can you make a high torque 292 go more then 55 down the freeway by changing the ****** only? or do ya get a 350 or better motor?
gear ratio is what affects this in your differential.. almost all ******s atr4 1:1 in final gear unless its an Overdrive. Put some taller gears in it and it will go faster. i have a 292 in my T and it will go north of 120 probably if i wanted it to.
kool, it is a 3 speed on the floor, im not that mechanially inclined so if my answers or questions are wierd lol but anyways so basically rebuild the ****** with higher gears is what your saying? im just not trying to pull the whole motor if its good right now i just want to ride it and the block seems real good and would hate to have to pull it right now if i dont have to. i eventually want to put a 350/350 and make it santa maria bound!!
I've got a friend with one in his 51/2? Chevy custom with a Carson top that will run with almost any V8 on the road at any distance. Changing the rear gear ratio to something more highway friendly would make quite a bit of difference.
ok now that makes more sence to me. i really like the motor its clean and i want to run it sooner then later other then just down to the liquor store lol. and i get the gears in the rear i just need to find like a 76 nova rear end to **** or something? or can i actually just buy new gears?
If you go 350/350 you will want to change the gear ration in the rear end anyhow so it isn't wasted money to do it now. Swapping to an overdrive trans would help but that is money spent on something that wouldn't be used after you did an engine and trans swap. Your truck has an 8 lug rear end under it now and a Nova rear is going to be a pain in the **** to install unless you have some good fabricating skills. Choice of rear ends also is dictated by what wheels you want to run when the truck is in it's final form.
Yes, I personally have cruised 70mph and topped out at 90mph in a 292 6-cyl powered 53 chevy. I'm ***uming it's in the truck it came in right now, so you will need to learn about rear gear ratios. I had a 3:47 rear gear in my car. Your could be anywhere from 3:70 to 4:11 depending on the package. Check out the link below. http://www.howstuffworks.com/gears.htm
TRUE TRUE!!!!! and your right i will need to do that and i dont want to spend unecessary funds right now so i definatly will choose this option!!!! right on man thank you now its time to shop!!! awesome info, thank you, so you suggest i look on the hunt for a 3:47 gear ratio?
What is your current bolt pattern? I never heard what the truck year and model was? You can search around for a complete axle that matches your dimensions and bolt pattern and has the correct ratio, or you can get a new ring and pinion with any ratio you want installed in your current axle at most 4x4 or offroad shops. I would look around and ask, but I'd guess parts and labor would be in the $500-$700 range depending on who does it.
Or, you could just as easily get rid of that boat anchor of a trans and get something with Five speeds that includes an overdrive and retain or improve you dig out of stoplights, keeps the engine in it's torque range at all time and shifts well too. That's a win, win, win... My personal preference with this is the Tremec TOK series trans, but it is expensive to do. Something like an NVT 3550 would take a bit more playing to install but would work well. A common T-5 in my opinion would be a bit light duty in this application.
I would say getting the new ring and pinion installed would be your best bet. I don't think many heavy duty trucks like yours would have ever come with a highway gear unless it was special ordered. Just tell the shop your looking at you want something for the highway between 3:25 to 3:50, whatever is available or cheaper. Like I said, offroad shops change gears all the time so it's no big deal to them.
The 292 doesn't need much help when you put in highway gears... unless he plans on towing something. They have lots of low end torque to get them going. My 292 got 16mpg with the 3:47 gears on the highway and spending all the extra money and time on new ****** would have cost way more than the savings in gas. Also, my 292 loved to do burnouts in that car.
lol very true!!!! and the t-5 was in my head just trying to get this guy on the road to haul my cruisers and save a few bucks for the winter to do any major work.
The C20 model is a heavy duty work horse. They geared it low so it can haul a heavy load with a trailer on behind to boot. Seriously, if you don't need a 3/4 ton truck for hauling heavy loads you would be better off to sell it or trade it on a half ton or a car. You can mess around with the rear axle gears etc. and get a little more speed but that won't help the hard ride, extra weight and general truck like behavior.
yea i know but its a good looking truck and will eventually be flipped into a more of a kustom, and most of all its complete and has the right price. and a car ive had numberous times over. i need something that will look kool when i put my kustom cruisers in the back. the someday to be installed airride will take care of the hard ride eventually lol
And the best thing is if you ever get bored with the 292 or it ****s out one day, you can put a 350 in it if you find the original V8 mounts from a 64-72 chevy. The transmission bellhousing pattern is the same on the 230-250-292 as it is on smallblocks
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