C7 3:90 & 4:10 Gears
05-22-2017, 12:16 AM
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I will do whatever I damn well please with my cars.
Our family runs several NHRA Stock and Superstock cars as well.
My street Corvettes with stock suspension and often = the only change
has been gear changes and drag radials.......Have won a 1/2 dozen track
championships and competed in World Finals for Divisional champions
The outstanding braking and ability to adjust shift points make for a excellent
and effective bracket racer.
Time for bed.........Just got back from LVMS track where I got to Final Round
in my new unmodified Corvette (Mostly due to the Corvette not the Elderly owner).
BTW: I hate 1962 Bubble Tops! Back in early 60's I did enjoy watching them puke
driveshafts weekly at Lions trying to beat my Max Wedge Mopars.
John Irving
Our family runs several NHRA Stock and Superstock cars as well.
My street Corvettes with stock suspension and often = the only change
has been gear changes and drag radials.......Have won a 1/2 dozen track
championships and competed in World Finals for Divisional champions
The outstanding braking and ability to adjust shift points make for a excellent
and effective bracket racer.
Time for bed.........Just got back from LVMS track where I got to Final Round
in my new unmodified Corvette (Mostly due to the Corvette not the Elderly owner).
BTW: I hate 1962 Bubble Tops! Back in early 60's I did enjoy watching them puke
driveshafts weekly at Lions trying to beat my Max Wedge Mopars.
John Irving
We also have two Stockers, but all three of our cars are GT cars (late bodies with early motors).
05-22-2017, 12:30 PM
#82
Drifting
Seem like you are referring to " drag racing " right here. I believe speed traps are a function of drag racing. I was attempting to show the folly in constantly breaking stock parts, and offering a viable solution. However it seems a few snowflakes on here do not welcome or can not stand constructive criticism and solid recommendations. Wanna lower your rear gear ratio? Put a shorter tire on the rear, end of story.
05-22-2017, 12:48 PM
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Seem like you are referring to " drag racing " right here. I believe speed traps are a function of drag racing. I was attempting to show the folly in constantly breaking stock parts, and offering a viable solution. However it seems a few snowflakes on here do not welcome or can not stand constructive criticism and solid recommendations. Wanna lower your rear gear ratio? Put a shorter tire on the rear, end of story.
Snowflake, lol, coming from the guy from California to the guy in Texas.
It's apparent you are out of your comfort zone if your best recommendation is a shorter tire on a modern computer controlled car.
And if you think we are avoiding "criticism" you are way off base. We have your posts quoted, you can't backtrack now as "Helpful Guy." Go drive your "bubble top."
05-22-2017, 01:26 PM
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Seem like you are referring to " drag racing " right here. I believe speed traps are a function of drag racing. I was attempting to show the folly in constantly breaking stock parts, and offering a viable solution. However it seems a few snowflakes on here do not welcome or can not stand constructive criticism and solid recommendations. Wanna lower your rear gear ratio? Put a shorter tire on the rear, end of story.
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05-22-2017, 03:59 PM
#85
Drifting
First off you provided no "constructive criticism" here guy. Can you show me where you gave ANY viable options for a Corvette?! Nope. Telling us to put a ford rear end in our car is not a "recommendation" and telling us the Corvette is not to be used for drag racing is flat wrong. If you think fords are so indestructible compared to Chevy then why are you on a Corvette Forum and using a Bel Air for your avatar?!
05-22-2017, 05:10 PM
#86
Drifting
Mind if I repost the first 5 words you contributed to this thread?
Originally Posted by Bubbletop409
If you wannabe's actually think ...
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05-22-2017, 05:45 PM
#87
Drifting
One last thing to contemplate, if any of you think put a Ford rear under a GM is a crime, perhaps you should check and see what GM puts under their COPO Camaros in place of the IRS. Why do suppose the General would do that? Perhaps for reliability?
