RE: Git R Done

[Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Boy I can't undersatnd why some of you haven't increased your mileage 
more with a taller gear set. I have a freind of mine with a 66 Satellite 
convert that has a very nasty stroker 440 in it. When he got the car it 
had 4.56's in it and almost impossible to drive on the street. He 
switched over to 3.23's and said that he doubled his gas mileage but it 
only slowed the car down less than 2 tenths of a second in the 1/8 mile.

My 63 Fury convert has a more or less stock 1972 440 in it. It does have 
68 hi-po exhaust manifolds, electronic ignition, an Edelbrock RPM intake 
with a 625 AFB and a K&N filter and top. The tranny is the original 361 
with a shift kit and what feels like the original converter. The rear 
has the origianl 2.76 gears. I was thinking of putting on a bigger carb 
and installing lower gears but since it runs like a swiss watch, has 
plenty of power and gets 16 mpg on the highway I've decided not to mess 
with it. I'm of the "If it ain't broke don't fix it" school. Oh it runs 
fine on regular pump gas too.

The Auto Hobby Digest 8 3/4 article lists the following: Gear ratios 
available on the 8-3/4" axle through the years include: 2.76, 2.93, 
3.23, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73, 3.91, 4.10, 4.56, 4.89, 5.17, 5.57.

At one point I was looking for a set of 3.73's for another car I had and 
was told they are very rare and were mostly used for NASCAR. (You 
remember NASCAR don't you. It's that organzaion that "used" to race 
"stock" cars)

I still think 3.23's are the best all around ratio for the best of both 
worlds however.

Dan


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