Hey All,
I have a C4 and a 9" with 3.70 gears. I absolutely despise driving it on the freeway. I have an NWC T-5 here, and a clutch pedal, and that's about it. My goal is to make this a 95% daily driver, with a few drag/auto-x runs just to see how I like it. No serious racing, and no real "get the the next stoplight as fast as possible" driving. I'm sure that will happen sometimes, but it's not a HUGE deal to me. So, here is my question:
Do I continue with the T-5 swap (figure about 1500 to do it) and keep the 3.70s, OR
Do I keep my C4 (with a shift kit in it already) and get rid of these gears for 2.75s (or even lower ratio for good 65-80mph rpms)
Some further data:
408 Stroker, currently putting down ~300rwhp/tq. I will be changing the cam and heads soon (AFR 205s) so I expect to be putting out upwards of 400ft-lbs rear wheel torque when I'm done. I don't care if it's a little sluggish now, as I imagine that much torque will pull the 2.70s fine.
For those that jumped to the bottom:
300ft-lbs tq, going to 400+, will I be happy with a C4 and 2.70 (or lower if recommended) gears for daily driving and occasional auto-x/drag OR should I continue my t-5 swap.
I have a C4 and a 9" with 3.70 gears. I absolutely despise driving it on the freeway. I have an NWC T-5 here, and a clutch pedal, and that's about it. My goal is to make this a 95% daily driver, with a few drag/auto-x runs just to see how I like it. No serious racing, and no real "get the the next stoplight as fast as possible" driving. I'm sure that will happen sometimes, but it's not a HUGE deal to me. So, here is my question:
Do I continue with the T-5 swap (figure about 1500 to do it) and keep the 3.70s, OR
Do I keep my C4 (with a shift kit in it already) and get rid of these gears for 2.75s (or even lower ratio for good 65-80mph rpms)
Some further data:
408 Stroker, currently putting down ~300rwhp/tq. I will be changing the cam and heads soon (AFR 205s) so I expect to be putting out upwards of 400ft-lbs rear wheel torque when I'm done. I don't care if it's a little sluggish now, as I imagine that much torque will pull the 2.70s fine.
For those that jumped to the bottom:
300ft-lbs tq, going to 400+, will I be happy with a C4 and 2.70 (or lower if recommended) gears for daily driving and occasional auto-x/drag OR should I continue my t-5 swap.