Thread: Vortec setup OR roller rockers?

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Ok so obviously I have been busy. new job-got married and sold my 1971 Cutlass and two dune buggies. . but on to the good stuff . I put in a WC-T5 out of a 1990 5.0 camaro off CL for $200.00. I had to do some fab work to make the master cylinder work and got it a new clutch/pressure plate/flywheel. The gearing seemed pretty low and starting from a dead stop was a PITA. I did some research on the Corporate 10bolt 8.5 and found that I had 2.56 gears. I was then on the hunt for a posi unit with some 3.08 gears or up to 4.11 gears. I think I got lucky and found a Torsen posi unit on ebay that could ONLY go on non c-clip axles. which is BOP only. Lots of research before I put my money down. My brother has the lift so I drove 20 miles to his house. I have never rebuilt a rear end before so I looked up how to do that. long story short I did the shims new seals and pinion gear and drove it home. What a difference!! the posi unit came with a 3.42 ring gear so I'm doing 1900 Rpm at 60 MPH. (that is just about exactly what my TH350 and 2.56 gears were doing)

Thanks to every one leaving stories of how they did their projects and being able to search for just about anything you need to know really makes it all possible. Thanks for all those that have gone before me.