to stroke or not to stroke?

ebigga
It comes to the same thing, when you think about it.
It doesnt matter if the engine sees a 3.09 low and a 3.55 rear, or a 3.55low and a 3.09rear. The rear axles are seeing a 10.97 torque multiplication. So if the engine is putting out 100 ftlbs. the axles are seeing 1097ftlbs, a b o u t.
The only time(stick-car) that theres no multiplication going on is in Direct.And thats why, AT THE TRACK, guys can say hp is king, cause in direct,Its all motor, no help from the box. And to hit a certain mph, at a certain rpm, the diff is a default ratio.
But ON THE STREET, its all about torque and gears, cuz you're never at any optimum speed or rpm, unless you're idea of 28mph at 4400rpm is cruising(1st gear/4.1s).That would be ready to pull the trigger, but there would be no takers.Your screaming pipes gave you away 2 blocks back.
For me the perfect gears are 4.3rear and 1.92-2nd. That puts me at 28mph/2975rpm. If I stick it in OD, thats2300. Sleepy 2300.When its go-time, I just flick the button, and stomp on it.Kapow! Redline gets me 70 mph. With the GearVendor pulling the 4.3s down to 3.35, all is good!