Have a 79 Malibu. 355 that made 418 hp at 5400, TH350, 2800 RPM Hughes converter, 3.42 was my selection for gear ratio. Car drives very nice highway and street. Had 4.10 and 3.73 both good too but I really like this current setup for a good all around driver no complaints. I like G-Body's a lot and have owned several Chevelles, Camaros, Corvette, Short Box pickups, and a earlier El Camino. So 3.42's are nice it all depends what you want that is up to you, have fun it's all good.
355 w/ 700R4 trans, 3.50 gears with posi, mild cam, aluminum heads, Doug’s long tube headers, that’s what I’m running with my 63 Nova SS. RPM’s right at 2000 cruising on the highway
That is a great car to start with. My 1972 Chevy Chevelle had a built 400 .060 over with 456 gears. STOP light to stop light pulled the wheels off the ground. There is a bunch to start with turbo 400 trans is perfect. good luck. Neal
That's one heck of a trade! I'd go for it! My dream car is the 66-67 nova. I'm running 411 gear in my 86 c10 with the same tire size but with 3k stall running around 3k at 55/60
His #'s dont add up, your #'s add up. I have a 69 nova 4.11 gears 3500 stall, and 350/th350, with 26 inch tires and ir runs 2800 at 50, 3k at 55, I'm guessing he has 3.55 in the regal, OR, Or it has a lock-up converter. it would feel like it shifted in a 4th gear, and the rpm would drop... otherwise with 4.11's he should be running 3700 at 70.
Why would you want a solid roller cam? Can get some some nice profiles with a hydraulic roller and then no need for periodic adjustments. I also recommend a Holley Sniper EFI with timing control instead of experimenting with different carbs. Can really dial in with that setup and no chance of over-carburation. Can't go wrong with a 355, or better yet, stroker 383.
Because horsepower! While you can get some decent hydraulic stuff it doesn't compare to the power you make with a solid roller. And I'm a builder/tuner. And as far as a carb goes I'm old school. We dyno our engines so there's no guess work. One of these days I may try out that sniper system.
If you get a 200r4 or 700r4 trans overdrive is 0.67 meaning it'll turn your now 4.11s to more like 2.85s in overdrive , cruising on the highway 1800rpm at 75-80mph
I had 4.10s with a built 700r4 with a 3000rpm lockup stall converter with a 28 inch tall rear tire on a 1984 Monte Carlo SS at 80mph with it in 4th gear and the stall converter locked up your at 2800-2900rpm same setup with 3.73s is 2400rpm at 80mph
I was going to go with a 4l80e in my 94 Sonoma but opted for a turbo 400 with 3500 stall and 9"/ 3.55 gears. Any club ride or out of the city drive is usually 50-60 speed limit within 50 miles one way and I like to listen to my solid roller talk to me while driving anyway. I run a solid roller, QFT 950 BD and big 17* heads on the street and it's totally streetable. N/A of course. 🙃
@@superiorracingchannel3368 The truck is corporate white, very clean factory original per say lol, 260/266@.050......679/669 BBC cam jounal, 399ci. little M......641 hp@6400 and 570 ft lb.@5700 on 89 pump gas. Engine was built with Ross custom nitrous pistons so who knows in the future. I retire in a year or 2 and this will be prime toy......
@@superiorracingchannel3368 My friend built the whole package for himself and sold it to me not assembled except engine was assembled and dynoed before hand and sold me everything for 11,000.00 after he got bored with the project. Other items include MSD 7AL-3, Qwick 35 spline 9", Complete Caltracs setup, Nx system, 2" primary Hedman fenderwall headers and just about any part you could think of. Not a chance I could have afforded it without my friends help. Every part was new and in the boxes.
The stock 1985 Olds 442 with factory 3.73 and overdrive trans seemed to be perfect for the street. With just a TH350 I wouldn't go bigger than a 3.23 for a street car. That 4.11 is a gas eater and causes unnecessary wear for highway cruising. It takes a very large duration cam to require that gear and then street manners would suck. On the other hand, for drag racing, the goal is to have a ratio that would put engine in peak HP as you cross the line.
