will I run out of motor?
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will I run out of motor? On the 1st of January I will finally buy the TNT F1 kit for my TA. I am planning on a 100 shot, My mods are in my sig and I am using a big stall (4400) right now My rev limiter is set at 7000 and I am shifting at 6700. Do you think I will run out of motor with a 100 shot, or should I go down to a 75?
I just ordered a set of trickflow heads and a really big comp cam. I'm running a 2800 stall pro-torque converter and my nitrous guy recommended me staying with a 150-shot of NX. So I would think that you'd be ok with 100-shot. OH yeah, I have the NX wet kit. Also, what you mean by "run out of motor"?
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I have a built 347 stage 2 heads and similar bolt-ons a 4200 vigilante stall and a nos plate system .I run 275/50/15 with 3:73 a 200hp shot of gas and i don't run out a gear car runs solid 10.40's
Originally Posted by import slayer
What were you shifting at and what was your rev limiter set at?
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Originally Posted by import slayer
when I get my 9 inch rear and 4.11' s will that be to much gear?
Just for an easy example, here is what you would have if you ran a 28" tire, in 3rd gear with a 4L60E @ 7000 RPM. Then the same RPM for a 26" tire.
These numbers are rounded off, so not exact to the tenth.
Here is a link to the calculator I used, you can go put in your own data and see what RPM/MPH you will have with different combos. Hope this helps.
http://murray.faithweb.com/formulas.htm#find_rpm
7000 rpm
4.11 rear gear ratio
1.00 trans ratio
142 mph
28" tire dia.
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7000 rpm
4.11 rear gear ratio
1.00 trans ratio
132 mph
26" tire dia.
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i have a 9inch with 4.11's and right now with my 75 shot i am goithrew the traps @ about 6600. I am an m6 so i am sure its dif. But i am planing on spraying 150 so i am goin to drop down to 3.73's 
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Originally Posted by 35thls1ss19
i have a 9inch with 4.11's and right now with my 75 shot i am goithrew the traps @ about 6600. I am an m6 so i am sure its dif. But i am planing on spraying 150 so i am goin to drop down to 3.73's
Actually I'm sort of serious about this. Not sure when thngs got turned around, but 4:11 used to be known as a "low" gear ratio, and if you wanted to go to "higher" gears, you got yourself some 3:73s or 3:08s if you wanted to go really "high" geared for the road.
Now, suddenly some folks start to refer to going from numerically higher gears to numerically lower gears as "dropping down".
Actually that statement is logical using strictly the numbers. There is such a thing as tradition though, and traditionally, "low gears" have always been the bigger numbers, e.g., a really low gear ratio is a 4:56. Just depends on who you have been hanging around with, but from what I can tell, this got turned around by import kids, "tuners" who have no idea what traditional hot rodder lingo is, and couldn't care less.
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That's great, but how do you "drop down" to a higher gear ratio?
Actually I'm sort of serious about this. Not sure when thngs got turned around, but 4:11 used to be known as a "low" gear ratio, and if you wanted to go to "higher" gears, you got yourself some 3:73s or 3:08s if you wanted to go really "high" geared for the road.
Now, suddenly some folks start to refer to going from numerically higher gears to numerically lower gears as "dropping down". Actually that statement is logical using strictly the numbers. There is such a thing as tradition though, and traditionally, "low gears" have always been the bigger numbers, e.g., a really low gear ratio is a 4:56.
Just depends on who you have been hanging around with, but from what I can tell, this got turned around by import kids, "tuners" who have no idea what traditional hot rodder lingo is, and couldn't care less.
Actually I'm sort of serious about this. Not sure when thngs got turned around, but 4:11 used to be known as a "low" gear ratio, and if you wanted to go to "higher" gears, you got yourself some 3:73s or 3:08s if you wanted to go really "high" geared for the road.
Now, suddenly some folks start to refer to going from numerically higher gears to numerically lower gears as "dropping down". Actually that statement is logical using strictly the numbers. There is such a thing as tradition though, and traditionally, "low gears" have always been the bigger numbers, e.g., a really low gear ratio is a 4:56.
Just depends on who you have been hanging around with, but from what I can tell, this got turned around by import kids, "tuners" who have no idea what traditional hot rodder lingo is, and couldn't care less.
I think everyone understood what he was trying to say.
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Originally Posted by import slayer
I think everyone understood what he was trying to say.
Coming from the guy who started the thread by asking if he would "Run out of motor" when the correct phrase would've been run out of gear, I can see why you would say that. No smiley.
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Coming from the guy who started the thread by asking if he would "Run out of motor" when the correct phrase would've been run out of gear, I can see why you would say that. No smiley.
Now you know where I'm coming from. And yes, I meant to say gear not motor, you have to keep in mind more than 1/2 the time I'm on ls1tech it's at night time when I have been drinking a **** load of beer.
Originally Posted by ChevyGoldfinger
That's great, but how do you "drop down" to a higher gear ratio?
Actually I'm sort of serious about this. Not sure when thngs got turned around, but 4:11 used to be known as a "low" gear ratio, and if you wanted to go to "higher" gears, you got yourself some 3:73s or 3:08s if you wanted to go really "high" geared for the road.
Now, suddenly some folks start to refer to going from numerically higher gears to numerically lower gears as "dropping down". Actually that statement is logical using strictly the numbers. There is such a thing as tradition though, and traditionally, "low gears" have always been the bigger numbers, e.g., a really low gear ratio is a 4:56.
Just depends on who you have been hanging around with, but from what I can tell, this got turned around by import kids, "tuners" who have no idea what traditional hot rodder lingo is, and couldn't care less.
Actually I'm sort of serious about this. Not sure when thngs got turned around, but 4:11 used to be known as a "low" gear ratio, and if you wanted to go to "higher" gears, you got yourself some 3:73s or 3:08s if you wanted to go really "high" geared for the road.
Now, suddenly some folks start to refer to going from numerically higher gears to numerically lower gears as "dropping down".
Actually that statement is logical using strictly the numbers. There is such a thing as tradition though, and traditionally, "low gears" have always been the bigger numbers, e.g., a really low gear ratio is a 4:56. Just depends on who you have been hanging around with, but from what I can tell, this got turned around by import kids, "tuners" who have no idea what traditional hot rodder lingo is, and couldn't care less.
Sorry i didnt no this was a lesson on gears
I was try to help the guy out and answer his question. I think i got my point accross and eveyone else understood fine