gears and converter for an L78 cammed big block

[aaronkl84corvett]

what do you all recoomend for minimum converter and gears for a
BBC with the L78 cam, oval ports, iron intake, tuned qjet, manifolds.

i'm not having a ton of "smile" with 3.31s and 2400 converter in a Monte!

Cheers

[L78steve]

454?

[earntaz]

A Monte is pretty heavy -- even with a 454 makin' goobs of torque. Back in the day we ran a 3:91 and they pulled real well ... TAZ

[aaronkl84corvett]

yes 454

[MailOrderMotion]

I know this is splitting hairs, but in a 454 that is an LS6 cam.

[luzl78]

Originally Posted by 2MQ

I know this is splitting hairs, but in a 454 that is an LS6 cam.

same cam

[scuncio]

3.31s should pull pretty strong with a decent converter in an A-body. 3.73s will feel snappier but you'll hate them on the freeway.

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by scuncio

3.31s should pull pretty strong with a decent converter in an A-body. 3.73s will feel snappier but you'll hate them on the freeway.

Couldn't agree more. I have 3.31s in my BB 69. Very nice happy medium for the street and highway. I do have an M21 though.

[1971ls6]

Listen to green LS6!

The corvette passenger side manifold is worth something, or the boys would not have brought it up when I showed up at the race with it on. The drivers side is better, but the passenger could not be any worse

[RALLY]

Call ATI converter and tell the tech what your combination is for best converter performance. They are good knowledgeable people. Yes the L78/ LS6 cams are the same. I say go with a 4.10 gear for the street. I use one in my street SB Nova, nice gear.