355 cu in and 700r4

[slow-1]

Cool...now you can see how it does and then decide on swapping gears...glad you got it figured out.

[jocko]

good tinkering gunny. as for the rear combo - I would plan on locking it up in overdrive, regardless of good news/horror stories you've heard. I think slow-1's setup makes a lot of sense (i.e. the optional switch-thrown locking in 3rd). If you're happy with it as is, I wouldn't mess with a gear change. If you're not feeling any bog when you lock up or when you shift into o/d, keep what you've got. Ideally though, a 3.73 is what the factory normally used with 700R4s and 2004Rs, if that gives you any indication what a great combo they are. Personally - I like the 3.42 route since the 700R4 already has a 3.X+ 1st gear.

[Lattimer]

Originally Posted by gysgtc

Just got the metering kit and put in the rods and springs and it runs like it should. Now I'm going to play with different rods and springs.

springs are depending on how much vacuum your engine makes. The strongest ones are for stock vac, weaker ones get swapped in as vac goes down. I think below 10" or so you need to go to a lighter spring.

The rod sizes are the first way to change rich/lean mid-throttle. If your plugs are white go a size smaller on the rods, if they are dark go a size bigger.

If you can't get them to be tan changing rods, then you need to change jets.

[gysgtc]

Thanks Lattimer.