I have a 96 thunderbird 4.6L v8. Put a blower, cams, ect ect and 4.10 gears. The gears are great around the city. Crappy for highway use, and can’t get the proper speedo gear for the odometer. I’m changing to a 3.73 or 3.55 gear in the spring.
put 200cc heads on it milled down to 58cc flat tops and put a low 240's duration @ .050 lift for the street and a single plane and a 750 street Q no choke and a 3500 stall and afr 195 heads with upgraded springs. it'll make 500 most likely and go good with those 4.11's i have a 8.8 for my fox and it came with 4.10's in it. ima need an AOD but its gonna be a 4500.00 endeavor...
It depends on what you think is streetable for me with a turbo 350 l wouldn't want more than 3.42 gearing driving 75mph on the highway should be around 3500rpm with 3.73s will be around 3500rpm at 65mph and 4.10s would be around 3500rpm at 55mph l know for a fact that if you ran 4.10s with a 700r4 transmission with a lockup stall converter you can go 80mph at 2800-2900rpm l don't think you'll like extended 70+mph runs on the highway even with 3.42 gears and a turbo 350 transmission but if staying 60mph or under it would be ok 3.73 gears and a 700r4 would be your best bet for all around performance putting you at 2400rpm at 80mph and you'll have a much lower 1st and 2nd transmission gear ratio making it much more snappy 0-60 or from a dead stop it will get better gas mileage and much less wear and tear on the engine if keeping it 2500rpm or lower for long periods of time a 700r4 with a lockup converter will drop your rpm down about 900 -1000rpm at any speed over 55mph using the same rear gear ratio vs a non lockup turbo 350 transmission
I got a mildly built nitrous 5.3 in s10 with a th400 3200 stall and 8.8 I got 3.73 gears I run 60 to 65 around 3k ..thinking about goin to 4.10.s.only reason I haven't I I drive truck alot on street ill probably do it anyway
30 over 40 over 60 over really doesn't make any more power I'd keep the g body and put a 5.3 with a 700r4 so you get the overdrive and the lower first gear it will really scoot w that 411 gear and with the 5.3 even if you carb it which I would do it's a good platform to build off of
It does ever so slightly. We make 1.5hp/ci on these builds so you're talking 7.5-16.5hp gain. The main reason for the bore is to get the ridge out of the cylinder walls for the rings to seal up. It definitely needs overdrive though!
Yes this is why we bore is to clean up and round up the cylinders and if there happened to be a ridge but I've not seen a ridge of any significant size in a while the days of using a ridge reamer to get the pistons out is long gone I believe idk what they changed but it was for the better apparently so if you went from say a stock 350 Chevy 4 inch bore and took ea one 30 over now it's a 355 with a good crosshatch and round cylinders it will of course as long as the rings seat right which it should unless some idiot doesn't care and just destroys it not letting the rings seat it will smoke like a train and never make a decent power number and be basically junk till it gets taken apart re ringed re honesd and reinstalled and repaired what ever it was that didn't allow the rings to seat too big a carb is a main culprit oh I have a brand new 350 here let's stick my buddies 950 Holley on it that will make it go fast and then take it out and just keep it to the floor all over the place before long those cylinders are washed out from the big ol POS Holley on it that's too big for any small block ever and it was jetted for his uncle's big block pulling truck motor that runs at wot 90 percent of the time not a very good way to break that engine in it also will get fuel in the oil and if it was run that way for a decent amount of time that brand new engine would be totally junk w spun bearing issues at and all
I have a 1983 Olds cut sbc 415 afr head 350 transmission 3200 converter 3.73s 28 inch tire I get 3200 ram at 65 mph mostly u have 3.73 gears as well I also have 3inch x pipe Flowmaster exhaust car sounds goood... you can check it out on my channel... ur car is niceeee
@@superiorracingchannel3368 it is overdrive slash gear splitter u have 3 speed add gear vendor and it will be like a close ratio six speed. 1st 1st over 2nd 2nd over 3rd 3rd over. Lots of guys use them for drag week. Also we're used in motorhomes.
