RE: Rear-end gear ratios

[mikelj@xxxxxxx]

Sorry, no disrespect intended.  My Dodge is the lowest HP car I have, and it doesn't seem very peppy compared to the others, but I like it as a cruiser and it holds very special memories.  When I had my '64 Dodge Polara 500 with the 383 2 bbl. in high school, yes, it seemed pretty fast.   I even got a speeding ticket for 130 mph!  Just seems most everybody has max wedges or hemis in their Dodges these days.

Mike in New Mexico




   


 

> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Rear-end gear ratios
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:18:03 +0000
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> Mundane ????????? That 383 is rated at 305hp. I drove my folks '63 
> Station wagon with that engine and it was a killer. Lot's of fun. My '64 
> 383 4 bbl was more fun though. The 3:23 was a very standard ratio back 
> then for the Mopars. My stock rear-end in my '64 Polara was a 2:73. It 
> was marked right on the diff.. I bet you have it on your diff somewhere. 
> Sometimes they had tags on a bolt too. You can always count revolutions 
> too to get in the ballpark. I think they had 2:73, 2:96 and 3:23. I 
> believe it should be one of those.
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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> mikelj@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> > I am curious what the gear ratio is for the rear-end of my '64 Dodge 
> > Polara 500. I can't find anything about that on the window sticker, 
> > build-sheet, tag, etc. It seems like it is around 3:00, and I am sure 
> > they didn't have many choices in the mundane 383 2 bbl. TorqueFlight 
> > setup. Anyone know?
> > Mike in New Mexico
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> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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