tested the new glide

cool40 on March 27th 2010, 11:27 pm

went to t/t today to thrash the new glide.left of the brake at 3800,wheels up about a foot ,smooth pass.6800rpm was the sweet spot for shift and went 6800 at the lights Cool

.1.26 60"/5.81/117mph.not bad.BUT the c4 done the same,footbraken,last year.so much for the "magic"glide. Mad

richter69 on March 27th 2010, 11:37 pm

what specs on the converter?

cool40 on March 27th 2010, 11:43 pm

it's an 8" ptc.they said it was best they could do without goen 9.5".it works great,rpm drops about 1200 at shift and pulls hard all the way.i tried a 7000 shift and slowed to 5.83.plugs look good but i'm tinken more carb.

richter69 on March 27th 2010, 11:48 pm

8" seems a bit small, surprised it falls back that good. I bet you put some more power to it and it will boogie.

What converter did the c4 have? what does the car weight?

cool40 on March 27th 2010, 11:57 pm

it's been years but it weighed bout 2500#w/o me.the c4 had a 10" in it last that worked good footbraken but it would go to the bumper if i transbraked it.i was thinken it would mph more than 117 @ 6800 but it's gona have some "slip"i guess.i'm gona change some stuff now,i just wanted to see what the trans did first.

richter69 on March 28th 2010, 10:54 am

I have a 5500 converter than slips about 3.4%, at your weight the 60' is good, but looks like it lacks some hp.

You might be at the point where the c4/glide break even....if it didnt spin with the c/4 then the 2 speed may not help much. You put more power to it the glide will shine..............and I think there is some to get in the converter department.

what first gear ratio does the tranny have in it?

cool40 on March 28th 2010, 2:46 pm

1.80 low gear.i'm gona try more carb next.i've gota try something,this shit aint gona get it. Evil or Very Mad

dfree383 on March 28th 2010, 2:50 pm

How much gear and tire out back?

cool40 on March 28th 2010, 3:02 pm

4.86 gear/15x33 m/t's.it's a little lower on compression than i'd liked it to be,flat top's with A460's,but i still think i'm overlooking something.

richter69 on March 28th 2010, 3:07 pm

injected methanol will fix it.

what trap rpm and mph did you have again?

cool40 on March 28th 2010, 3:13 pm

richter69 wrote:injected methanol will fix it.

that's gona happen too! i'v got a ex514 intake or............a old tall ram that could use 2 terminators Smile

if i dont get some more out of it soon i'm gona down it and take the heads to Blake and see what can be done with it.117mph/6800rpm

richter69 on March 28th 2010, 4:30 pm

If the numbers you gave are right thats 15.94% which is terrible. An 8" converter has no place behind a BB Ford IMO.

cool40 on March 28th 2010, 4:57 pm

thats what i come up with too but i'v been told that 1/8 mile dont figure out like 1/4.

richter69 on March 28th 2010, 6:55 pm

if your getting it to 6800 in the 1/8th then it dont matter....sucker is too loose. Not the 1st time PTC missed a converter setup...ask Blake how many it took.

Nevs on March 28th 2010, 7:25 pm

We had an 8" Chance bolt together behind our 557" A460 head combo, had less than 5% slippage. 14% is not acceptable at all. Get the right converter and the 'glide will shine, just like Jon said. Personally, I'd loose the 4.86 gear as well, but that's me. We ran a 4.57 gear, worked for 1/8th and 1/4 just as well.

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