second on that tranny upgrade replacement
dumpt that 200c for a 2004r or th350 with 6" tailshaft as soon as you can
the 2004r has a deeper nicer first gear ratio though so it may break the tires loose then
the 3/8 just doesnt have the torque output in stock form
the 305 engines did great for spinning the right rear tire off the wheel in stock form especialyl with the crappy 2.41 to 2.73 ratios in the cars like the 80s caprices etc in which ive owned billions of and they always smoke the right rear off
you either have really good pavement traction or the engine is just not strong enough int he bototm end lower rpm to do it
if it were my car i would opt for a different powertrain combo for it
like a 350 or 400 olds pontiac or chevy out of any 70s or 80s gm car
exhaust is the only real issue when doing this
yours should be the oldsmobile 231 3.8 and not the chevy 229 3.8
i ahve owned one of each and i preferred the 229 over the 231 it just ran stronger and was very reliable unlike the issues with trhe 231 such as failing oil pumps and so on
my 231 was in a 85 cutty 4 door i junked evne though it was absolutely mint condition but the oil pump siezed in it of course
the 229 was in an 84 impala and it was awesome drove it every day so smooth and reliable i miss it im stupid for selling it, i converted it from the computer controlled 2 jet and hei to 79 older non ESC carb and hei from an older 229(HEI) and olds engine(2 jet)
85 cutty 4 door:
84 impala from this:
to this:
this is just all my $.02 from my own experiences. hope any of it may help somehow
have fun
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