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Thanks Dale. I think mine is a wide ratio Muncie as well. Although I haven't checked the numbers on it yet, from the input shaft it looks like an M-20. My car is still an auto with the TH400, but I'm doing the conversion to a 4spd. Haven't really gotten that started yet......still collecting parts, but it sounds like I might be able to stick with the rear gear I have. I think it's somewhere in the 2.79-3.07 neighborhood. My Malibu was a grocery-getter from the factory. I think it started life as a 350 2 barrel?, TH350 auto and was gold exterior with a black vinyl top. Now it's a 396/TH400, soon to be 4spd, primer gray and I tore off the vinyl roof to repair some rust. As many of you have said, this car is taking much more time and money then first planned, but Oh Well! I love the beast! Matt At 06:45 PM 1/24/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >Matt, > >The 396 has gobs of low end torque and for normal, everyday driving I >haven't found the higher gear to be detrimental at all. I ran a 2.79 gear >for about 11 years and only went to the "lower" 3.07's because I wanted a 67 >rear end again (previous was a wider 68> rear) and that's what I happen to >find first. I have a wide ratio Muncie (2.52 1st gear) which helps a bit as >well. > >I'm looking at going to a 700R4 for a couple of reasons. (1) I'm getting >lazy and would like to be able to drink a cup of coffee on the way to work >:*). (2) Since 9/11 it takes anywhere from 20-40 minutes to get on the army >base I work at due to security checks and the constant stop-start in a two >block long line is getting old fast. (3) I run about 3000 rpm at 75 now and >with the overdrive I can knock that down to around 2000/2100 range for >better mileage and less wear and tear on the engine. I generally make three >or four fairly long trips a year to car shows from 150 miles to 800+ miles >each way and I could use the mileage. > >Dale McIntosh >ACES #1709/TC #92 Gold >67 SS/67 Elky >http://www.dalesplace.com >http://www.team67.com >http://www.midwestchevelles.com > > > > > > Thanks Dale. Sounds like is was thinking about a little too much > > gear, at > > least for highway cruising. Seems like the 3.07 or maybe a 3.23 would be > > better for me. > > > > Thanks, > > Matt > > '69 Malibu collecting dust :( > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