05-22-2017, 05:59 PM
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A Ford 9" IS a viable solution to constantly breaking stock rears. In the past I raced a SBC Vega in Super Gas, and a 540 BBC in a 94 Lumina Z-34 in Super Comp, both were Chevy bodies and Chevy powered, and both of them had 9'' Ford rears. Launched the Lumina with a trans brake at 6200 RPM with 16 X 33 Goodyears, never hurt a thing in over 400 trips through the traps. And the Bel-Air picture is because of my screen name in case that fact slipped by you. You guys need to get your panties out of your cracks.
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05-28-2017, 10:16 AM
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Putting a 9" Ford under a C5,C6 or C7 is not a viable option. Yes it can be done with enough money and time, but NOT worth the effort. I have put 1200+ HP through a Z06 diff on 325 M&H's, we do not need the 9" at that current level. Now going to 2k hp, yea probably then spending 20k on a diff makes sense.
05-30-2017, 09:20 AM
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Here is a photo of a 9 inch conversion we offer. This particular one is a TH400 for a C6, but we do offer powerglides also. We have built many of these combinations for high horsepower applications like J.Abbott had mentioned. The stock diff is good for quite a bit of horsepower, depending on the application. We haven't done much with the C7 diff yet, but do have a few things we're working on.
05-30-2017, 10:24 AM
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Here is a photo of a 9 inch conversion we offer. This particular one is a TH400 for a C6, but we do offer powerglides also. We have built many of these combinations for high horsepower applications like J.Abbott had mentioned. The stock diff is good for quite a bit of horsepower, depending on the application. We haven't done much with the C7 diff yet, but do have a few things we're working on.
05-30-2017, 10:37 AM
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I'm sure we could do something for a C7, but just don't know what is required for tuning, etc. We have quoted a few setups, but no one has pulled the trigger yet. You can call Jeremy or Shane any time to get a quote.
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05-30-2017, 12:12 PM
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Putting a 9" Ford under a C5,C6 or C7 is not a viable option. Yes it can be done with enough money and time, but NOT worth the effort. I have put 1200+ HP through a Z06 diff on 325 M&H's, we do not need the 9" at that current level. Now going to 2k hp, yea probably then spending 20k on a diff makes sense.
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05-31-2017, 03:31 PM
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Well it is, but it's not the same. The pic that RPM put up, a ZO6 diff would never hold the power that will. A Ford 9" is considered one of the toughest yet compact and light enough to work.
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05-31-2017, 05:20 PM
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Here is a photo of a 9 inch conversion we offer. This particular one is a TH400 for a C6, but we do offer powerglides also. We have built many of these combinations for high horsepower applications like J.Abbott had mentioned. The stock diff is good for quite a bit of horsepower, depending on the application. We haven't done much with the C7 diff yet, but do have a few things we're working on.
Todd I have been talking with shane please tell him to give me a call you have my cell buddy. I want a 3.42 gear set up for the c7 auto car 2014 model plus with the 4 spider gear set up in the rear also. I don't want it to go down.I will drive up and let you guys do the work for the money diff well worth it. Plus will get to spend the day with you guys. Plus go out and eat Mexican again also
Robert
06-01-2017, 07:47 AM
#96
Burning Brakes
I called a month or so as well looking for a 3.15 to make mine run better for the 1/2 mile. It sounded like they were hoping to get some things dialed in with wavetrac. I'm only about 90 min away from there and an easy drive for me.
06-01-2017, 01:37 PM
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Do a search on the current value of a 1962 Chevrolet Bel-Air Bubbletop, all original 4 speed, dual quad, positraction, 409, worth a lot more than most any later model C7. If your truly just having fun breaking parts left and right knock your self out, and if your not drag racing what difference does the gear ratio make on the street? Your not breaking spiders by taking off from a stop sign on the street. At least be honest.
06-15-2017, 09:16 PM
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06-29-2017, 08:27 PM
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Any further updates ?
Will this 3.90 gear set work in the C6 Z06 as well ?
THanks
Will this 3.90 gear set work in the C6 Z06 as well ?
THanks
06-29-2017, 09:34 PM
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