Jack the car up and rotate the rear tire “1” full revolution. Count how many times the drive shaft spins to the one tire rotation. For example, if you rotate the tire “1” time and the drive shaft spins 3 3/4 that would be “3.73” gear ratio. So on and so on…
Damn sure wouldn’t put any old sbc back in it. If your going to street drive it LS swap or LT with a 373 gear 4L60 or 6L80e it would fly down the highway
The lt is similar to the gen 1 and gen 2 engines. We make good horsepower out of these old sbcs. Check out some of my other videos of those old sbc engines. It may change your mind.
@@superiorracingchannel3368 I have been around for awhile and I put some change💰 into a sbc before.I end up LT swap (genV) and there no way I’d ever go back to a sbc. unless I was showing my son how to build a motor. And that’s with all due respect. Yes some can build them to make great power but it wasn’t cheap and you’ll always have those old school problems… my swap has never leaked a drop of oil and has never not started and with only a cam it makes 400rwhp easy. I’m talking about a L83 too (5.3) it is expensive and higher then LS (parts) but the things are a beast out of the box… sbc really doesn’t compare to the newer technology. I had a sbc set up that’s pretty much the same as my swap but the sbc had Blueprint engine aluminum heads. I could make probably a 50 to 75 hp more if I put heads on this genV but I don’t feel the need.
My family and I own a Performance shop for the past 60 years. And I wasn't a believer in these ls engines at first but they are a nicer design. They're reliable and make good power. Light ring packs, 15° valve angle, 6 bolt main with extended skirts. They're really a good engine
@@superiorracingchannel3368 yea I had the same thoughts until I got one myself… I had a 100 shot on that 355 sbc I had and my new set up blows in out the water…. If you get time check out my set up on my channel…
Putting to much gear in a car without a lockup converter or overdrive and planning on running over 65-70mph for extended periods of time will make the ride very un enjoyable
@@stevestanil this is a good street setup with a camshaft of under 230 duration it will be drivable and give you really good acceleration from a dead stop and keep rpm at a livable 2800-2900rpm at 80mph and 2500rpm at 75mph if the stall converter has a lockup and can still be daily driven you would lose a little acceleration with 3.73s but it lowers the rpm at 80mph to 2400rpm if most of your driving is 70mph or under 4.10s with the setup you mentioned is perfect l had this setup with 4.10 gears and a 700r4 transmission with a 3000rpm lockup stall converter and it would do 75mph all day at 2500-2600rpm
I'm 59 years old have been around cars since 16 years old running any engine over 2800rpm for extended periods of time will burn gas like crazy and eventually take its toll on the engine if running over this rpm for extended periods of time often 2300-2600rpm is much more laid back and better than turning 3000-3500+rpm on any trip on the highway over a half hour because if running 3000-3500+rpm for 2 to 4 hours will rattle your brain and you'll be stopping for gas at every gas station and wearing your engine out quickly my built 2011 Camaro SS with a built 6L80e automatic transmission with a 4200rpm lockup stall converter with stock 3 27 gears runs 80mph with transmission in lockup in 6th gear at 2100rpm effortlessly and runs 7.22 at 96mph in the eighth mile with 1.65 60 foot times car weighs 3920 pounds with me in it has full interior and AC and does 123mph in 3rd gear at 6600rpm and has run 11.28 at 122.7 in the quarter mile and these are on the motor times
