I dislike ABS so much,I ,personally,would never install it if I didn't have to; It's a whole lotta work for IMO a net loss.
I'd rather have 100% brakes and zero% steering. than 60/70% brakes and any % steering. I have never been in a situation where ABS woulda got me out of it, And I have been in a few where ABS was a diabolical nuisance to say the least. And the rest of the time it just extends my stopping distance.I know what the controls are for and how to use them. If my opinion changes, I'll let you know, but don't hold your breath,lol.
I think manufacturers should just put decent tires on cars, and I think the government should raise the drinking and the driving ages back up to 21 years of age; and the most important of all, I think Driver's licensing applicants should be put through a much more rigorous driver training course. I don't think it's fair that they should be unleashed into the world to pilot a 3500plus pounds vehicle, that at speeds over 30 mph is a flipping missile,with the minuscule training that they get, making it a crapshoot for the rest of us. If they were trained to the point where they wouldn't have to think about what to do, our streets and hiways would be a much safer place,IMO. And ABS would go the way of the Dodo.
I mean kids get 12 or 13 years of training in school, to learn what? They can't hardly add a string of numbers up manually, more than 2 digits long and two in the string, Lord help them in the real world. So they can't hardly function as humans, and yet a spin around the block, and they're legally issued a missile-operators permit. If nothing else, the car they are piloting should be blazingly obvious to everyone around them, so we can stay out of their way. I'm thinking a fluorescent yellow paint job, with a flashing neon sign on the roof that says "BOZO on board, Keep Klear", and a 10 ft fiberglass whip on the back bumper with a little pennant flag, that changes color and length, with the level of training the driver has achieved, so we can really see them coming....................... End rant.
I put a dummy fuse in mine. I leave the wifeys alone. Most women need all the help they can get, and most don't drive like we do,and if my wifey gets into an accident or rolls the daymn truck, I still gotta live with her afterwards, and if there is a light on,on the dash, at the time of the event, she's gonna find a way to blame me for her accident,I just know it,lol. And yes; I'm the one who gets misconduct tickets, but she's the one who destroys vehicles, I love her so much. When I want to get rid of a vehicle , I just loan it to her for a bit, then our insurance company buys it; I love her so much.
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Imo, 3.55s are kindof a teaser for this combo. With a typical 1750 TC, the graph shows a tic over 200 ftlbs available at WOT. Multiplied by the 2.74(hopefully) trans ratio and 3.55s, this comes to 1945ftlbs(corrects to 1730@24" tire) , which should be just enough to spin 27s. But 3.55s will only take you to 45.7mph@5800 (5%slip),at the top of first. On the shift, the Rs will drop to 3260, and there the power is down to 140ish hp, so it's all over.If you're ok with this, then enjoy 'em.
A 2800TC will allow some bigger tires, and make you quicker off the line, but the 3.55s will still kill acceleration at 45.7 mph
The right combo to hit 60,with that trans, is a 2.76rear,and 28s which will hit 60mph at 6100(5%slip). And the right TC is about a 3200, to launch at 226 ftlbs, and that should get you a corrected torque to the pavement of about 1465,just barely enough power to spin those 28s.
Just for arguments sake, there is no reasonable street gear to be used to optimize for 60 at the top of second gear(1.54). It comes to 4.88s with 27" tall tires) to hit 60@5680.....4.88s with .69od (A500)will be 3.37s at cruising,and; 65=2720@zero slip.
But man would it be quick!
I ran a teener with 4.88s; and .57od to hit 65=2128. Yeah that teener did zero to 60 reeeeeeeal good.
