Recent content by JIML82

When I was a student in college, a buddy bought a brand new 1964 GTO. It was a 4-speed, 4-barrel. Don't know about the rear end ratio. He had a plastic Jesus with a magnetic base on the dash. I can still remember, with 4 passengers in the car, he would launch and the plastic Jesus would end...

If you want to check to determine if you have a fast ratio gear here is the formula. With a cheap plastic protractor you can measure the actual sweep of the pitman shaft. Count the number of turns of the input shaft (full lock to full lock) and measure with your protractor the movement of the...

It seems that the fellow that was the keeper of the Tech Section over at the Chevelle.com website either quit or died several years ago. So I left a message as to who to contact to try and update my charts (which are about 10 years old). Haven't heard back as yet. Jim

Here is a link to an updated chart for the very fast Saginaw (12.7:1) ratio power gears. It is in Excel format. I will post in pdf format later. http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/?p=557 The 1994 and 1995 B-car Buick listing (with FE suspension) is the Buick Roadmaster. The Chevrolet B-car...