@@superiorracingchannel3368 it's your car do what you want l had a 1984 Monte Carlo SS from new until 2021 37 years and 11 months it had many smallblocks original 305 350 383 and a built LS2 with LS3 heads it had a turbo 350 with a 3000rpm stall converter with 4.10 gears then a 700r4 with 4.10 gears had a 1986 Buick GN 8.5 rearend now have a 2011 Camaro SS with a new GM performance LS3 495 crate engine with CNC ported and milled LS3 heads a built L680e transmission with a 4200rpm lockup stall converter and 3.27 gears gearing all depends on transmission being used at 80mph with 4.10 gears and a turbo 350 is 3700rpm with a 700r4 transmission with a lockup stall converter your at 2800-2900rpm at 80mph my Camaro with a 6L80E transmission a 4200rpm lockup stall converter with 3 27 gears is at 2100-2200rpm at 80mph and is 3 tenths of a second faster than the built LS2 was in the Monte Carlo SS and the Camaro is over 500+ pounds more than the Monte Carlo SS was if you want your engine to last if running for extended periods of time running 2500rpm or slightly under it will last much longer than if running 3500+rpm for extended periods run cooler and get much better gas mileage
@@superiorracingchannel3368 had it almost 38 years it was blue on blue it was mint had lot's of good times in it it ran 7.50 in the eighth and 11.40s in the quarter on the motor didn't hook as good as the 2011 Camaro does
Those 4l60e's just don't hold up. I do have a good 700r4 that was in my trans am. It held up to 534hp. I really don't do much highway driving but would be nice to have 1 more gear
@@superiorracingchannel3368 actually a 4L60E is the same trans as a 700R4 except for the electronics same gearing 3.06 first gear ratio and 0.70 overdrive ratio
Have a 79 Malibu. 355 that made 418 hp at 5400, TH350, 2800 RPM Hughes converter, 3.42 was my selection for gear ratio. Car drives very nice highway and street. Had 4.10 and 3.73 both good too but I really like this current setup for a good all around driver no complaints. I like G-Body's a lot and have owned several Chevelles, Camaros, Corvette, Short Box pickups, and a earlier El Camino. So 3.42's are nice it all depends what you want that is up to you, have fun it's all good.
355 w/ 700R4 trans, 3.50 gears with posi, mild cam, aluminum heads, Doug’s long tube headers, that’s what I’m running with my 63 Nova SS. RPM’s right at 2000 cruising on the highway
That is a great car to start with. My 1972 Chevy Chevelle had a built 400 .060 over with 456 gears. STOP light to stop light pulled the wheels off the ground. There is a bunch to start with turbo 400 trans is perfect. good luck. Neal
That would be a good little setup to play with 👍
That car is so cool!! Reminds me of the Cutlass Supreme my dad had except someone had put one of those boomerang limo antennas on the back.
That's one heck of a trade! I'd go for it! My dream car is the 66-67 nova. I'm running 411 gear in my 86 c10 with the same tire size but with 3k stall running around 3k at 55/60
I love those novas! This car definitely needs a convertor 👌
His #'s dont add up, your #'s add up. I have a 69 nova 4.11 gears 3500 stall, and 350/th350, with 26 inch tires and ir runs 2800 at 50, 3k at 55, I'm guessing he has 3.55 in the regal, OR, Or it has a lock-up converter. it would feel like it shifted in a 4th gear, and the rpm would drop... otherwise with 4.11's he should be running 3700 at 70.
I got an 87 Monte Carlo. 400 sbc. Th400 Trans 4.11 rear gear. Great street car
Hell yeah. Be a fun car to drive 👌
Idk but GM were geniuses for making the standard ratio 3.91 in the OBS chevy c1500 axles, I grabbed a few and put em in my bel air for gasser racing
Hell yeah. Smart move 👌
Very Cool G-Body and love those!
Thank you 💯
Why would you want a solid roller cam? Can get some some nice profiles with a hydraulic roller and then no need for periodic adjustments. I also recommend a Holley Sniper EFI with timing control instead of experimenting with different carbs. Can really dial in with that setup and no chance of over-carburation. Can't go wrong with a 355, or better yet, stroker 383.
Because horsepower! While you can get some decent hydraulic stuff it doesn't compare to the power you make with a solid roller. And I'm a builder/tuner. And as far as a carb goes I'm old school. We dyno our engines so there's no guess work. One of these days I may try out that sniper system.
