[elky] Re: Oh, hell! (transmission questions, too)

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:26:09 -0500

geez ..... that kind of overdrive would make me want to row too. Although
the 2004r is .67

I really liked the Monte trans........ I need to save up some dough for
that trans I found.

JC

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Jim Dos <jdos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> IIRC, the t56 I had in my 96 camaro was a double overdrive, and 6th was
> like a .68 or something like that.****
>
> I could be wrong, but it cruised at 55 at  1400.. something ridiculous low.
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> If I'm guessing correct isn't salt racing more of a top end important mind
> set? If so the least loss of hp in a transmission would be preferred. So to
> gain that 1 to 1 final ratio, in an automatic, you would only get that in
> an overdrive unit with lockup converter.****
>
> All manuals will give that final 1 to 1. Manual shifting seams to be an
> advantage on a road course. Autos, are big in bracket racing for their
> consistency with straight line driving. ****
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> In a message dated 10/30/2011 12:16:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:****
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> Now.  I'm looking at manual transmissions.  As I wrote in another post, I
> didn't like the feel of driving a race car with an automatic...even one I
> was shifting manually.  It just felt mushy with the 3500 rpm
> converter...and I only got about 3/4 mile to try to get a feel for it at
> WOT.  Anyway, this brings up the question of "which transmission?"  I need
> an overdrive if I'm gonna use a GN or T-Type 8.5" rear end...iirc, they
> have as stock, 3.42 gears.  If I go with a Ford 9", then the overdrive
> thing won't matter.  Anyway, the transmissions I've considered with that
> 8.5" are the Tremec 3550 and the GM T-56...I guess it's technically at
> Tremec, too.  ****
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