snake95

Hio big mad the 8.8 is preferred over the 12 bolt.

What about my second question, when's your **** gonna get done? When my car took 3-4 months to get together a few years ago you were flapping those gums.
Did you start it up and it made milkshakes again errr wat?

CamOnlyJabroni

I recently swapped to 4.57 gears in my 9” along with an aluminum center section and a wavetrac posi. It’s been dead silent. Trutrac that was in it before was very noisy.

Christopher Mcarthur

Definitely gonna put a 8.8 in the lawn art of the ws6 of mine for sure

NW-99SS

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Thanks Snake - it had been quite awhile since I posted it. Been messing with the carb and timing on the ZZ502 for quite some time to find its happy spot. Finally in a place I'm satisfied, as much as I can be with a Carb anyway. Might even be happy enough to get it to the road course next spring - depends on where we are at with selling our acreage or not.

HioSSilver

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That's yes and no. Typically you can't remove a 12bolt center. But if you have a 9" housing strange makes a 12bolt center for them.

I ain't mad. Anyone that prefers a 8.8 over a 12bolt due to strength is simply misinformed.

My camaro has been together over a yr. Been some issues along the way but nothing to major just stuff being a pita. Went to darthv8r house to tune it even tho at one point it was driving pretty good. Then that went away for some reason and we basically started over. Drives pretty good now. I just went wot with it for the first time last weekend. Tune is likely a little on the safe side but it seems to rip pretty good.

Don't know when I'll dyno it. I might do it pretty soon just to get a good base on 93 octane before i make some changes to run it on e85.

Idk why a carrier would make noise unless there's a problem with it. Care to elaborate?

Other than that i can guarantee it's louder than oe. Simply due to the fact of the way the tq arm mounts. Atleast on the fab 9. The tubular tq arm seems like it makes it resonate. Of course then there's the hiem ends and poly bushings that always transmits more nvh no matter what rear is in it.

you would be that dumb.

Christopher Mcarthur

8.8 just as strong if not stronger than the 12 bolt and its cheaper. If that's dumb to you hio then that just confirms everything we all have thought about you for years

FinalCam

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I'm ready to see Hios car back at the track man. There are not many like it

HioSSilver

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I guess your dumbass fails to read or comprehend. Didn't you read what the 8.8 is? That would mean strength is likely equal other than they made 8.8's weaker than 12bolts due to spline count. The costs are nearly identical.

As far as cost goes a fab 9 is likely the cheapest if you source a oe furd center section and just buy the housing/tq arm/axles.

So yeah you're as dumb i know you are.

Thank you


There will be more to come. I'm just enjoying driving the car again.

AnnivSS

Isnt a fab 9 a fabricated housing version of a 9 inch not using a factory ford axel housing?

HioSSilver

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Yup...comes with a tq arm and axles. I think you can do the long or short tq arm for the same money.

By the time you factor in the tq arm the fab 9 comes in a little less expensive. Or atleast that's the way it used to price out.

Quick performance has a stamped type housing for $1000 for a fcar with axles, tq arm bracket for a oe style tq arm. should be a decent set up.

snake95

Ford rear ends are definitely the best. Even dug has one. Sounds like he admits 8.8s are cheaper and more effective than 12 bolts also.

HioSSilver

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Sounds like you're as dumb as ever.

AnnivSS

Hmmm, ill have to look into it more. I was quoted $900 for the 8.8 if I provide the donor 8.8 and 10 bolt. The QP 9 inch complete puts me at almost $2k before shipping.

HioSSilver

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I guess you could use your existing 10 bolt or find one for cheap. A 8.8 shouldn't be to expensive.....but by the time you buy those or sell your existing 10bolt for the qp 9 it narrows up the price quite a bit. Then account for the 9 being much stronger and the 9 wins out.

All that is why i see no purpose in the 8.8 for these cars. It's not like a 8.8 is even that strong. They're no better than a 12bolt......because they were a copy of a 12bolt. They were in light cars with not much power so they got a rep for being strong.....but not because they were.

I know you're not gonna run stock axles but I've seen 8.8s spit axles out at the track on 12sec and slower cars. A friend turned his sra 8.8 swapped cobra into a U shape on a launch.

AnnivSS

I already have the 10 bolt and was given an 8.8.

HioSSilver

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Idk if you still run abs or not... i do. But if so i know there are parts available to keep it operational with the 9". Not sure about the 8.8.

Are you having someone local build the 8.8? If you have to build the 8.8 gear wise i assume that's additional.

Did the qp 9 you priced out have a center section?

AnnivSS

Deleting ABS and cruise. That was complete with the center section from QP. I forgot about pricing a center section for the 8.8. So that would make it closer to the same cost. I had only priced MWC's 9 inch and its quite a bit more. Ill have to do some more research. Ill worry about that after my trans finally comes in. The salvage yard I bought it from has delivered me two 4L60's now after I ordered an 80.

Christopher Mcarthur

So Doug is tryn to sell old useless stuff and subtract that from the original price? Lol no not how it works. You still have to spend over 3k on a quality aftermarket 9" for the entire set up. An 8.8 quality one is gonna be less than 3k both hold over 1k hp. Looks like the 8.8 cheap. A 12bolt you will spend over 3k as well. Hell a 9" for my old camaro was over 5k before add ons lol

HioSSilver

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For those of us that are smart we know the value of parts. For those of us that aren't that smart......you're a great example.

5k for a 9" .....lol. they seen your dumbass coming. I have gave 2500 for mine. You know....some dude tryin to sell old useless stuff.

Then i sold a 10bolt for $250. So i guess you could say i got a 9" for $2250.

On top of that your dumbass overlooked the qp 9" for $1000. You could likely find a 9" center used to suit ones needs for $500-700.

Keep talking stupid ****. Nothing has changed with you. You're as useless as ever.

CamOnlyJabroni

I think it was the posi not entire “carrier” itself. I consider a carrier to be the entire third member assembly. Reason I think it was the posi is I’m still using the same brand that Moser uses US Gear but now the noise is completely gone. Unless Moser didn’t have the lash right the last time I changed gears. Went from a 4.30 to a 4.57.

For arguments sake above, I just spent $2,200 on a 9” aluminum center section assembled with a wavetrac from Moser. Aluminum is like $3-400 more over iron.