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Old 01-10-2017, 10:02 AM   #148
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Originally Posted by ILLSMOQ View Post
Sounds like a good plan, but after driving this car a bit, I feel like it's over geared for our purpose.

I have the 4.30 but even 4.10 is a pretty steep gear for a 3000 pound car, with a 600hp engine with gobs of low end torque, that only spins to 6000+-rpm on a 25-26" tall tire.

Pretty sure we are going to need to be in the 3.55-3.73 range...maybe even a little taller...

What do you think Dustin?
It's probably going to need a final drive ratio change. Just not sure what at the moment.

I am hoping to make the flat floor out of alumalite. I have had plans to make a splitter out of it, but I never bought the panels as they are expensive, I just need to go ahead and do it. I will prototype them out of the corrugated plastic I have. Same with the splitter. I need to get my exhaust up closer to the body though, as the Greddy 3" sits quite low. I am hoping I don't have to modify it too much.
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