If you get a 200r4 or 700r4 trans overdrive is 0.67 meaning it'll turn your now 4.11s to more like 2.85s in overdrive , cruising on the highway 1800rpm at 75-80mph
Not with 4.11s
@@charliehustle8885 0.67×4.11= figure it out simple math ,
Spd 80mph x 0.67overdrive × 4.11 × 336 ÷ 26" tire diameter = RPM AT HIGHWAY CRUISE
CHUCKY
I had 4.10s with a built 700r4 with a 3000rpm lockup stall converter with a 28 inch tall rear tire on a 1984 Monte Carlo SS at 80mph with it in 4th gear and the stall converter locked up your at 2800-2900rpm same setup with 3.73s is 2400rpm at 80mph
I have a 87’ Dodge Ram D150 original owner with 41,000 miles
340 small block
I was going to go with a 4l80e in my 94 Sonoma but opted for a turbo 400 with 3500 stall and 9"/ 3.55 gears. Any club ride or out of the city drive is usually 50-60 speed limit within 50 miles one way and I like to listen to my solid roller talk to me while driving anyway. I run a solid roller, QFT 950 BD and big 17* heads on the street and it's totally streetable. N/A of course. 🙃
That sounds like a good setup to me 👌 ...I bet it's a fun little truck to drive
@@superiorracingchannel3368 The truck is corporate white, very clean factory original per say lol, 260/266@.050......679/669 BBC cam jounal, 399ci. little M......641 hp@6400 and 570 ft lb.@5700 on 89 pump gas. Engine was built with Ross custom nitrous pistons so who knows in the future. I retire in a year or 2 and this will be prime toy......
@@heshtesh that's a badass little engine!
@@superiorracingchannel3368 My friend built the whole package for himself and sold it to me not assembled except engine was assembled and dynoed before hand and sold me everything for 11,000.00 after he got bored with the project. Other items include MSD 7AL-3, Qwick 35 spline 9", Complete Caltracs setup, Nx system, 2" primary Hedman fenderwall headers and just about any part you could think of. Not a chance I could have afforded it without my friends help. Every part was new and in the boxes.
@@heshtesh that sounds like a good deal for sure. Why did he tear the engine down after dyno?
I had ever gear you can think of on a g body and trust me 3:73 for the street all the way!
Haha trial by error
Even a 3:90 ?
@@1FastKarNascar 4:30.1 For drag racing,
The stock 1985 Olds 442 with factory 3.73 and overdrive trans seemed to be perfect for the street. With just a TH350 I wouldn't go bigger than a 3.23 for a street car. That 4.11 is a gas eater and causes unnecessary wear for highway cruising. It takes a very large duration cam to require that gear and then street manners would suck. On the other hand, for drag racing, the goal is to have a ratio that would put engine in peak HP as you cross the line.
3:73 is good af for 2 shifts in a 1/4 mile i be getting 3 shifts
Put that 383 stroker get like 400 horsepower to the wheel depending on the internals you put in it
My el co has 390s. I got a overdrive trans though. Cruises on the highway at 2500 rpm going 65
Thats not bad at all
I have a 96 thunderbird 4.6L v8. Put a blower, cams, ect ect and 4.10 gears. The gears are great around the city. Crappy for highway use, and can’t get the proper speedo gear for the odometer. I’m changing to a 3.73 or 3.55 gear in the spring.
Sounds like a fun ride to me
2.5 or 3
Inch pipes magnaflows
Keep the g body . Better front end. Having owned a dozen early Nova's.
The gbody makes a better daily.
Put an overdrive transmission in it.
They do have a good looking front end. This car gets so many looks. I may just keep it
I’d do a simple big block 454/turbo 400 combo.. tons of torque..
Best answer yet! 👍
I have a79 elcamino with 411 posi a 2800 stall I cruise down the street just fine I enjoy it
What kind of rpm at 70mph though?
What’s the backspacing on rear wheels I have a 9” rearend but 8” wheels and want 10”
They're either 5 or 5.5" bs
373 gears and I'll bore that 350 to a stroker you can go with a 383 385 or 388 I like that regal you have
put 200cc heads on it milled down to 58cc flat tops and put a low 240's duration @ .050 lift for the street and a single plane and a 750 street Q no choke and a 3500 stall and afr 195 heads with upgraded springs. it'll make 500 most likely and go good with those 4.11's
i have a 8.8 for my fox and it came with 4.10's in it.
ima need an AOD but its gonna be a 4500.00 endeavor...
