https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/ CanadianRacingOnline.com Discussion Board en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:33:15 +0000 wpForo 60 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/mini-stock-gear-setup-for-sunset-speedway/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:29:58 +0000 I am a new driver this year aka (Rookie) coming to race a Sunset Speedway.

I have purchased a 93 Mustang, was raced last year at Barrie Raceway.
Rani Sequin Car # 3 Red Mustang.
Looking for some setup help before opening practise days.

Whats the right gear ratio for sunset?
The car presently has 345 rear end , standard Tran. What Gear should I have?
I was told you run the races in in second gear?
What should my max rpms be at the end of the front and back straights?
Also what tire Psi should I start with as a baseline.

Can't wait to get on track!!!


]]> Driveline Steviebird31 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/mini-stock-gear-setup-for-sunset-speedway/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/cant-find-1st-gear-in-a-powerglide-help/ Sun, 29 May 2011 18:10:06 +0000
In my racetruck I have a Powerglide.  3.08 gears in the rear, supposed to run in 1st gear.

Went out for first race weekend and it basically felt like it was in the wrong gear.  I'd only get 4800 rpm or so at the end of the straight.

In terms of gearing, it feels like I'm stuck in 2nd.  And of course everyone's whizzing by me like I'm standing still.

The shifter definitely gets P-R-N-2-1.  On the very last restart of the Feature, I came out of turn 4 and put it to the floor and for a BRIEF moment, it suddenly came alive and kicked me in the ass, before dropping back down.  It FELT basically like a kickdown, from 2nd to 1st.  It just didn't last long.

The transmission made a weird high-pitched howling noise for the first few minutes the truck was driven around in the pits.  The sound eventually went away.

At no point did I feel anything you could describe as slippage, there were no other weird grinding noises or anything that felt out of the ordinary the rest of the night.  Fluid looks good.

This is my first time using a Powerglide in any vehicle.  It's used, previous owner said it would run, etc etc...

So my first two questions are:

1) Are there any Powerglides that were P-R-N-1-2?  I suppose it's possible it's had a shift kit put in it but I was told it was "stock."  If so, I'm an ass for simply not trying to put the shifter up one tick...

2) When the shifter is in 2nd, does a Powerglide act like a more modern automatic, starting in 1st and then moving up to 2nd?  Or does it start in 2nd gear.

Also, I removed and plugged the vacuum modulator, as I'd heard plenty of other circle track racers do.  Is this somehow involved?  I thought it only controlled when the transmission shifts from 1st to 2nd...

Any help appreciated!]]> Driveline tigeraid https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/cant-find-1st-gear-in-a-powerglide-help/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/metric-car-diff/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:15:40 +0000 Driveline larue https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/metric-car-diff/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/350-turbo-powerglide/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:12:42 +0000 Driveline larue https://canadianracingonline.com/community/driveline/350-turbo-powerglide/