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[KosmicKuda]

Get the early 4 speed with the 3.09 first and a minimum of 3.23 gears out back.

Also my motor isn’t stock but even when I had a stock 225 with a 1 barrel and with a four speed and 3.23 it would still chirp it.

When I first got my 64 Valiant with the rebuilt 225 on the road 10 yrs ago, I took it around the block. Leaving the first stop sign it spun the right rear tire. I wasn't trying to go fast it just happened accidentally. 3.23 rear with 3 speed manual (3.09 first) then.

Since then I swapped in a 1965 3.09 first gear 4 speed and it's still an issue. If there's any moisture on the road I have to be careful with the 195/70x14 radials as they'll break loose.

I always considered burnouts a juvenile thing as proven by my 8 yr old grandson asking me if I do donuts and burnouts in my Charger. I can do burnouts in my GF's Pentastar minivan but what does it prove? I still say show me the timeslips, burnouts are for kids.

I've had the Val down the strip many times in the last 10 yrs just for fun typically with the top down. We call them fun runs and here in Ohio it's always 1/4 mile tracks. No wussy 1/8 milers. I drove it to Clay City, KY for the slant races too

"Squirrel ***" cam, milled head, Carter BBS single and the biggest problem I have is getting off the line with the 4 speed and 3.23. If the revs are close to 2000 it just spins the right rear, my 60' goes to hell and I end up short shifting 2nd. In a V8 a 4-1/8" crank is usually a stroker. In a slant it's normal. Best times are made with a chirp at the start and shifting at 4000. The worst is paired with a loud car as I can't hear anything.

17.8 with a bad R/T. If I concentrate on the tree too much, I tend to spin so I focus on start RPM but I've had a 0.000.

 

[Ant]

To help reduce your issues you need to understand the dynamics of the the suspension. As you accelerate under load the twisting forces from the drivetrain will rotate the rear axle causing one side to go up and the other side down. The side that goes up is usually the right side and since downward force to the road is reduced on that side, the tire loses traction and you get a one wheel peel. By tuning the suspension this issue can be reduced. Removing the clamps at the rear end of the right rear leafspring pack and clamping the front of the leafspring to stiffen it's flex allows it to behave more like a swing arm and reducing some of the squat on the right side. Another result from this is less axle wrap which can also be reduced from a properly adjusted pinion snubber.