10 rear the tires are 295/30/zr19 for the rear and i forget the fronts ... also my old cam was rpm range 1,800-6,800 duration @.50int/exh.222*/224* lift int./exh.566"/.568". BUT all that is being changed as we speak the car was running really bad when i bought it. so i have alot of work to do to it

[WildBillyT]

its for street im not much of a track guy

3.73s, no question.

[JerzLT1]

dont go with a Moser 12 bolt, they use 4 small torque arm mounting bolts that tend to back out.

[S.J.SLEEPER]

dont go with a Moser 12 bolt, they use 4 small torque arm mounting bolts that tend to back out.

True... but I guess you never saw that neat little blue bottle that parts stores carry?,,,,, it says Loctite on it.:mrgreen:

[JSPERFORMANCE]

We have literally soaked them in red lock tite and still had problems with them backing out.. On some cars we have actually welded the bolts to the torque arm to keep them from backing out. Just a bad design in my opinion..

[sweetbmxrider]

Have fun ice skating on that wheel/tire setup :lol:

[shadowfire]

when my cars is all done after eveything ill see how it stands up to others

[LTb1ow]

Can tell you right now those wheels and whatever potential tire you will wrap them with is gonna kill you off the line.

[shadowfire]

what do you mean and what do you suggest

[WildBillyT]

Can tell you right now those wheels and whatever potential tire you will wrap them with is gonna kill you off the line.

what do you mean and what do you suggest

I believe he means that due to the low profile of the tire you will have traction issues. A 30 series sidewall is pretty short.

[shadowfire]

i have a little video with the old tires on, and it takes of ok ,, its not a track car its for street,, also i just today i put up 1200 dollars so im getting some new tires soon... like i said the car was in very bad shape when i bought it.. so it needs lots of work...:cry:

[shadowfire]

should i do something diffrent?

[LTb1ow]

Well, you can either spend a ton of drag radials for the large rims, or throw a decent street tire on em and just be content with never hooking the car.

[shadowfire]

i could do both i have money to burn , and i dont track race it ,, so i can go either way i think? i would be happy with a nasty street racer ... i dont care much about the track

[LTb1ow]

Spinning at every red light, gets old really fast.

[shadowfire]

i dont want that at all... what should i do?

[sweetbmxrider]

I would grab a set of stock wheels and through some et streets on the back with whatever up front. Looks decent and hooks much better than your 19's ever will. Granted you aren't going anywhere fast this time of year :lol:

[shadowfire]

sounds good

[KirkEvil]

Is this your DD right now? If so, I would wait until after the winter season before putting et streets on it. Not only are they dangerous in rain/snow, but they might start cracking in the cold. Never mind the weaker performance you would see from them in colder weather with salt on the roads.

17" wheels are a good medium between appearance and performance and readily available at decent prices. 19s dont leave much room for sidewall, but its not impossible to launch with large aftermarket wheels. You just need to get familiar with how to leave the line, like any combo. A decent tire will give you good immediate gains, but dont expect the car to dead hook when you floor it.

It seems you are looking for quick feedback to get instant performance on a car you've described to "need work"...My advice is to take a step back before throwing money and a mix of parts at the car to decide on your overall intentions - whether that be getting the car back to everyday driving health, street performance, street/strip, etc. Once you have the direction you want to go in, do some research on completed builds that fit your intentions. If you put some thought into the build to make the mods work together as a system, you will be much happier with the final results.

[shadowfire]

not my d d but i guess,, i dont know what to do im trying real hard to have a sick ss for street and street race, but i it seems like im not doing it right,, im getting a little upset, i feel like **** about it not being good enuff:cry:

[BonzoHansen]

not my d d but i guess,, i dont know what to do im trying real hard to have a sick ss for street and street race, but i it seems like im not doing it right,, im getting a little upset, i feel like **** about it not being good enuff:cry:

good enough for what? This is the wrong game to try to keep up with the Jones

[shadowfire]

i not trying to keep up with ppl.. just want a street beast you know,, i dont do the track thing.. but it would be nice if i got to meet you all and race with you guys and not have a suck car... am i right or ??? maybe its just me i always want to have awsome stuff,, i hate to suck lol

[S.J.SLEEPER]

if you want to build your car correctly and to a certain "standard" that you may be looking for...such as: street/strip car, street only, track only, etc.. ,,, pm me what your looking to do with the car, time/power wise and what mods you have now, and I can guide you through what you should, & shouldn't do. I've been doing this for almost 20yrs,been hardcore Ls nuthugger/wrenching since 97, so I have some knowledge under my belt.