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Old 05-11-2016, 04:12 PM
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You can do it Tom. Just dream being at Indy (US Nationals) in 1973 or so running Dennis Ferrara in the BM car for the Modified Eliminator title. He will have to spot you a bunch running his A/MP car so it will be all in cutting the light. Just think 50 lb.flywheel and 6.15 rear gear with a Nash 5 speed. You will never drive a bracket car again!
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Old 05-11-2016, 07:14 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can do it Tom. Just dream being at Indy (US Nationals) in 1973 or so running Dennis Ferrara in the BM car for the Modified Eliminator title. He will have to spot you a bunch running his A/MP car so it will be all in cutting the light. Just think 50 lb.flywheel and 6.15 rear gear with a Nash 5 speed. You will never drive a bracket car again!</div></div>

AND side step the clutch?
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Old 05-11-2016, 10:23 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can do it Tom. Just dream being at Indy (US Nationals) in 1973 or so running Dennis Ferrara in the BM car for the Modified Eliminator title. He will have to spot you a bunch running his A/MP car so it will be all in cutting the light. Just think 50 lb.flywheel and 6.15 rear gear with a Nash 5 speed. You will never drive a bracket car again! </div></div>


Well. I do have the 6.15 gear. The guy I bought it from said it was quicker with a 4 speed rather then a 5 speed.
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Old 05-16-2016, 06:08 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sYc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well. I do have the 6.15 gear. The guy I bought it from said it was quicker with a 4 speed rather then a 5 speed. </div></div>

Tom, I have never seen these slower cars slow down with a 5 sp with any gear? Must have been the drivers issues IF the car did slow down with a 5sp compared to a 4sp! Now on our faster stuff with a converter drive, yes we have seen the 5 sp be slower (less efficient) then a 4sp. But when your already going mid 6's in the 1/4, sometimes the converter just doesn't seem to like the 5th gears???? Not sure why that is. I have seen this first hand, 5sp then pulled for a 4 sp. We had BOTH Liberty 4 and 5sp, and about 16 converters to tire. Went through 2 sets of tires that weekend as well. 2600 lbs car, 737 on 10.5w's. And the big motor actually like the PG better then either Liberty's? The 499 A99 Hemi went good with the Liberty 4sp though??

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