Powerglide gear selection
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Before I call a builder I want to kind of know what they hell I am talking about.
First, what do I NEED in a glide? Hardened what? The car is around 2800lbs and I hope to be around 575rwhp NA and a 200ish shot on top.
Second what kind of 1st gear? They go from 1.76 Stock to over 2. How to determine or is it hit or miss? Should I use the dyno graph to determine?
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First, what do I NEED in a glide? Hardened what? The car is around 2800lbs and I hope to be around 575rwhp NA and a 200ish shot on top.
Second what kind of 1st gear? They go from 1.76 Stock to over 2. How to determine or is it hit or miss? Should I use the dyno graph to determine?
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Tell them the power level, and weight. They know the trans better than you ![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
Seriously though, give them the intended rear gear ratio, tire size, weight and power and they should be able to tell you what you need.
FWIW, i'm running a 1.8 first gear, 3.60 rear gear, and a 28" tire. 3350 LBS, somewhere north of 1K RWHP
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Seriously though, give them the intended rear gear ratio, tire size, weight and power and they should be able to tell you what you need.
FWIW, i'm running a 1.8 first gear, 3.60 rear gear, and a 28" tire. 3350 LBS, somewhere north of 1K RWHP
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Just FYI I called a few builders and they all pretty much recommend a 1.89 gear.
Something else interesting I found is they can build them with a Turbo 400 input shaft so any converter from a 400 will work with the glide. Good to know info.
Something else interesting I found is they can build them with a Turbo 400 input shaft so any converter from a 400 will work with the glide. Good to know info.