[Ron61]

Kirk,

I am running the 3:27 gear and have no problems at all with it. A friend of mine with a slightly built 302 is also running it and he likes it. My ony problem is I messed up my transmission split and got a .6 and shoud have gotten a .8 as the .6 kicks the ratio up to 2:10. I can cruise at 70 MPH at 1900 RPM but can't get past the wall of air at 110 to even get into my power band. These cars are not aerodynamic and a big block can push them through that wall of air. I have had mine just over 100 in 3rd gear and it was still pulling. I chose the 3:27s because of the cars weight and my power and it has worked out great on the street and track as I never use 5th on the track. I also don't know what I could top out at but it would be around 145-150 max. So unless you are really interested in that quick acceleration and can get the power to the ground, for just normal driving I think the 3:27s are a good choice. I skipped the 3:55s because with that low of a gear my 1st and 2nd gears would be worthless unless I could really get the tires to hook up coming out of the corners. I still break loose in 3rd on most corners if I get into it to hard. The posi-trac is a must for me. It helps straighten the car out under throttle.

Ron