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Old 01-06-2009, 10:44 PM   #1
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Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

I have recently traded for a 68 c-10 that at some point was intended to be a drag truck I assume. The guy I got it from had big intentions and ran out of money after he put the cab on the frame. I intend to make it into a sort of street legal ride that will only be driven to the local cruise ins and small shows plus just to drive around on occasion.
It has a 383 stroker, vortex heads, Edlebrock TRI intake with 2 450cfm Holley carbs, Mallory ingition with rev limiter box and an extemely hot cam. Behind it is a TH400 with a TCI Street fighter stall (3500 rpm i think). All this feeds a Ford 9" with a spool and 5.14 gears with 31x18.50 Hoosier tires. It has been converted to leaf springs with some sort of traction bar/wheel bar set up. It has never really been drove or ran other than around the parking lots. Have been working out the bugs since I have gotten it. Carbs had never even been adjusted. Anyway,

I figure I will probably change the gears to a 4.10 or so to get some highway manners, but not sure how this converter will act once I do? Would like some opionions before i fork out the money for new gears. The way it is set up now, it will set it back on the wheelie bar on a good launch. But the engine is really screaming when you try to run down the road at anywhere near highway speed.

Just looking for some input on what gears would be good, and what converter would work if I need to change it.

Thanks for any information.
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Old 01-07-2009, 01:53 AM   #2
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Re: Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

Sounds like a wild ride, how bout some pics of it I think the converter will be fine with the gear change, but some of these other guys know a lot more than I do.
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Old 01-07-2009, 10:13 PM   #3
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Re: Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

Thanks,
I will post some when I get a chance. At this point it isn't much to look at. Still trying to figure out what I am going to do with it as far as style.

Thanks for the input.
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Old 01-07-2009, 10:39 PM   #4
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Re: Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

3,500 stall should be fine. My friend is running the same stall in his Nova with 3.73's and it runs good. You just wont have as fast of a launch.
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Old 01-13-2009, 08:21 PM   #5
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Re: Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

It sounds to me everything is planned for the strip, everything is matched up for a high rpm built motor. I'd suggest an OD trans or a Gear Vendors unit to give you highway comfort without loosing your current high rpm launching it's built for.
changing the gears is just going to make the motor bog down low unless you change the cam and converter to make it more of a cruser.
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Old 01-15-2009, 06:57 PM   #6
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Re: Gear, Torque Converter, & Drivability

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I intend to make it into a sort of street legal ride that will only be driven to the local cruise ins and small shows plus just to drive around on occasion.
Sounds like you don't need a hot cam and that intake with 2 carbs either. I would get a better suited street cam, swap the intake and go with only one carb. 4:11 gears "may" be ok since you have such a tall tire reducing the gear ratio. For your intended usage 3500 stall is on the high side too. If you decide to swap rear gears, see what your rpm's are and go about 500 rpm's below that for a converter. I think you will be much happier
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