Dana 44
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Dana 44
I have read a lot into the D 44 and I understand it's not the hp that can blow the rear end but the torque. Does anyone know exactly how far you can push this rear end?? I'm building a 355 motor and want to make sure the rear end is going to be ok. Thanks for the help!!
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Depend whether you have an auto or stick and how hard you can 60ft it
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its about the instantaneous torque applied to the axle, not just the torque from the engine.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/vader86/rearaxle.html
That said, you can go pretty far on a D44, usually into the 10s.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/vader86/rearaxle.html
That said, you can go pretty far on a D44, usually into the 10s.
Burning Brakes
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From: Auburn Michigan
Popular topic, and bits of info all over the place. Would be nice to have a sticky with some consolidated, correct info. on it.
I have a 91 zf6 spd donor car that I'd like to have the d44 rebuilt and swapped into my 85 auto. Trying to gather up the info now...
Carl
