NEW RIDE LS7/T56 swapped 81 Bu

[Mr_Roboto]

Pro stick magnum grip. If I was worried about manually shifting I’d buy a ratchet shifter for sure.

When I had my Megashift due to the way the shifting worked I didn't really have any inclination to do anything other than toss it in "D" and go. Quite frankly since I could set the shift point for each gear to a given speed/RPM I didn't see the utility in it.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Looks great, time well spent

 

[Shawn1112]

Looks great bro, nice work

 

[stock-t-bird]

badass man,huge improvent..but we all will miss bangin' gears

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Looks great. Worth the back and forth to get it right

 

[SleeperLS]

Nice effort man. That turned out really nice.

 

[IDAFC21]

Oh yeah. That looks official now. Awesome

 

[Great White Drake]

Thanks everyone! Waiting on converter (2-3 weeks) and slapping the trans from redline in and she’s ready.

 

[daturbosix]

Megashifter? I need one for the Lemans.

gonna be ripping the one out of our 65 gto. i hate that thing. lol

 

[Pro Stock John]

If that’s the case I’m guessing 10.70 ish on motor. Anyone wanna place bets?

What is the raceweight, gear, and how much converter?

 

[Pro Stock John]

My 2010 Camaro (heads, cam, converter, gear, exhaust, slick, pump gas, L99 based) @ 3850-3900 ran 10.90@125 on a 1.47 with a 3800 ish converter and 3.91 gears.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

gonna be ripping the one out of our 65 gto. i hate that thing. lol

Too racey for the street?

 

[daturbosix]

Too racey for the street?

no. its just annoying to me.

with it having a manual valve body th400, id much rather have a pro stick or whatever doesnt ratchet.

im sure its a preference thing. i just dislike them.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I put a pro ratchet in my '67. I like occasionally forgetting what gear I'm in and leaving in 3rd from a light.

 

[Great White Drake]

What is the raceweight, gear, and how much converter?

3500ish lbs, 3800 stall, 4.10 gear on a 28” tire.

 

[Great White Drake]

My 2010 Camaro (heads, cam, converter, gear, exhaust, slick, pump gas, L99 based) @ 3850-3900 ran 10.90@125 on a 1.47 with a 3800 ish converter and 3.91 gears.

Odd. The 60’ and mph say the car should’ve been 10.5-10.6

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

I put a pro ratchet in my '67. I like occasionally forgetting what gear I'm in and leaving in 3rd from a light.

I did that all the time when I had my 69 pro street car lol.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Odd. The 60’ and mph say the car should’ve been 10.5-10.6

My car? Did you miss the 3900 raceweight part?

You should go quicker.

 

[Great White Drake]

My car? Did you miss the 3900 raceweight part?

You should go quicker.

Your mph is a factor of weight/hp over 1320’. Soooo, 1320 divided by 125=10.56 potential.

I’ve seen tons of et’s a few tenths slower than the mph but rarely ever from a car that has a good 60’.

Here’s a slip from my old Chevelle that fits the formula.

Curious what your 1/8 time and mph were?

 

[Pro Stock John]

my best slip, again 3900 raceweight.

 

[Great White Drake]

my best slip, again 3900 raceweight.

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Ahh, now I see. Your 60’ was a tenth better than my slip and you only kept that tenth to the 330’ instead of putting more space. Your 26mph back half is awesome though. Something going on around the 330’ in that combo imo. Shift point? Idk ?‍

Now, 660/99=6.66. So the 3 tenths or so you lost at the 1/4 were lost between the 60’-660’.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Mine would be quicker with more converter but I think more than what I have in this heavy car does not drive that nice.

What was your best mph with car so far

 

[Great White Drake]

Mine would be quicker with more converter but I think more than what I have in this heavy car does not drive that nice.

What was your best mph with car so far

That was my old car but with a tighter converter hit 119 but only ran 11.4/.5’s with 1.6x 60’s

 

[Pro Stock John]

I made 475rwhp but we got a lot out of the combo. I'm sure if you make more power and are lighter will go in the 10's with the right shift points, good 60 etc.

 

[Great White Drake]

Had a friend selling LS7 coil covers so I snatched those up quick. These things are impossible to find and I only paid $100. Score! Went to town in cutting them up right away. Notched out the breather/oil fill hole (ls7 is a dry sump motor), a circle to view the fuel pressure gauge on the end of the line, the corner by the heater box, and random along the intake because it’s obviously aftermarket. That pan of red dust isn’t even a 1/4 of the shit I swept up. One day I’ll probably paint them silver.

I also decided to cut a hole in the plastic inner fender for a bit of colder outside air lol. I used a screen door mesh to cover the hole from big stuff. I was in a cutting mood I guess.