After i get out of school i plan on rebuilding my 8inch with possy some nice gears and some new brakes. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right dirrection on this. I will have a 300-350hp 302 and the car needs to be an every day driver so what kinda gearing should i be looking for. If anyone has suggestions of what parts/ companies, to get me started,that i could look into it would be very helpful.

Thanks Kurtis

 

With an original transmission you can choose acceleration (~3.55 gear ratio) or economy (~3.0) gears. If you have over drive you can get reasonable economy with ~3.55. Some say use 4+ gears for acceleration but I would find this an issue at cruise speed. Here is an RPM chart for cruising at 60 mph.
http://ultrastang.com/Rearinfo.asp?Page_ID=3

There are many decent companies. Currie probably has the best reputation and charges accordingly.
http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/8inford.aspx