was Re: [BFix] Thinking outload gas mileage and EB....nowwhyditch the lock up

[Quinn Dusenberry]

It seems to me you should be concentrating on getting that thing properly
geared before worrying about more power. 4.10's with 37" with an OD tranny
is not a good combo IMO. I would be running 4.88's at a minimum. You'll get
more bang for the buck with lower gears than you will with some HP engine
that will cause other problems like cooling and such.

-----Original Message-----
From: bfix-bounces at broncofix.com [mailto:bfix-bounces at broncofix.com] On
Behalf Of Brian Cooke
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:28 AM
To: Mike Bowlin
Cc: mail at broncofix.com
Subject: Re: was Re: [BFix] Thinking outload gas mileage and
EB....nowwhyditch the lock up

Makes me wonder why you can't use OD much with 38" tires and 5.13 gears.

My ZF isn't far behind the 700R4 for OD gearing, I'm running tires 
(Swampers) that are a true 37" dia and I was driving everywhere in OD 
(except long hills) with 4.10 gears. Now with 4.56 gears I'm running up the 
hills farther before shifting down.  This is with a 20 yr old 351W engine I 
built back in '88.   I'm planning on my new stroker getting me up those same

hills in OD. Course 450+ ft lbs of usable low end torque should help  :)