You could very well be right Lynn. Right now I’m pretty much going by the dyno results I posted earlier. I’m really holding off on ordering a cam until I get the short block put together and can figure out what my actual static compression ratio is going to be and then figure out some dynamic compression numbers.

I’m building this engine knowing it will either need a stick or a stall converter. If I keep the engine and put it in something it’s going to be 3000 pounds or under.

As far as transmissions and gearing I’m really leaning toward a T5 or the Chevy version of the new process 833 overdrive 4 speed. In the case of the 833 it uses a 3.09 fist gear and as a recall the WC T5s is around 2.95. Rear gear ratio will be around 3.73-4.10.

My 57 Plymouth is kind of the same situation, the cam I’m running in that really knocks out bottom end torque, but with the 3.09 low gear in the transmission and 4.10s in the rear end, around town street manners are really pretty good…..and the OD lets me run the highways with no problems.


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