Powerglide with my set up?
02-09-2006, 03:13 PM
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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
02-09-2006, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by next
I kinda like the glide 
02-10-2006, 08:40 AM
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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.
02-10-2006, 09:21 AM
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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 $5K.....
02-10-2006, 09:47 AM
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Rossler makes some great stuff.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
02-10-2006, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by next
You need to consider the BIG difference in the glide first gear too
02-10-2006, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by next
Rossler makes some great stuff.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Gear sets make a big difference in the total price. All depends on what you're looking for. My first glide setup for this car was with a 1.76 gear and that will make a glide very inexpensive.
Yeah i opted for the 1.80 first and the SFI bellhousing and a few other goodies....
Ive heard of nothing but good things about Rossler.... thats why i went with them.
Kyle
02-10-2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
You forgot to add the Ouch 
of a price to it......
$ 2,795.00 for a glide plus a new driveshaft............
of a price to it......$ 2,795.00 for a glide plus a new driveshaft............
lol well yea good stuff is never cheap
02-10-2006, 03:25 PM
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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
02-10-2006, 04:42 PM
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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.
02-10-2006, 05:19 PM
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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.
02-10-2006, 06:05 PM
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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.
