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Super73 · 07-15-2008, 11:08 AM

DJ,

I don't think the added weight over the nose vs the weight loss in the rear will be all that big of a deal in regards to weight xfer. I'm pretty confidant that I have enough stored energy in the front to over come the rear weight reduction. To add to that, the rear brackets that I have made aid to the tuning in a big way.

Before I added the weight to the extra tailgate, the truck was at a 55/45 weight distribution. When I started it was at 59/41.

What I am wondering is, if optimal traction is still available, would the weight out weigh (hehe no pun intended) the gear change? I would think the torque multiplication factor of the steeper gears would over ride the hood.

07-15-2008, 11:08 AM	#6
Super73 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,841	Re: ok.. Gears or glass hood? DJ, I don't think the added weight over the nose vs the weight loss in the rear will be all that big of a deal in regards to weight xfer. I'm pretty confidant that I have enough stored energy in the front to over come the rear weight reduction. To add to that, the rear brackets that I have made aid to the tuning in a big way. Before I added the weight to the extra tailgate, the truck was at a 55/45 weight distribution. When I started it was at 59/41. What I am wondering is, if optimal traction is still available, would the weight out weigh (hehe no pun intended) the gear change? I would think the torque multiplication factor of the steeper gears would over ride the hood. __________________ ------Motor---------------Bottle 60'---1.53---------------1.41 1/8---6.58 @ 105.92----5.87 @ 118.41 1/4---10.38 @ 126.97----9.24 @ 142.49 Last edited by Super73; 07-15-2008 at 11:09 AM.