First pass was 11.74 @ 119mph. Left at 4000, way not enough RPM. 1.883 60'. Second pass left at 7000, 1.66 60' and that was about it. Apparently I didn't put it in first and left in third. Tried to shift into second, no second gear. Slow ride the rest of the way. I had fun even with breaking the trans. We'll see what it need next week sometime. T56 faceplated trans, just in case.
First time out today and...
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, OOPS.I did a similar oops in January, that's my broken 5th gear face plate in the pic below.
$300 in parts fixed mine with a new beafier 6 lug dog ring.
Where did you go, Fontana, PSCA?
---Bill.
Yeah SBC 385CI. 3300# with me in. Tires MT DR's 315/60/15. I don't think the tracks here ever close.
sc68z28,
You have 5th faceplated? That's kind of unusual. Where did you get your gears from? Liberty or Rockland? never mind just saw your signature. G-force.
Yeah I was at Fontana in PSCA. If you were there. I have the green 1st gen with primer rear panels.
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5th in my trans is not an overdrive (1:1) I'm in 5th at about 660'.
Was not there Sat, but went out today just to watch a buddy run.
Good luck on your trans, hope you get it fixed as easy as I did.
What is your clutch set up?
---Bill.
I noticed after that you have the G Force 5 speed. I'm hoping it's not going to be very expensive to fix. 1st and 3-6 work fine. 2nd does nothing. Shifter goes to the second gear slot but the gear doesn't engage. Can push the car around with the shifter in second. No unusual noises. I will try to get the trans out tomorrow to see what the issue is.
I am running a McLeod single disc. Aluminum Flywheel. Hydraulic throwout.
I am running a McLeod single disc. Aluminum Flywheel. Hydraulic throwout.
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howdy fellas i was at the psca event this weekend also i had a blast i had old mt drag radials and got new ones and my car picked up i went from 235s to 255s and running 12.50s and going 12.12s i still need more converter i have a 3000 and i cant get out of the hole quick enough my 60ftrs arent that impressive but they are better i was doing 1.80s with the old tires put the new ones on and got 1.73s which i think is an improvement still cant figure it out though why my car doesnt 60ft better ive tried different air pressure and the car slowed down thats why i think i need a looser converter i had the gray primered nova with a black hood i was running in trophy class :yes:
thats why i think i need a looser converter i had the gray primered nova with a black hood i was running in trophy class :yes:Looks like I'm going to replace all of the faceplates with the newer designed 7 lug plate instead of the 9 lug. The 9 lug are smaller at the base. the new 7 lug are wider at the base. New design: http://www.tick-performance.com/tickshift/images/faceplatebig.jpg
Would be nice if I could get the gears and plate made as one piece instead of the plate being welded on. Should be about $600 for the new set.
Would be nice if I could get the gears and plate made as one piece instead of the plate being welded on. Should be about $600 for the new set.
Had good traction. The track was prepped really well. Record were broken in quite a few classes. I had the two step limiter set too low at 4000 rpm. As soon as I launched the motor was dragged down to about 2500 rpm. Then the top end limiter was set too low at 7500. I think the second gear faceplate was broken on this run. The second run had a better 60' with a 1.66x, unfortunately I left in third gear instead of first. Spun the clutch. Tried to shift into second and no go.
Gears are going back to Liberty this week to have the plating re-done with their 7 lug plate and sliders. I hope to be back out by late April
Gears are going back to Liberty this week to have the plating re-done with their 7 lug plate and sliders. I hope to be back out by late April
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