Powerglide with my set up?
Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
Those are a couple of the reasons i went with a Glide...... I was dead set on a TH400 when i called up Rossler.
I talked to Carl for quite a while. For me it was the 1.80 first gear that will help me.... being a turbo car it will be easier for me to get out of the hole and 60' better.
Also with a Turbo car the fall off from 1st to 2nd isnt that bad.
Im running 3.73's and 28"s also.....
Plus it is lighter and on the $$ note it is cheaper to build then a th400 to hold the same hp and IF id ever breaks its cheaper to fix.
Give Rossler a call and talk to Carl and see what he has to say about your whole setup and your goals.
Who's Converter you looking at??
Kyle
I talked to Carl for quite a while. For me it was the 1.80 first gear that will help me.... being a turbo car it will be easier for me to get out of the hole and 60' better.
Also with a Turbo car the fall off from 1st to 2nd isnt that bad.
Im running 3.73's and 28"s also.....
Plus it is lighter and on the $$ note it is cheaper to build then a th400 to hold the same hp and IF id ever breaks its cheaper to fix.
Give Rossler a call and talk to Carl and see what he has to say about your whole setup and your goals.
Who's Converter you looking at??
Kyle
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From: ringgold,ga
i'm thinking of going to a glide but didnt want to slow down. im sure it would on the motor with my 3.50 gear and 28" tires. i believe it will run faster on the spray tho. i'm running a turbo350 now.theirs a guy at the track i run at that was going 7.0's and went 6.8's with the glide and break. this is a 355 in a montecarlo ss probably 3200lbs. and nitrous.8th mile e.t.s of course.
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Originally Posted by ls1408cp
how much cheaper is a glide to build than a t400? I got a quote from a sponser a while back for a built t400 for 1000hp and the price was pretty high.
How much Cheaper?????
About 1/2............
I had Rossler build my Glide for 1000rwhp and it was Under $3K....
The same for a TH400 was around $5K.....
Rossler makes some great stuff.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Originally Posted by next
You need to consider the BIG difference in the glide first gear too 
Originally Posted by next
Rossler makes some great stuff.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Yeah i opted for the 1.80 first and the SFI bellhousing and a few other goodies....
Ive heard of nothing but good things about Rossler.... thats why i went with them.
Kyle
of a price to it......
well i got a price for a t400 to handle 1000hp an with the converter they said 3k. I thought that was high. I guess I will keep looking. I am not sure which builder to go with but it looks expensive either way
Call Eastside, they deal with Hughes, I know that a TH400 with a rmvb and a transbrake is nowhere near 5500 bucks.. hell, less then 3000. I am pretty sure they rate it at 1200 hp. Don't quote me on that, but I think that's what it's good for.
Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Call Eastside, they deal with Hughes, I know that a TH400 with a rmvb and a transbrake is nowhere near 5500 bucks.. hell, less then 3000. I am pretty sure they rate it at 1200 hp. Don't quote me on that, but I think that's what it's good for.
I have been beating myself up over what to do with my TA. I have owned a car with a glide before and hated it. My Basically Stock 67 Camaro had a glide and I swapped it over to a th400 for the exact opposite reasons I want one now. I wanted to enjoy the car on the street more. Now my TA will hardly ever see the street at least not more than 55 mph.
Well with my TA all i want to do is get it down the track alot faster. I think I am about 98% shure I will go glide since no one on the planet can build a 4l60e to last. Also I am majorly against the th400 due to the powertrain loss. With a glide its less than 5-6% loss, a th400 is huge, like 22-25% loss.
I think my combo...just under 600rwhp with a 12 bolt 3.73 gears and lightend up can fly with a glide behind it.
Well with my TA all i want to do is get it down the track alot faster. I think I am about 98% shure I will go glide since no one on the planet can build a 4l60e to last. Also I am majorly against the th400 due to the powertrain loss. With a glide its less than 5-6% loss, a th400 is huge, like 22-25% loss.
I think my combo...just under 600rwhp with a 12 bolt 3.73 gears and lightend up can fly with a glide behind it.
Originally Posted by DSG
I have been beating myself up over what to do with my TA. I have owned a car with a glide before and hated it. My Basically Stock 67 Camaro had a glide and I swapped it over to a th400 for the exact opposite reasons I want one now. I wanted to enjoy the car on the street more. Now my TA will hardly ever see the street at least not more than 55 mph.
Well with my TA all i want to do is get it down the track alot faster. I think I am about 98% shure I will go glide since no one on the planet can build a 4l60e to last. Also I am majorly against the th400 due to the powertrain loss. With a glide its less than 5-6% loss, a th400 is huge, like 22-25% loss.
I think my combo...just under 600rwhp with a 12 bolt 3.73 gears and lightend up can fly with a glide behind it.
Well with my TA all i want to do is get it down the track alot faster. I think I am about 98% shure I will go glide since no one on the planet can build a 4l60e to last. Also I am majorly against the th400 due to the powertrain loss. With a glide its less than 5-6% loss, a th400 is huge, like 22-25% loss.
I think my combo...just under 600rwhp with a 12 bolt 3.73 gears and lightend up can fly with a glide behind it.
