What gears are in my 8.75 rear end???

[Mr. Belvedere II]

Well there's ALWAYS more zip somewhere! Thinking $$$$

Well if you have a purpose built car like a drag car or something then sure you can set it up to optimize it etc etc

But a street car sure you are missing out on the perfect setup, hell its a steer car and well one day the optimum performance you need is 40-80mph roll trying to out accelerate an s500 Mercedes getting on the freeway... then the next day it's 0-60 trying to get in front of a line of cars cuz you missed your turn into sonic for a hot dog and the next turns are no u turn intersections. Then the next day your optimum performance you needed is stopping 60-0 in less than 100 feet cuz the guy 4 cars up was texting lol... well you get the idea.

I say keep your cam, gear, converter etc etc in the rpm range a street car is in most of the time and call it good.

There is a reason these companies are starting to sell generic packages like "top end kits"

This is so true, and I must say I like my setup A LOT. It's drivable on the street and has the seeds to really make a statement in any driving scenario I've encountered where I've needed to make a statement and my have my engine heard! And if the guy behind me a the light honks and aggravates me, I can create a cloud of smoke so thick everyone behind me has to sit and wonder what the hell just happened lol I love my top end set up, and just didn't know enough at the time of my build if I left any ponies on the table from the flywheel back cuz I really didn't change anything there! I thank all for the tips! And encourage more input! I need highway gears because I do most of my driving there and plan to continue to do so, as I drove to work yesterday I realized how much I like the gearing in my car and that anything lower would be pushing my revs up on the high end and I don't want that.

 

[dieseldazzle]

This is so true, and I must say I like my setup A LOT. It's drivable on the street and has the seeds to really make a statement in any driving scenario I've encountered where I've needed to make a statement and my have my engine heard! And if the guy behind me a the light honks and aggravates me, I can create a cloud of smoke so thick everyone behind me has to sit and wonder what the hell just happened lol I love my top end set up, and just didn't know enough at the time of my build if I left any ponies on the table from the flywheel back cuz I really didn't change anything there! I thank all for the tips! And encourage more input! I need highway gears because I do most of my driving there and plan to continue to do so, as I drove to work yesterday I realized how much I like the gearing in my car and that anything lower would be pushing my revs up on the high end and I don't want that.

That's great then I say don't be that guy that forgets what he has and focuses on what he doesn't. Sounds like you have a nice street combo. Enjoy it for awhile then obsess over every last bit of power you "might" be missing lol