going from c6 to glide

after thinking it over, i came to a decision that im gonna be replacing the ole c6 for a glide, notihng wrong just time to free up a little more hp, what should i look for and what would i need? whos casing or trans for i go with, how many runs between rebuilds etc?

cant beat the reid case and adapter bellhousing...

how much hp you putting through it?

How much hp do you think it will free up ?

im not sure on the exact hp on the motor, car weighs 3022lbs with me race ready, car run 8.8x in the quarter, and back half, 4.10 reargear 33x16 mt tire on a 15x15 rim. single 4bbl

its a n/a set up 514

Rickytx630 wrote:im not sure on the exact hp on the motor, car weighs 3022lbs with me race ready, car run 8.8x in the quarter, and back half, 4.10 reargear 33x16 mt tire on a 15x15 rim. single 4bbl

I run mostly 1/8 mile so what is your 1/8 mile and 60 ft time with the c6 and current set up ? What stall speed are you running? I am curious as to what the difference will be ?

sorry been a little since i been on, had to get a new laptop lol, always 1/8 mile times on the 7 passes ive made so far have been between 5.53 ( best so far) and 5.58, mph 122-124

whitefield wrote:

Rickytx630 wrote:im not sure on the exact hp on the motor, car weighs 3022lbs with me race ready, car run 8.8x in the quarter, and back half, 4.10 reargear 33x16 mt tire on a 15x15 rim. single 4bbl

I run mostly 1/8 mile so what is your 1/8 mile and 60 ft time with the c6 and current set up ? What stall speed are you running? I am curious as to what the difference will be ?

60' usually in the 1.25, ive had a best of 1.22 but bailed on the run at half track as i went red, track temp was at 112*

All ATI Supercase and adapter bell combo in mine.  Using one of Keith Fulp's .100 thick mid/locator plates, JW Wheel and a PTC converter...

jbozzelle wrote:All ATI Supercase and adapter bell combo in mine.  Using one of Keith Fulp's .100 thick mid/locator plates, JW Wheel and a PTC converter...

i been looking around all day, kinda confused, i know most use the adapter plate for the flexplate which is fine, however if using a ford housing is the adapter still needed? the car currently doesnt have a midplate in it, however im leaning towards a chassis over the winter for it, now with that said and i were to use the midplate, whats done to starter for it can reach? is the midplate area cleared so it fits in the normal holes in the bellhousing?

easiest way is to have the mid plate made to the same pattern as the stock block plate. Then the starter/flex plate relationship doesn't change...

Depending on the thickness of the midplate you may have to either shim the converter, and or possibly extend the nose.

I also have a Keith Fulp designed mid plate in mine with the Reid adapter bell. and the Meziere flex.

When I ran the JW stuff they would send a little steel adapter for the back of the crank to mate up with the Chevy converter snout..

I could never keep them tight in the crank so I ended up making my own.

bosshoss wrote:easiest way is to have the mid plate made to the same pattern as the stock block plate. Then the starter/flex plate relationship doesn't change...

Depending on the thickness of the midplate you may have to either shim the converter, and or possibly extend the nose.

I also have a Keith Fulp designed mid plate in mine with the Reid adapter bell. and the Meziere flex.

When I ran the JW stuff they would send a little steel adapter for the back of the crank to mate up with the Chevy converter snout..

I could never keep them tight in the crank so I ended up making my own.

how can that be? the starter bolts to the tranny so if it is moved back .100tho the starter has to move with it

mid plate is made same pattern as stock block plate so it fits between the starter and the tranny...

dkp

bosshoss wrote:mid plate is made same pattern as stock block plate so it fits between the starter and the tranny...

dkp

I know but they are bolted together , so both will move say .100, that throws off the starter to flex plate spacing unless you shim out the flexplate too or am I missing something

johndickjr wrote:

bosshoss wrote:mid plate is made same pattern as stock block plate so it fits between the starter and the tranny...

dkp

I know  but they are bolted together , so both will move say .100, that throws off the starter to flex plate spacing unless you shim out the flexplate too or am I missing something

no,the plate could be 3" thick and it wouldn't matter. the starter sets on the front side of the plate so it don't know how thick the plate is.

cool40 wrote:

johndickjr wrote:

bosshoss wrote:mid plate is made same pattern as stock block plate so it fits between the starter and the tranny...

dkp

I know  but they are bolted together , so both will move say .100, that throws off the starter to flex plate spacing unless you shim out the flexplate too or am I missing something

no,the plate could be 3" thick and it wouldn't matter. the starter sets on the front side of the plate so it don't know how thick the plate is.

im a dork, after I looked at mine I see what you mean

It’s easy to get confused. All the mid plate thickness affects is the converter spacing.