Now that I have my combo fine tunned the car is much faster than before. I did a head and cam swap (AFR 195 and XE274 cam, New Holley 650 car, recurved distributor). The car runs awsome know but I have another problem. Aside from not getting tracktion the car sways to the left between 1 & 2nd gear shifts. I mean don't get me wrong, I love it but last weekend the car was almost literally sideways once I hit second. I have a set of Mikey Thomson E/T streets which I put on once an a while, but othertimes regular radials.

Will a rear stableizer bar prevent this?

Try subframe connectors first.

Both my Camaro and my truck ('86 C10 stock 350) does that, although the truck isn't as bad.. Not sure how to correct it. Subframe connectors would make sense on the Camaro, but trucks have a full frame...

I was told one time by a friend standing on the side down the road as I went by shifting not to turn my wheel any b/c that was one thing that was not helping me go straight!!!

I didn't know I was, but later realized I was grabbing the wheel harder with my left hand to give me more of a setpoint as I was shifting my M-20, thus causing me to go a little out of line at each shift... Hope this helps.. pdq67

not sure about the stabilizer bar, although it would probably help in a straight line. i know my car would wrap the springs up so badly between 1st and 2nd, and drive shifts, it would do as you describe, pretty violently. the big change for me was caltracs and subframe connectors. it still spins between shifts, but its straight and true. i agree with oger, i would check into subframe connectors first, which is a good idea for the integrity of your car anyway, and see what it does from there. another point to consider is making sure the rear end is square in the car as well. good luck, hope that helps

Check that the rear axle is square to the car, the left side slipped rearward on mine once. Single leaf springs often slip in the rubber pads.
David

All good answers! I have a thought too. I'd check to see if the springs are not broken up by the front eye.

I had broken both of mine and the car wanted to turn when I shifted. I'll let you know if that changes in the next week...

PDQ67 has the main answer you should address. If you haven't been racing before or driven high performance you'll never notice that dooming jerk. Plant yourself firmly back into the seat using your steering arm at the top of the wheel to pin yourself in the seat and snatch some gears sitting still parked. Watch that leaft hand. The body pretty much gets a tendecy to help along with making quick actions. The arms move for quickness the sholders instinctively try to help. The shoulders move then the arms move. There's normal reflex of the left arm and shoulders but you gotta work that out especially if you are going to be snatching gears in corners doing dead skids at max power to keep yourself in the groove. Anyway any slight movement of the wheel is amplified drasticly when tires are turning over spinning. It seems if it isn't happening on launch it shouldn't be there for second gear. Good luck. Maybe try a new restraint system of belts. Or your tires aren't screwed to the rims and the left tire is more prone to spin on the rim. The easy golfer fix is aim/steer right hitting second. Good luck. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Thanks, jerking the wheel may be the case. She stays pretty straigh in 1st, and 3rd gear she stays straight - she kicks out very little in third.

I will take more notice of jerking the wheel between shifts - will let you guys know :D