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Originally Posted by RupertPupkin
From Kevin..
I like the 3.91’s too for a 1LE you want to be just violently fast up to 160-170mph. 3.91’s are fine because the 1LE transmission gear ratios in 1st and 2nd
are taller than the regular SS. It actually works out to the same as a regular SS with 3.45’s. BUT it will become obvious to you real quick once driving it that you want the two or three stages of boost control.
You WANT (any really fast car has) too much power availible at all times. Then you can adjust it back to be the exact right amount of power for any given condition/mph/traction situation.
All these things are totally different with an auto trans and a high stall. Or a regular SS. Or a ZL1. But with the details you gave and asked for, this is the way I would go. It’s not exactly how I would build a 1/2mile car and certainly not a mile car. Each car has to be looked at with it’s exact combination of parts and what the customer wants out of the car. For a 1LE with a 6L truck block, I would dial it in for the most violent 1100whp you can and then tweak all the little details to make it all work together perfectly. 1100whp is a good stopping point because it can be good and reliable and uses small enough turbos to have no lag. I’ve built this exact combo you are doing several times, and raced them and beat up on 1300awhp GT-R with $150k in mods and walked it.
I guess I’ll try out for now… different strokes for different folks.
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I completely forgot about the 1LE trans gear ratios! Good call on Kevin's part.
I hope you own a pickup. You're going to need it to carry you smile around after slapping on turbos.