Gear ratio help

[Ziegelsteinfaust]

I am putting my 69 Camaro back together, and have the opportunity to trade for what is believed to be a nicely built rear end tommorow afternoon.

The car has the Gulstrand mod, 17's, 68 Corvette rotors with C10 calipers, and a built reverse cooled LT1 383. It has AFR heads, Hydra rev kit, and a smog legal cam. I pulled it out of a wrecked Vette I got a sweetheart deal on. The paperwork from the builder said it made 465hp, and 475tq. Or at least the way I remember it, and the graph was on his wall for years. It is now gone. I am adding long tubes, and the carb intake. Which should add a bit to those numbers.

The trans is a T700r4 with a non lock up 2500rpm converter, but I may go 2300. Haven't decided yet.

My original plans was a 3.55 rear end, but the one I may trade for is a 4.11. The higher rpm won't bug me as it will be just a weekend car, and toy to go to various speed events. Rather drag racing or track time for fun.



So are 4.11's a bit steep with a torquey 383, and 3.55's should be better. Like when coming out of a hard corner, and you give it the gas.