Well, dispite what I just said about the Camaro 4
spd, in view of what your saying, maybe I'll just
stick with the old top shifter truck 3 speed. My
guess is that my flatty will be fully wound out,
even with my 3.08 rear, somewhere before the
first half mile. The 3 speed is sure a lot
easier to put in - all I need is a 9/16 socket!
- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
wrote:
> OK Dick,
>
> Now that you've asked. I've set records with
> 2-speeds, 3-speeds and
> 4-speeds. There are lots of factors that effect
> your transmission choice.
> Length of course, engine HP and internal HP
> loss. As an example a 2-speed
> isn't a great choice for a one mile run at
> Maxton but works sufficiently
> well on the five miles of Bonneville. Believe
> it or not LSR is just a long
> drag race. Having the right number of gears and
> gear ratios is important for
> exceleration...and exceleration does have some
> effect on top end
> speeds...not huge but probably in the 1 to 5
> MPH range.
>
> Having said all that, it's my belief that you
> can also overdo it too. Don't
> forget it takes HP to run the
> trans...automatics are horrible...but
> overdrives are less than ideal (some worse than
> other) also. Keith wants to
> run a Richmond 6-speed in his Camaro this year.
> Well I'll bet him a buffet
> dinner at the Stateline that he goes as fast or
> faster, at Bonneville, with
> a properly geared 4-speed as he can with the
> six speeder. I'm getting hungry
> just thinking about it.
>
> I'm also working on a super close ratio 4-speed
> for the Chevette in 2000.
>
> John Beckett
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
> Nsmcafee@aol.com
> <Nsmcafee@aol.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: 4 speed
>
>
> >Say John, speaking of four speeds -Why?
> Aren't
> >you fully wound out long before you reach the
> >clocks? I just ran across a 3spd overdrive
> for a
> >flathead. Is that something I should
> consider?
> >
> >
> >--- John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> >wrote:
> >> Add a 4-speed and a Quickchange and you can
> >> run any of the four LSR
> >
> >
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