lew 94

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Originally Posted by lew 94

No mine is not a SSP, just a plain LX Coupe, but it is the only Lx Coupe in Augusta in a plain white wrapper.Mine has never been on a drag strip.It's been pampered most of its life, been ran but not abused.I have "rolled off" against a few cars on the street.But I have been very careful, hard to explain to the cops being a middle aged man.I have 245/50/16 tires and have worked out several ratios in OD for a good street gear.I have the wide ratio gear set in the AOD,with the looser converter, which helps a lot.My motor is stock except for a Cobra intake and 1.7 rockers and an off-road h pipe.Thanks for the input.
Later, Reese

IMO, I'd suggest going with 3.73:1 gears. That's a very good ratio, yet not too short (higher numeric value). Since these trannies have a good OD cog, the shorter gears are less of a problem than say in a more Classic Mustang.