You're exactly on point with what I'd do 👍I definitely need overdrive in this thing lol
It depends on what you think is streetable for me with a turbo 350 l wouldn't want more than 3.42 gearing driving 75mph on the highway should be around 3500rpm with 3.73s will be around 3500rpm at 65mph and 4.10s would be around 3500rpm at 55mph l know for a fact that if you ran 4.10s with a 700r4 transmission with a lockup stall converter you can go 80mph at 2800-2900rpm l don't think you'll like extended 70+mph runs on the highway even with 3.42 gears and a turbo 350 transmission but if staying 60mph or under it would be ok 3.73 gears and a 700r4 would be your best bet for all around performance putting you at 2400rpm at 80mph and you'll have a much lower 1st and 2nd transmission gear ratio making it much more snappy 0-60 or from a dead stop it will get better gas mileage and much less wear and tear on the engine if keeping it 2500rpm or lower for long periods of time a 700r4 with a lockup converter will drop your rpm down about 900 -1000rpm at any speed over 55mph using the same rear gear ratio vs a non lockup turbo 350 transmission
I got a mildly built nitrous 5.3 in s10 with a th400 3200 stall and 8.8 I got 3.73 gears I run 60 to 65 around 3k ..thinking about goin to 4.10.s.only reason I haven't I I drive truck alot on street ill probably do it anyway
If you run a 28" tall tire now and drop to a 26" tall tire you would have a 4.02 gear from a 3.73. That would be a good happy medium
@@superiorracingchannel3368 yea thier 28.s well thier 275 60 15 radials same size really I may try a 26 slick out thanks man
@@Cheap0 26" slick or 275/50 which would be the same size. Let me know what you end up doing and how much it changes your rpms
@@superiorracingchannel3368 ok I will
30 over 40 over 60 over really doesn't make any more power I'd keep the g body and put a 5.3 with a 700r4 so you get the overdrive and the lower first gear it will really scoot w that 411 gear and with the 5.3 even if you carb it which I would do it's a good platform to build off of
It does ever so slightly. We make 1.5hp/ci on these builds so you're talking 7.5-16.5hp gain. The main reason for the bore is to get the ridge out of the cylinder walls for the rings to seal up. It definitely needs overdrive though!
Yes this is why we bore is to clean up and round up the cylinders and if there happened to be a ridge but I've not seen a ridge of any significant size in a while the days of using a ridge reamer to get the pistons out is long gone I believe idk what they changed but it was for the better apparently so if you went from say a stock 350 Chevy 4 inch bore and took ea one 30 over now it's a 355 with a good crosshatch and round cylinders it will of course as long as the rings seat right which it should unless some idiot doesn't care and just destroys it not letting the rings seat it will smoke like a train and never make a decent power number and be basically junk till it gets taken apart re ringed re honesd and reinstalled and repaired what ever it was that didn't allow the rings to seat too big a carb is a main culprit oh I have a brand new 350 here let's stick my buddies 950 Holley on it that will make it go fast and then take it out and just keep it to the floor all over the place before long those cylinders are washed out from the big ol POS Holley on it that's too big for any small block ever and it was jetted for his uncle's big block pulling truck motor that runs at wot 90 percent of the time not a very good way to break that engine in it also will get fuel in the oil and if it was run that way for a decent amount of time that brand new engine would be totally junk w spun bearing issues at and all
Depends on head flow typically larger bore flow more so there is power there
Had 373 in my monte ss . But guy before me did th350 . It sucked . Taching out just driving to the convenience store. No fun if driving on street.
Not unless you're racing from street light to street light
I have a 1983 Olds cut sbc 415 afr head 350 transmission 3200 converter 3.73s 28 inch tire I get 3200 ram at 65 mph mostly u have 3.73 gears as well I also have 3inch x pipe Flowmaster exhaust car sounds goood... you can check it out on my channel... ur car is niceeee
How about a 355 ci with 6in rod
You could. The rod length doesn't change anything but you could throw a stroker crank in it with a 6" rod, 3.750 stroke, .030 over 383
4.11 is way too steep especially if you wanna run 70 on fwy. My fave would be 3.42 but I'm currently running 3.73 can't wait to get gear vendor on it.
If I change transmissions I'll be okay though. I just need another gear
@@superiorracingchannel3368 keep your trans and add a gear vendor they are supposed to be bestbway to get overdrive. Not cheap tho
@@cfmechanic I've never even heard of it
@@superiorracingchannel3368 it is overdrive slash gear splitter u have 3 speed add gear vendor and it will be like a close ratio six speed. 1st 1st over 2nd 2nd over 3rd 3rd over. Lots of guys use them for drag week. Also we're used in motorhomes.
