Im placing this thread here for those guys that have not yet fully grasp the concept,
that the major factors in having a fast performance are are its power to weight ratio,
fully functional suspension , steering, and brakes and getting the power train,
to effectively transfer the engines power to the pavement.
I have a neighbor that has built a 1969 road runner,
he purchased and rebuilt a 440 wedge engine ,
from a wrecked motor home, added better heads, a new intake and cam, headers etc.
and installed it in a 1969 road runner, the engine makes decent power but its a non-posi rear differential with a stock suspension, \
and as such hes able to spin the one rear wheel into impressive tire smoke,
but the cars pathetically slow compared to it true potential,
=due to wheel hop and limited traction, crappy tires and a driver that seems incapable of launching the car without flooring the throttle.
yeah, he will need to learn to operate the car to reach its potential,
but I'm trying hard to get him to look for and swap to a posi style rear differential,
and look at the rear suspension,so both tires get traction as a first step.
his car looks similar to these pictures but his is a burgundy wine color, and no thats not his car
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ir-shocks-and-helper-springs.7006/#post-30414
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...par-9-1-4-rear-differential.11490/#post-70813
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ir-shocks-and-helper-springs.7006/#post-30414
https://streettechmag.com/2014/12/04/ladder-bars/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...oing-fast-with-leaf-spring-suspensions.11301/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tires-and-tire-compounds.1676/#post-4071
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...asonably-fast-in-street-trim.3404/#post-41453
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/traction-bar-install-problem.6549/#post-20805
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/install-ladder-bars-ford-9-inch/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...hysics-of-racing-info-lots-of-good-stuff.373/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ear-axles-and-differentials.11848/#post-71083
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ith-leaf-spring-suspensions.11301/#post-54392
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/caltracs.11025/#post-48762
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/trans-slip-yoke-problem.8765/#post-46981
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ng-to-drive-a-really-fast-car.906/#post-27083
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...atios-and-when-to-shift-calcs.555/#post-54229
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...a-camaro-or-firebird-to-bite.4067/#post-10823
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...af-spring-rear-suspension-guys.216/#post-7849
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...eaf-spring-rear-camaro-nova-et.884/#post-4884
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-brief-look-at-clutches.447/#post-1090
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-get-a-good-launch-off-the-line.486/#post-600
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-brief-look-at-clutches.447/#post-1090
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/suspension-upgrade.11385/#post-68537
that the major factors in having a fast performance are are its power to weight ratio,
fully functional suspension , steering, and brakes and getting the power train,
to effectively transfer the engines power to the pavement.
I have a neighbor that has built a 1969 road runner,
he purchased and rebuilt a 440 wedge engine ,
from a wrecked motor home, added better heads, a new intake and cam, headers etc.
and installed it in a 1969 road runner, the engine makes decent power but its a non-posi rear differential with a stock suspension, \
and as such hes able to spin the one rear wheel into impressive tire smoke,
but the cars pathetically slow compared to it true potential,
=due to wheel hop and limited traction, crappy tires and a driver that seems incapable of launching the car without flooring the throttle.
yeah, he will need to learn to operate the car to reach its potential,
but I'm trying hard to get him to look for and swap to a posi style rear differential,
and look at the rear suspension,so both tires get traction as a first step.
his car looks similar to these pictures but his is a burgundy wine color, and no thats not his car
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ir-shocks-and-helper-springs.7006/#post-30414
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...par-9-1-4-rear-differential.11490/#post-70813
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ir-shocks-and-helper-springs.7006/#post-30414
https://streettechmag.com/2014/12/04/ladder-bars/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...oing-fast-with-leaf-spring-suspensions.11301/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tires-and-tire-compounds.1676/#post-4071
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...asonably-fast-in-street-trim.3404/#post-41453
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/traction-bar-install-problem.6549/#post-20805
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/install-ladder-bars-ford-9-inch/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...hysics-of-racing-info-lots-of-good-stuff.373/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ear-axles-and-differentials.11848/#post-71083
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ith-leaf-spring-suspensions.11301/#post-54392
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/caltracs.11025/#post-48762
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/trans-slip-yoke-problem.8765/#post-46981
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ng-to-drive-a-really-fast-car.906/#post-27083
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...atios-and-when-to-shift-calcs.555/#post-54229
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...a-camaro-or-firebird-to-bite.4067/#post-10823
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...af-spring-rear-suspension-guys.216/#post-7849
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...eaf-spring-rear-camaro-nova-et.884/#post-4884
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-brief-look-at-clutches.447/#post-1090
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-get-a-good-launch-off-the-line.486/#post-600
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-brief-look-at-clutches.447/#post-1090
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/suspension-upgrade.11385/#post-68537
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