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For you guys who race the TKO 600's - Do you launch with a total side step of the clutch or just letting it out normally? Also what are you launching the car at ( RPM ) with stickys?
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Normally at 4200 rpm, 29" tall tires, 4:10 gears
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Good thread!
Seeing that you guys are side stepping at 4200 rpms+ with stickies mean my car will last a long time w/the way I drive!
Are you guys backing off the throttle (powershifting?) when shifting?
Guys, how's your 1st gear w/the 3.73's and 4.11's
Sorry for the mild highjack.
Seeing that you guys are side stepping at 4200 rpms+ with stickies mean my car will last a long time w/the way I drive!
Are you guys backing off the throttle (powershifting?) when shifting?
Guys, how's your 1st gear w/the 3.73's and 4.11's
Sorry for the mild highjack.
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No prob. I am not planning on powershifting mine because the guys at Classic said that is the fastest way to destroy one. I will try coming of the line in both 1st & 2nd to see which is better. 1st just hits the limiter on the street faster than I can let up on it.
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I use 2nd if am serious about it, let off slightly when shifting. 1st is to quick but is great to play with on the street.
I let off slightly when shifting and drop my clutch at about 4500 rpm. I have only done about 10 clutch dumps, I am afraid of hurting something from the extreme shock. I have not tried starting in second though, isnt that going to be really hard on the clutch? I have 28" tall tires and 373's and first gear goes by fast, but I like it the way it is. Because I just have a 350 right now, it works out well for getting out of the hole.
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Mine is behind a fairly strong 454, try it with 4:10 gears and see how fast first goes by. Clutch is holding up well. As my old daddy said "If you play, you got to pay" and it is to much fun not to play.
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From the sound of it sounds like 3.73's and up are a bit to steep for the TKO600's 2.87 first gear. Sounds like a 3.42 to 3.55 would be perfect for guys with some cubes.
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The 3:73's are about as high as you would want to go & still use 1st gear for anything. On the flip side it sure gets the car going........
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It sure is fun to play with! When I rebuild the rear, will probably change from the 4:10 to 3:73. There are so many variables to deal with, tire diameter, rear gear ratio, motor torque - you don't want to lug the motor in high gear. If you went any lower than the 3:73 with the .64 overdrive it might be to much unless you had a pretty stout engine. I think that if I went any lower in gears, I would probably use the .82 overdrive ratio to keep the engine from lugging.
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