Just bought everything for 3.73 gears

famous bob said

I prefer to go to taller tires if possible to help these situations. also my hughs 3500 convertor seems awful loose, haven`t got to do any driving much w/ it yet tho. guessing from passed experience it`ll flash at least 4000-4200. have 28" rear drag radials on tit now, will go to a 29" eventually.-------505" 68 barracuda, 3;73 dana , 727 auto. ported alum. heads, fst 2.0 fuel I. ,

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What a converter flashes is dependent on quite a few things. One of which is anytime you put a 505" engine in front of any converter it's going to feel lose because of the massive torque a huge engine like that makes. My PTC 3500 flashes over 4000 with my torquey little 408 yet it doesn't feel lose when I cruise it. Remember also that converters are rated 2 ways. Brake stall and flash stall. Flash stall with a big cube block is almost always going to be quite a bit more than brake stall. Also remember this, taller tires weigh more so they'll cause the converter to work more, which equals more slippage and quite possibly more stall