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Old 11-18-2013, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Sirrotica View Post
Also with the T300 W/O A/C you got the 2.56 axle, great performance gearing for a musclecar with a 1.76 low gear transmission. The reason the early 2 speed GTO was a complete dog but would upshift at 80 MPH as noted at WOT.

Tempest too.. When I found out that the ST300 was 1.76 first geared i was shocked. I did swap to a better converter which helped, but still a dog off of the line. Why they put that trans in such a heavy car is beyond me.

When the TH350 went in the car it was night and day. Car was a bullet compared to ST300!

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