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#72643 02/02/2007 1:28 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | what kind of trans should i put in my 64 chevy i want to be able to blow the doors off of them little tunners an any FORD'S that pull up beside me but i also want to be able to pull a trailer with my chevelle on it she has a 1 ton 4 speed with a granny in it now
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#72644 02/02/2007 1:32 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | You're not into street racing are you? | | |
#72645 02/02/2007 1:34 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | | | |
#72646 02/02/2007 1:39 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | well steppenwood not really but i love to leave them them sorry little cars behind me at a stop light hey zenish were can i get a 700r4 to build
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#72647 02/02/2007 3:00 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | | | |
#72648 02/02/2007 3:06 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | i cant stand the sound of them little cars but im sure there are folks that dont like my straight pipes
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#72649 02/02/2007 3:51 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | No transmission change alone will allow your one ton to beat even a mildly tuned sedan. Pretend your truck is a truck and race the Chevelle. | | |
#72650 02/02/2007 6:09 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The granny low you have in there now is good for towing.
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#72651 02/02/2007 10:31 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | | | |
#72652 02/02/2007 4:30 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I think you need a 572 with a 4L80. No, wait a minute, that's what I need!
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#72653 02/02/2007 10:54 PM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | well baldy i have a 1/2 ton with a 283 an it is pretty fast an will do a mean burnout an old sub i would love to have a 572 but i have priced em lol
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#72654 02/02/2007 11:19 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | Burn outs just mean you aren't hooking up, and whatever transmission you choose won't change that, either. The rice burners will just disappear in a cloud of smoke; yours. Most people only use low gear (on a truck fourspeed) for starting a heavy load or if they just want to idle slowly along while loading hay bales,etc. You will find you have better quarter mile times if you start in second. Time your truck at a local drag strip; I think you will find that it is a lot slower than you think. Compare your timing slip with the advertised quarter mile speed of any modern vehicle to see how it stacks up. | | |
#72655 02/02/2007 11:26 PM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | baldy my truck hooks up an takes off like a bat out of hell an it well only do a burnout if i hold d brake an if any off yall r round Louisburg an want to see how slow it is im 4 miles out on 56 east
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#72656 02/03/2007 12:31 AM | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 184 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 184 | I start mine in 2nd. Shift into 4th at about 25. Hitting 50-55 I bend rods. That's fine by me. I get more people looking when they have to pass me and I don't have to spend so much time on maintaining the performance.
Used to have an SS Chevelle 350 with a turbo 350 (i think ... whatever was stock automatic). Person before me thought performance meant an oversized Holley that was overjetted. Didn't add much the the speed of what was already a pretty fast car, but it sure did make it fun when the secondaries got stock.
For a good burnout with that, I'd just do the old neutral drop. Problem being I was 20 and had no money for tires.
If you wanted to improve the performance of your truck trannie, couldn't you simply re-gear the rearend and not worry as much about the gear ratio's? I'm not the expert there. My four speed is 7.23:1 in first so I'm not sure if a rear end gear change would do much in that situation. | | |
#72657 02/03/2007 1:40 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | id get one from a 1987-90 camaro. | | |
#72658 02/03/2007 1:48 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 116 | i want a 4 speed but i think a auto would give it the right auto would give me the best of both pulling an a good take off for raceing
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