• "Metalwork" by othewras

    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 4 17:15:14 2024
    I dropped the axle from my '86 GMC pickup off at the shop yesterday .
    It's going in for "major surgery" ... The stock 2.73:1/standard
    differential gear set is being replaced with a set of 3.42's and a posi
    locker . I have apparently ventured a bit farther into the "high
    performance" realm than I meant to . Since I've got it tuned a bit
    better I've been having problems starting from a dead stop without the
    truck making screeching noises . I'm hoping the new stuff will improve
    that situation ...
    I'm also hoping the gas mileage improves . The motor build was
    optimized for 3.42 gears , I should be in a more efficient RPM band with
    the new gears . Which is also in the torque band , so my trans should
    have to shift gears less often .
    And as my neighbor told his wife when she asked what all this was for "better burnouts!" .
    --
    Snag
    Voting for Kamabla after Biden
    is like changing your shirt because
    you shit your pants .

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