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Old 05-08-2016, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xb-60 View Post
My FIA replica will have a 2.92 diff ratio combined with a WR Toploader. That's like a five speed without a first gear, but I can't see any problems getting off the line with it.
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Glen
The camshaft will make a huge difference. Most folks want a lumpy camshaft. A few want a mild RV type cam. The bigger the cam, the harder it will be to get off the line. However, there's a reason why car manufacturers offered deeper gears (higher numerically) as performance options back in the day.

But report back after you've had some time behind the wheel. I have a 3.42 differential and it's perfect. Although I think Kirkham offers 3.54 as standard nowadays.
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