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Old 01-02-2014, 11:05 AM
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so i currently have 12:1 gear box in my 66 El Camino, when i am autocrossing it on the turn arounds my arms are all crossed up so i made a call to Lee and they can change the 12:1 to a 9:1 but...they said it will be twitchy


anybody out there running with a 9:1?
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I've seen 9:1 boxes in Cup cars, but never in a street car. I would think it would be twitchy, to say the least.
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I'm running a Lee 12:1 box with a Momo 12.8" Montecarlo wheel and I'd agree with them. If it was a track only car 9:1 would be great but with the condition of modern day roads I think it would be annoying.

What diameter of wheel are you running?
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Old 01-03-2014, 11:21 AM
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I have a video of some of our crazy shuffle steering, one with me and one with mike miaer, driving fast is work you have to move your hands, if someone has told you other wise....their wrong



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yeah but you look more comfortable than Mike looked. Im sure you have a faster ratio than he does.
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