>From what I can get from the NASCAR folks is that the Ford 9" ain't the best
and it ain't the worst either. Big thing is to break it in properly.
Friction, apparently, is considerably reduced after proper break in. Good
used gearsets are therefore perfect for our type of racing.
Personally when it comes to rear ends I think we typically put way to much
emphasis on gear efficiency. Yes there is a difference, but it's only a few
HP at best. My own experience with a large style Quickchange, which some
consider to be the least efficient choice, is that having the proper gear
ratio is far more important than it's supposed inefficiency.
If we all did our home work I think we would find that transmission
inefficiency is the real big driveline HP robber.
John Beckett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: "Ken Bond" <kmb2@humboldt.edu>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: Ford 9" / posi / floating, etc.
> Years ago I called Doc Jeffries and spent some time visiting with him on
this
> very subject. His comment RE the 9 inch was that it ate up too much HP for
his
> tastes. He replaced the IRS in his Vette with a Chevy 10 Bolt which he
> considered more efficient - enough to overcome the advantage of endless
gears
> available for 9". Given Doc & Beachball's success with this car (now
> Moore-Stansbury) I am not in any position to argue his choice. The choice
of
> gear ratios available to you with the IRS is pretty slim - I have yet to
find a
> combination that works to my satisfaction. Joe has the answer: a
quick-change.
> Unfortunately SCTA wont let us use it in GT (I want to retain the option
of
> changing from GT to MS and back easily) What is the opinion of this
learned body
> on the merits of 9" vs 10 or 12 bolt in regards to energy loss?
> Ed
>
>
>
> John Beckett wrote:
>
> > Ken
> >
> > Why not run a spool??
> >
> > Are you talking about 3's for the 1st gear in the T-10?
> >
> > John Beckett
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ken Bond" <kmb2@humboldt.edu>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 6:35 PM
> > Subject: Ford 9" / posi / floating, etc.
> >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > We have decided to put a Ford 9" under the rear of the 85 Vette for
> > running
> > > in D/GT... I am not quite sure HOW yet, but we are committed to going
> > there.
> > >
> > > I have an option to buy EITHER a posi unit or a non-posi unit from a
guy
> > in
> > > Portland, OR that has a couple of both available (both are 28 spline).
I
> > > am assuming that I DEFINITELY WANT the POSI unit. Is there any reason
> > that
> > > logic is faulty?
> > >
> > > Should I be concerned about full / semi floating in this application?
> > >
> > > Also, since I expect to be running a T-10 trans, I am looking at a
couple
> > > of starting' gear ratio sets in the low 3's. Do they seem
reasonable.
> > >
> > > thanks as always
> > >
> > > KEN
> > >
> > >
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