Dana 44?
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
Modified 44? 
A corvette mechanic told me mine was a 36. Could he be mistaken?
A corvette mechanic told me mine was a 36. Could he be mistaken?
I think that he is mistaken.. Don't think that they ever put a Dana 36 in a C3 Vette...
Last edited by GrandSportC3; Jul 15, 2004 at 11:05 PM.
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I think that he is mistaken.. Don't think that they ever put a Dana 36 in a Vette...
I think some of the early C4s, 'specially with automatics, came with the Dana-36, and eventually, some of the HD C4s came with the Dana-44 carrier/ring-pinion gear-set.
I'm pretty-sure that all late ('80-'82) Corvettes came with Dana-44s
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by Glensgages
...in a C3 Vette;
I think some of the early C4s, 'specially with automatics, came with the Dana-36, and eventually, some of the HD C4s came with the Dana-44 carrier/ring-pinion gear-set.
I'm pretty-sure that all late ('80-'82) Corvettes came with Dana-44s
I think some of the early C4s, 'specially with automatics, came with the Dana-36, and eventually, some of the HD C4s came with the Dana-44 carrier/ring-pinion gear-set.
I'm pretty-sure that all late ('80-'82) Corvettes came with Dana-44s
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
yep - I meant in C3's.(corrected my post) I know that they put the POS Dana 36 in AT C4's... After 3 - 4 passes with sticky tires - you can kiss the D36 goodbye... even with stock power...
You have, obviously, never felt, first-hand, the eye-ball flattening torque offered to the public, with an '84 Cross-Fire.....
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by Glensgages
... After 3 - 4 passes with sticky tires - you can kiss the D36 goodbye... even with stock power...
You have, obviously, never felt, first-hand, the eye-ball flattening torque offered to the public, with an '84 Cross-Fire.....
You have, obviously, never felt, first-hand, the eye-ball flattening torque offered to the public, with an '84 Cross-Fire.....
ok.. It's tough to break anything with the stock power of a '84
...However- the TPI's from '85 - '91 had quite some torque.... enough to break D36's...
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Thanks for the info guys. I did a little searching and found how to visually ID them here http://www.dragvette.com/links2509.html