@@cfmechanic very cool. I'll have to look into them now
Jack the car up and rotate the rear tire “1” full revolution. Count how many times the drive shaft spins to the one tire rotation. For example, if you rotate the tire “1” time and the drive shaft spins 3 3/4 that would be “3.73” gear ratio. So on and so on…
Correct. But I already know what gear ratio it has 👍
@@superiorracingchannel3368 oh ok 👍
Nope. I run a 4:30 and face plated T-56 manual trans…. Works great
Are you willing to sell it, if so then how much would you want for it?
Everything is for sale. $12,500. If I paint it $16,500. Everything on the bottom of the car has been replaced. Cold ac. You could drive it anywhere
Ls3 or ls2 would go nice in there
LS7 would be more fun though ;)
My Tundra has 4.30's. No worries on the 4.11's. You'll enjoy it & use that motor for what it's made to do.
Your tundra probably has a 5 or 6 speed transmission. I at least need overdrive and I think the 4.11 will be just right
I got 355 in minds no heads or nun with a 850 brawler 1kit
Damn sure wouldn’t put any old sbc back in it. If your going to street drive it LS swap or LT with a 373 gear 4L60 or 6L80e it would fly down the highway
The lt is similar to the gen 1 and gen 2 engines. We make good horsepower out of these old sbcs. Check out some of my other videos of those old sbc engines. It may change your mind.
@@superiorracingchannel3368 I have been around for awhile and I put some change💰 into a sbc before.I end up LT swap (genV) and there no way I’d ever go back to a sbc. unless I was showing my son how to build a motor. And that’s with all due respect. Yes some can build them to make great power but it wasn’t cheap and you’ll always have those old school problems… my swap has never leaked a drop of oil and has never not started and with only a cam it makes 400rwhp easy. I’m talking about a L83 too (5.3) it is expensive and higher then LS (parts) but the things are a beast out of the box… sbc really doesn’t compare to the newer technology. I had a sbc set up that’s pretty much the same as my swap but the sbc had Blueprint engine aluminum heads. I could make probably a 50 to 75 hp more if I put heads on this genV but I don’t feel the need.
My family and I own a Performance shop for the past 60 years. And I wasn't a believer in these ls engines at first but they are a nicer design. They're reliable and make good power. Light ring packs, 15° valve angle, 6 bolt main with extended skirts. They're really a good engine
@@superiorracingchannel3368 yea I had the same thoughts until I got one myself… I had a 100 shot on that 355 sbc I had and my new set up blows in out the water…. If you get time check out my set up on my channel…
Putting to much gear in a car without a lockup converter or overdrive and planning on running over 65-70mph for extended periods of time will make the ride very un enjoyable
Don't get rid of it
I'm going to try and keep a hold of it if I can. It's a joy to drive and definitely turns heads. But everything has a price
Mines a 383 stroker motor aluminum heads with a 7004r an a 4:10. 8n a half inch rear end its perfect for the street
Don't bore it stoke it
If it has a lockup stall converter your at 2800-2900rpm at 80mph with a 700r4 and 4.10 gears
My converter 2200 stall 7004r 4:10 gear best street strip combo ( at a matic transmission )
@@stevestanil this is a good street setup with a camshaft of under 230 duration it will be drivable and give you really good acceleration from a dead stop and keep rpm at a livable 2800-2900rpm at 80mph and 2500rpm at 75mph if the stall converter has a lockup and can still be daily driven you would lose a little acceleration with 3.73s but it lowers the rpm at 80mph to 2400rpm if most of your driving is 70mph or under 4.10s with the setup you mentioned is perfect l had this setup with 4.10 gears and a 700r4 transmission with a 3000rpm lockup stall converter and it would do 75mph all day at 2500-2600rpm
Last g body i had was a 79 regal with a 425 hp and 400 motor camed 7004r lock up with a gran national 4:10 it was all round awesome ✌
