[1980 Malibu]

lol......I know this guy whos got a Nissan Altima Spec-V SE R.......its got a 2.5 in it lol.......took my 305 all the way......*grabs gun*he beat me pretty bad.....he said it runs stock 15's in the quarter.......and hes got a cold air on it so......and i run 16.7's currently with the 305......and i got a small cam, edelbrock 500.....Edelbrock aluminum intake.....305 heads....2.73 gears.......i dunno what the timing and crap is set at.......and i got in his car and its got hella torque lol.......I need to do something to the Malibu so that i will beat him lol.....

 

[NovaSS350]

Well its kind of obvious that he would beat you. With that engine rearend ratio and ET I think that my truck could take your car. You need to do quite a bit to match your car to his 'hella' torque.

 

[1980 Malibu]

I got a turbo 350......maybe 3.42's or 3.73's????

 

[NovaSS350]

Well what you have now are highway gears. I run 3.73's in my car and like them. Of course they will cut down on mileage and you'll have more engine noise. Don't call this hotroddin for nuthin.

PS will also throw of speedometer.

 

[1980 Malibu]

But with 3 gears and 3.73 gears with 245/60/R15's what do u think my MPH will be at like 3000

 

[arch]

1st Gear: 25mph
2nd Gear: 42mph
3rd Gear: 63mph

Those spec-V SERs arent slow. They arent to quick ethier. Close friend of mind has one, I smoke him all the time Put something together to smoke him! :thumbup:

 

[1980 Malibu]

Damn my 1st gear now goes to like 50ish lol........What kinda gears u think i have then in there now??? i allways thought 2.73's?

 

[Jake23]

Sounds like it's time for some gears and a posi, That'll make that car get off the line.

 

[arch]

Those numbers were for the gears at 3000rpm. Let me help a little more, so it can be easier for your selection.

mph in each gear at 3000rpm
Gears: 2.73 | 2.79 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.89 | 4.11 | 4.57
1st Gear: 35 || 34 | 33 ||| 31 || 29 || 27 ||| 24 ||| 23 || 21
2nd Gear: 57 || 56 | 55 ||| 52 || 48 || 45 ||| 40 ||| 38 || 34
3rd Gear: 87 || 85 | 84 ||| 79 || 73 || 68 ||| 61 ||| 58 || 52

 

[Ghetto Jet]

Your motor must be a little tired, my heavier caprice runs the same 1/4 time, 2.56 gears, all stock except for a hi flow cat that splits to two turbo mufflers.

I would do gears first.

 

[killerformula]

I think you probably have 2.73's if you're lucky in a stock malibu!

K

 

[1980 Malibu]

Well when i took the passanger side header off one time.....on one of the openings it wasent the same as the others......there was more like metal build upwards, never seen that before.......

 

[Robinson Robin]

Your motor must be a little tired, my heavier caprice runs the same 1/4 time, 2.56 gears, all stock except for a hi flow cat that splits to two turbo mufflers.

I would do gears first.

Some how I have a hard time believing that a caprice runs 16's with 2.56 gears and a 305.

 

[Ghetto Jet]

I've still got the time slip, and one picture of it going through the traps at 17.00. I got a runner I guess, but only high 16's shouldn't be hard to believe.

 

[penguinoitaliano]

tranny would help

But with 3 gears and 3.73 gears with 245/60/R15's what do u think my MPH will be at like 3000

If you r gonna put a 350 with a taller gear you should consider a 700R4 tranny so you can put a 411 and still have a very streetable car much the same as a turbo 350 with 3.73's or close. Then see what kinda kick in the pants you get.