Posted By: nutso suave
How To: Drivetrain/suspension set up for high 12s - 11/12/09 05:39 PM
i don't post in the race section because, frankly, i don't know much about it. i enjoy going to the races, and after this past year i am thinking i want to build my roadrunner into a street/stip car running in the high 12s. i lurk over here and see what amazing (to me) times people are wringing out of streetable/inexpensive combos. here is what i am working with:
1969 roadrunner, freshly rebuilt stock (i think) 440 with 906 heads, MSD ignition, edelbrock intake, holly 4bbl, AOD833 overdrive four speed transmission with new centerforce clutch, 8 3/4 rear end with 4:10 gears, older superstock springs, front and rear swaybars, subframe connectors, and a driveshaft loop.
the car currently has no interior, and i am waiting to install the interior until i get the car painted and bodywork done. this seems like a good time to make any modifications to the suspension/drivetrain, so what do you recommend?
do i need to swap out the AOD gears and CONVERT the 4 speed to the regular ratios?
what modifications (cal tracks, adjustable pinion snubber, etc.) should i make for optimum traction?
if the engine is making, say, 325 hp, what other easy/cheap modifications should i make to get the car to go faster?
what suspension tuning can i/should i do?
engine pic:
car pic:
i have some other pictures if there are any specific things i should post...i'll upload them. thanks.
1969 roadrunner, freshly rebuilt stock (i think) 440 with 906 heads, MSD ignition, edelbrock intake, holly 4bbl, AOD833 overdrive four speed transmission with new centerforce clutch, 8 3/4 rear end with 4:10 gears, older superstock springs, front and rear swaybars, subframe connectors, and a driveshaft loop.
the car currently has no interior, and i am waiting to install the interior until i get the car painted and bodywork done. this seems like a good time to make any modifications to the suspension/drivetrain, so what do you recommend?
do i need to swap out the AOD gears and CONVERT the 4 speed to the regular ratios?
what modifications (cal tracks, adjustable pinion snubber, etc.) should i make for optimum traction?
if the engine is making, say, 325 hp, what other easy/cheap modifications should i make to get the car to go faster?
what suspension tuning can i/should i do?
engine pic:
car pic:
i have some other pictures if there are any specific things i should post...i'll upload them. thanks.