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[Matt Walter]

one of the driving factors of my t56 swap was the cruising part of dragweek. can't wait to try my hand at it.

[BBR]

if i take my camaro this year 28" tire 4.30 gears and no od.

this.

[squirrel]

I'm building a tin can that would sound nice with 4.30s

[bulletproof]

I'm building a tin can that would sound nice with 4.30s

like mine

[Guest]

After reading all this, I'm feeling better about my 3.70 gear 28" tire no OD car.

[LAGNAF]

there's a bunch of us goin about ~65mph!!
My 53 has a 3.73 with a 26" tire and no OD.

[79camaro]

there's a bunch of us goin about ~65mph!!
My 53 has a 3.73 with a 26" tire and no OD.

You should be able to fit a set of 28" under that truck for street driving. It would make a big difference.

[LAGNAF]

You should be able to fit a set of 28" under that truck for street driving. It would make a big difference.

That's in the plan if. I mean a big if I had an extra $600 for a set of welds and tires.. ;)

[milner351]

I like Keiths plan - short slicks, tall road tires.

The rpm isn't just a fuel killer, it's also more wear on parts, more heat, etc etc.

For insurance - even with direct top gear (1:1) run the tallest all season you can fit in the wheel well on the road, and the shortest slick you can to get through the traps at your desired rpm without bouncing off the rev limiter or floating the valves at 1000ft...

Stock steel wheels from a junkyard and some used truck tires shouldn't hurt the pocket book much...

[BlueCuda340]

I like Keiths plan - short slicks, tall road tires.

The rpm isn't just a fuel killer, it's also more wear on parts, more heat, etc etc.

For insurance - even with direct top gear (1:1) run the tallest all season you can fit in the wheel well on the road, and the shortest slick you can to get through the traps at your desired rpm without bouncing off the rev limiter or floating the valves at 1000ft...

Stock steel wheels from a junkyard and some used truck tires shouldn't hurt the pocket book much...

Depending on the combo higher RPM can help the fuel mileage. In 2012 I ran 3800-4000RPM most of the time on the last leg and got almost 15mpg due to the converter locking up more and maybe closer to the torque peak. However, I just can't make myself let it turn that much RPM the whole trip LOL.

[MR P-BODY]

Depending on the combo higher RPM can help the fuel mileage. In 2012 I ran 3800-4000RPM most of the time on the last leg and got almost 15mpg due to the converter locking up more and maybe closer to the torque peak. However, I just can't make myself let it turn that much RPM the whole trip LOL.

When I was riding with Dale(Quick52) he did a bit better on MPG when he upped the
rpm to get closer to the torque.... with his OD and lock up he can cruise at a pretty low
rpm... well below his torque peak.... I set my car up to cruise at 75 mph but its not bad
at 60 mph.. still close enough to the torque.... thats with a .69 OD, 4.10 gear and 295/55..
on that trans I can keep the OD on all the time and flip the switch for race mode

[TheSilverBuick]

I like Keiths plan - short slicks, tall road tires.

Jeff would make his car look like a John Deere tractor if he could fit those kind of tires on his Malibu, lol.

[quick 52]

When I was riding with Dale(Quick52) he did a bit better on MPG when he upped the
rpm to get closer to the torque.... with his OD and lock up he can cruise at a pretty low
rpm... well below his torque peak.... I set my car up to cruise at 75 mph but its not bad
at 60 mph.. still close enough to the torque.... thats with a .69 OD, 4.10 gear and 295/55..
on that trans I can keep the OD on all the time and flip the switch for race mode

As Mike has said I do get better mpg at 2500rpm than 2100rpm... And stepping up in tire size from 28" to 30" last year it hurt the mpg more... Did not effect the ET stay the same have ran my best ET with the 30" tires...Im using a 3.89 gear now been think about going up to a 4.30 don't think it will hurt mpg or ET. but will make the cruise easier with OD it wants to buck below 1600 rpm.. Plus this year I lower the stall from 4500 to 3600... The thinking was if all the stars align and if I hit it with 200hp of nitrous with the 3.89 and 30" tires mite get a 9.99 out of it have been a best of 10.54 with 125 hit

[R Munch]

As Mike has said I do get better mpg at 2500rpm than 2100rpm... And stepping up in tire size from 28" to 30" last year it hurt the mpg more... Did not effect the ET stay the same have ran my best ET with the 30" tires...Im using a 3.89 gear now been think about going up to a 4.30 don't think it will hurt mpg or ET. but will make the cruise easier with OD it wants to buck below 1600 rpm.. Plus this year I lower the stall from 4500 to 3600... The thinking was if all the stars align and if I hit it with 200hp of nitrous with the 3.89 and 30" tires mite get a 9.99 out of it have been a best of 10.54 with 125 hit

Was does the mileage matter when you only go to leonard and the coffee shop( Might as well put a 530 gear in it)!!!

[GTA91]

T56 in your nitrous car? That'll be a fun ride down the track. I don't know that I'll make it to DW14 as I'm hopefully changing employers, but I'll be watching on the live feed for the green 3 pedal 3rd Gen...

Yep, it was a factory 5spd car and I ran a T56 for quite awhile. I've always been a huge advocate of stick cars, especially the t56's. The clutch pedal and master cylinder have never left the car. lol It went 10.30's way back when on a small 125 shot. I hope to run 10.0's or high 9's just like it did with the th350.

My daily driver is a '99 Trans Am convertible that was an auto/2.73 car my wife used to drive. I swapped a t56 and 4.10's in it, drive it 550 miles a week, and average 22mpg. I must have some kind of disease... lmao