I ran 4.10's for a decade..no fun on the expressway but fun cruising. Stepped up to a 4.33 for 2 years before I came to my senses. I run 3.73's with 29" tall MT tires and still wish I had less gear. Walt http://www.personal.kent.edu/~wbainey/CHEVELLE.htm
----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, January 9, 2005 3:02 am Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] ADVICE > There's always one who will disagree. <g> I would not run 4.10's > on the highway without an overdrive trans. > Tom,if your engine was only turning 3500 at 75mph,you either had a > bad tach or some very tall rear tires. > Clint Hooper > H&H Custom,owner > 1969 El Camino ProTourer > http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm > 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I disagree. I was running 4.10's in my 70 for the last 5 years > and at 3500 RPM's the car ran 75 MPH. I never had a problem with > the 4.10's on the highway. The car had a sweet spot between 3500 > and 4000 RPMs and it ran great. It never overheated and got 15 > MPG. My 69 with a 307/PG and 2.73's gets worse gas mileage than > the 500 HP big block in the 70. > > Tom
