Originally posted by Dave Severson
Why did you gear for more mph???? Depending on tire size, usually run 4.88's or 5.13's for the quarter, 6.50's on the 1/8th.
Dave , I was thinking something simular to JS Racing. Maybe he was running out of cam and or motor. It's no use running 4.88s or 5.13s unless you have enough motor to pull all the way thru the quarter mile.
I have seen a lot of people run too much gear with a short rod 400 small block chevy. Then they wake up and find out the more gear they take out the quicker they run. I have a friend that had a 400 in a camaro. He started out with 4.56s and backed up one step at a time all the way back to 3.36s and got quicker with each gear change.
If you have an all out race setup this may not apply,but if you're dealing with a street setup you would be suprised how many times it does.