I'm 59 years old have been around cars since 16 years old running any engine over 2800rpm for extended periods of time will burn gas like crazy and eventually take its toll on the engine if running over this rpm for extended periods of time often 2300-2600rpm is much more laid back and better than turning 3000-3500+rpm on any trip on the highway over a half hour because if running 3000-3500+rpm for 2 to 4 hours will rattle your brain and you'll be stopping for gas at every gas station and wearing your engine out quickly my built 2011 Camaro SS with a built 6L80e automatic transmission with a 4200rpm lockup stall converter with stock 3 27 gears runs 80mph with transmission in lockup in 6th gear at 2100rpm effortlessly and runs 7.22 at 96mph in the eighth mile with 1.65 60 foot times car weighs 3920 pounds with me in it has full interior and AC and does 123mph in 3rd gear at 6600rpm and has run 11.28 at 122.7 in the quarter mile and these are on the motor times
You're not wrong!! I generally don't drive this car more than 30 miles at a time
@@superiorracingchannel3368 it's your car do what you want l had a 1984 Monte Carlo SS from new until 2021 37 years and 11 months it had many smallblocks original 305 350 383 and a built LS2 with LS3 heads it had a turbo 350 with a 3000rpm stall converter with 4.10 gears then a 700r4 with 4.10 gears had a 1986 Buick GN 8.5 rearend now have a 2011 Camaro SS with a new GM performance LS3 495 crate engine with CNC ported and milled LS3 heads a built L680e transmission with a 4200rpm lockup stall converter and 3.27 gears gearing all depends on transmission being used at 80mph with 4.10 gears and a turbo 350 is 3700rpm with a 700r4 transmission with a lockup stall converter your at 2800-2900rpm at 80mph my Camaro with a 6L80E transmission a 4200rpm lockup stall converter with 3 27 gears is at 2100-2200rpm at 80mph and is 3 tenths of a second faster than the built LS2 was in the Monte Carlo SS and the Camaro is over 500+ pounds more than the Monte Carlo SS was if you want your engine to last if running for extended periods of time running 2500rpm or slightly under it will last much longer than if running 3500+rpm for extended periods run cooler and get much better gas mileage
@@gloriamaletta8667 you should have kept that car!
@@superiorracingchannel3368 had it almost 38 years it was blue on blue it was mint had lot's of good times in it it ran 7.50 in the eighth and 11.40s in the quarter on the motor didn't hook as good as the 2011 Camaro does
383 with that 411 gear
Should be a good runner
Build a 383 stroker , and get a 4L60E TRANS AND 3.73 GEAR
Those 4l60e's just don't hold up. I do have a good 700r4 that was in my trans am. It held up to 534hp. I really don't do much highway driving but would be nice to have 1 more gear
@@superiorracingchannel3368 gearstar makes a stout 4L60E good for 600hp I think
@@superiorracingchannel3368 actually a 4L60E is the same trans as a 700R4 except for the electronics same gearing 3.06 first gear ratio and 0.70 overdrive ratio
You're right it is. I sell a lot of 4l60e transmissions. If you throw the right parts at one it would be alright. I prefer the th400s the most
@@rexgratteaux8655 4L80E is stronger.
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3.73 is the way to go . 411 geers you be doing about 40 45 mi an hour and you'll have cars on your ass constantly
Haha no kidding
If your engine doesn't make enough low end torque then it's not.
If it 10 bolt they 4 .10 not 4.11
If you have a TH350 trans there is no way you have 4:11 gears with the RPM ‘s your getting. I would bet you have 2:78, 3:08 tops.
Probably 3.73s
@@charliehustle8885 NOPE
I run my Th350 with 411 Gears fine
40 over for me because I see allot of 30 over
The nice thing about going .030 over is you can always rebuild it later in life when it needs it and go .040 then
Don't trade
I didn't trade 👍
Way too much without overdrive
Keep that car instead. Looks sinister compared to the other car.
I think the deal fell through. But you're right it does! It definitely turns heads
Regal was by far the ugliest g body. The early g body cutlass and Monte's weren't too bad looking. Turn the rest into beer cans.
Your crazy! Lol I have a grand national, best looking car in my opinion. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Go to 373 or 355 gear
A shitty let motor in a buick. I would go with a buick 455 or a turbo V6 buick.
A 455 would be alright