Hi John, my 1966 Chevelle had a 396 and when I got it...it had 3.08 gears. The car came with 3.73 gears in the trunk...so I installed them.
With the 3.08's it was a pleasure to drive on the highway (like going to Pavilions) but a bit slow off the line. With the 3.73's, it wound up a bit on the way to Pavilions, but was great off the line [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
Here's not too long after the 3.73's were installed...and a complete rebuild and restore of the stock carb by Eric Jackson. Engine was completely stock...
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http://vid19.photobucket.com/albums/...s/Burnout1.mp4
Some of Eric's work:
And a link to the thread about the carb restoration...from the best guy in the business!
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/185401/1
Have fun...and let me know when I can come by and check it out!