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Posted: **Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:36 am**

The gearing is best suited fro a 24-25" tire...

Posted: **Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:03 am**

So how much will the RPM's be affected on the freway by an extra .5"?
I'm leaning toward the 215/50/17's so I can match the brand of my front tires, otherwise I'd have to buy 4 new tires

Anyways thanks for your help again, and congratulations on all the business success

Posted: **Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:45 am**

*Installed height* can be varied by pressure>

I'm sure you'll be OK with the 50s.

Don

Posted: **Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:01 pm**

I work at a tire store, and I didn't even think of that before

On the other hand, I got my sizes mixed up and they do make a 215/45/17 in a Continental ContiExtremeContact, which is about 24.62" tall so....

Posted: **Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:56 am**

Go with the taller tire for the highway, then, when you want
*drag action*, lower the pressure to 12-15 lbs, reducing the
height for the *strip*!

Don

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 8:45 pm**

After months of wating and slow resto., I've almost completed my project. I've got the spec. b in place with the 2.4 mounted to it. Right now everything fits snug and I'm mocking up fuel and oil lines. Should be ready to fire up in a couple weeks.

Posted: **Fri May 26, 2006 10:42 pm**

As long as we are on the subject, would the option ”B” be able to turn 31” tires with a 1800cc? I am planning to install a 2270 or 2056 latter but need something to get me from point “A” to point “B” in the mean time.

Also, is a Kafer brace enough for a 2270 and/or 2056?

Posted: **Fri May 26, 2006 11:00 pm**

Good job!!!

The B trans is designed to be used wit 24.5- 26" tall tires, using a 31" tire would kill its effectiveness..

Posted: **Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:00 pm**

Today my brother and I started up the 'beast' and we are pleased with the results

I can't wait to be able to drive it in a couple weeks...all in due time

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:43 am**

Looks great man. What is it you have for the exhaust? What are your engine specs?

E

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:44 am**

Looks like a bus header with a spark arrestor.

Don

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:36 pm**

Ephry73 wrote:Looks great man. What is it you have for the exhaust? What are your engine specs?

E

Sixty3GL wrote:Cool, thanks again for the information. here is a pic. of the 2376 (44IDF, stock cam, stage 2 P/P, 44intake/ 38 exhaust) with original DTM, that will be hooked up to my new trans...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/ ... 0_0172.jpg

D is right, it is a bus header w/ a camco fab 9" muff. and it sounds bad ass

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:13 pm**

Ok, how did you get that displacement? Sounds interesting. The header looks the part too.

E

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:31 pm**

I believe it's 71x103...

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:33 am**

Looks great. I think the conversion for 71x103 comes out to 2366. Cool. I would love to get the actual specs of the enine. Did you shorten the headers?

E

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Spec 'B' trans