Best Gears?
#41
06-12-2010, 10:21 PM
Everyones talkin limited slip. This is his race car. I would toss a mini spool in it to save coin. It won't take long before the stock axels give up with slicks though. A spool is cheaper than a posi. Mini or full both are cheaper.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-730085/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/STR-D1522/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/STR-D1522/
#42
06-13-2010, 12:18 AM
Everyones talkin limited slip. This is his race car. I would toss a mini spool in it to save coin. It won't take long before the stock axels give up with slicks though. A spool is cheaper than a posi. Mini or full both are cheaper.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-730085/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/STR-D1522/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/STR-D1522/
#43
06-13-2010, 08:14 PM
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: The 'Burbs of Chicago
Posts: 18,306
He won't be happy at all then with a spool/locked rearend.
#44
06-13-2010, 09:45 PM
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Portland, Or
Posts: 9,097
Wait a second! In his very first post he said, "I dont need the car to do 90 mph but 55 mph is to slow. "
What kind of a race car doesn't need to go 90mph? A 15 second race car????
What kind of a race car doesn't need to go 90mph? A 15 second race car????
#45
06-14-2010, 06:49 AM
I drove a spool here and there. Wouln't go daily driver. But a cruise to Lake Michigan ( not far) was not out of the question. If it has slicks he won't be going far anyhow. Just sayin if I were building a track car then thats what I would do. I did break the spool. But it was a circle track spool and I thought I was saving money.
#46
06-14-2010, 10:53 AM
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: The 'Burbs of Chicago
Posts: 18,306
I drove a spool here and there. Wouln't go daily driver. But a cruise to Lake Michigan ( not far) was not out of the question. If it has slicks he won't be going far anyhow. Just sayin if I were building a track car then thats what I would do. I did break the spool. But it was a circle track spool and I thought I was saving money.
A cruise to Lake Michigan is one thing. Navigating a car "around town", like he wants to do, without making a number of turns, is going to be rather difficult. Not to mention he'll be more apt to break something as you did.
#49
06-15-2010, 02:01 PM
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Portland, Or
Posts: 9,097
Yeah I learned the same lesson back in the '70's on my '71. I was racing weekends and driving it to work with a spool. I thought it was cool to have it continually chirp going around corners in town until it snapped.
#50
06-15-2010, 02:08 PM
Mine snap at the track that God. Still had good traction on one tire. therew me sideways. When i got it straight I punched it again. Wrong thing to do. This time I wine danced it across the track and back. When I stopped the scuffs going up the sides of my slicks were about 3'. Turned me ghost white.