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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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11/26/12 10:24 AM
11/26/12 10:24 AM
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MoparBilly
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What Mr. P-Body said.
It has more to do with impact than Torque/HP. A heavy stick car, or leaf spring car that bucks around, hook-spin-hook, those are the situations that are more likely to break a street gear.
My 70 Challenger has a back braced 8 3/4, and in 1100 passes, I've broke one ring gear, and that was on a marginal track with a heavy dose of Nitrous.
"Livin' in a powder keg and givin' off sparks"
4 Street cars, 5 Race engines
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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: astjp2]
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11/27/12 09:51 AM
11/27/12 09:51 AM
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smokinwoody
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With a 9, you should be breaking parts at that low of power!  Jana 76 all the way! 10.5" ring gear in a 60 housing.
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when you make power/torque that can shatter teeth on ring/pinion...
thats why I am using a pro-gear and a spool on the street in my 9" that will be installed in my 63 Dodge...with about 700hp and over 650lbs ft of torque, I would be breaking street gears and eating differentials..
hypothetically speaking of course....
are you trying to say that I shouldn't be breaking gears at my power setting??....
I have Dana 60 in my Camaro with street gears and a differential...its a 4spd and I have launched at 6700 rpm without a whimper...thats why I changed out the 12 bolt that was in it...
I bought the 9" from a guy that was getting out of racing...all new stuff...the gears are A/FX pro gears and are setup to allow gear oil to climb more effectively over the rear of the ring gear...in order to cool it better on the street....I have talked to many guys that set up gears and had asked if a diff and street gears would be a better way to go given my setup....they all agreed ...Pro-Gears and a spool....
hope any of this helps you Ted...
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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: tboomer]
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11/27/12 10:21 AM
11/27/12 10:21 AM
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joshking440
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Like the title says..When do you need a Pro gear ring and pinion set? Discuss! 
My car made 1300 hp and 1000 ft lbs of torque
Street Gear was fine
Jason Ruckert of VP made WAY more power than me and he ran a street gear with no problems
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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: tboomer]
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11/27/12 11:14 AM
11/27/12 11:14 AM
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MR_P_BODY
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My car made 1300 hp and 1000 ft lbs of torque
Street Gear was fine
Jason Ruckert of VP made WAY more power than me and he ran a street gear with no problems
Yes...But were you guys launching off of a tranny brake?
I have been from day 1
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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: tboomer]
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11/27/12 11:55 AM
11/27/12 11:55 AM
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MR_P_BODY
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Raff...My car is 3400#...Won't this come into play?  I can only afford to do this once! 
Weight kills.... even if you go with the pro gear
it will only last so long, they're softer to take
the shock but they start to roll the teeth after time
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Re: When is a Pro gearset required?
[Re: Gearhead383]
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11/27/12 12:00 PM
11/27/12 12:00 PM
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Creston, Iowa
340man4ever
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TBOOMER- Your car is no light weight... Your new heads have received some "Radar Love" Its gonna make a lot more power...... Things can get ugly with a drivetrain failure and a torqueflite....(Dont ask me how I know) I think I could sleep better at night with a Pro Gear in that thing...... 
Curator at Adams County Speed Shop
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After all...Yours has only ran 7.79...Step away from the Crown Royal!! 