Wow I Can Use A 3Spd

tim worner · 12-06-2007, 06:23 PM

I'm so glad the brains at NHRA are going to allow me to put a 3spd behind my 327. I can't wait to go to ATI,TCI,COAN or ROSSLER and order my new unit. Also don't forget I need a new shifter and related hardware. Of course I will have to learn how to drive the car all over again,not that I was that sharp before. Maybe I will need a new cam I don;t know. Maybe a new convertor, I don't know. What I really don't know is WHERE AM I GONG TO GET ANOTHER $6000 to cover the cost of all of this plus get the car ready for next year. Maybe NHRA should hand out sponcer coupons with the new rule book While everyone has been worried about the the 1.15 and hp this gets put on us. I have but 1 question--------WHY?

Jeff Lee · 12-06-2007, 06:52 PM

Don't forget you can sell your old PG and parts to....um, um, well somebody might buy it!
With the proceeds from the PG you can also do that valve job you've also always wanted.
Good luck in '08!

Jim Wahl · 12-06-2007, 11:19 PM

Lemme see if I have this right. For years guys with your type of combo have complained about not being able to run a 3 speed. NHRA said "NO" because it never came in the car. OK, fast forward to now. Now you get your wish, they allow a 3 speed, any 3 speed, in your combo. Nothing more to bitch about right? NOPE! Now not only do you want the tranny but you want them to GIVE it to you so it won't cost you any money to take advantage of the gift they have given you! I don't think the rules says you MUST change to a 3 speed, it just says they will allow it. Geeeesh. Jim

JIM MEREDITH · 12-07-2007, 12:19 AM

I'm not one to jump out there and spend $6000 to $8000 for a new trans, and related items, shifter, air bottle, etc. God only knows what will be next, but like you said I've complained for years, "if only I could run a 3 speed instead of a pg I might go a little faster. I think the chevelles may be the only 2 sp left in the class. wooooooooooooooo haaaaaaaaaa can't wait. oh yeah, I forgot about our other good fortune, new brake buttons, damn, just when will all the fun stop.

greg fulk · 12-07-2007, 02:36 AM

Hey Jim $6000=.15! .......looks good dosen't it? But hey may just be enough to blast Zack's ***!!! LOL

bill dedman · 12-07-2007, 03:32 AM

I just wonder, as knee jerk as NHRA Tech is about the "LETTER of the LAW", as to where all these alleged "Three Speed Powerglides" are coming from, that the Division Five Director has mandated.

He never mentioned Turbo Hydros...

Is there a letter from Zora? Or, Louis Chevrolet?? Or, Marvin Ripes???

I'll never understand how NHRA can be so overtly hyper-critical of techinical issues like valve sizes, that they will toss a car out for a valve that is a few thousandrths of an inch UNDERSIZE in a teardown, but hire someone to write documents that need to be critically correct, i.e., new rules such as this, and put someone in charge of wording the document with such a flagrant disregard for accuracy as to make it genuinely laughable.

Powerglides have been around since 1950.... How can anyone even REMOTELY concerned with drag racing on ANY level, not be aware that they are, and have ALWAYS BEEN two-speed transmissions???

How, indeed...

Guess that's why National DRAGSTER has half a page of corrections to the rulebook just a month or so, after it comes out. Do they have ANYONE proofreading it BEFORE it goes to press??

Apparently not...

What a shame...

PETE PEERY · 12-07-2007, 08:45 PM

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12-06-2007, 06:23 PM	#1
tim worner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: duncannon Posts: 837 Likes: 14 Liked 126 Times in 20 Posts	Wow I Can Use A 3Spd I'm so glad the brains at NHRA are going to allow me to put a 3spd behind my 327. I can't wait to go to ATI,TCI,COAN or ROSSLER and order my new unit. Also don't forget I need a new shifter and related hardware. Of course I will have to learn how to drive the car all over again,not that I was that sharp before. Maybe I will need a new cam I don;t know. Maybe a new convertor, I don't know. What I really don't know is WHERE AM I GONG TO GET ANOTHER $6000 to cover the cost of all of this plus get the car ready for next year. Maybe NHRA should hand out sponcer coupons with the new rule book While everyone has been worried about the the 1.15 and hp this gets put on us. I have but 1 question--------WHY? __________________ Tim Worner SS 1747

12-06-2007, 06:52 PM	#2
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd Don't forget you can sell your old PG and parts to....um, um, well somebody might buy it! With the proceeds from the PG you can also do that valve job you've also always wanted. Good luck in '08! __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

12-06-2007, 11:19 PM	#3
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd Lemme see if I have this right. For years guys with your type of combo have complained about not being able to run a 3 speed. NHRA said "NO" because it never came in the car. OK, fast forward to now. Now you get your wish, they allow a 3 speed, any 3 speed, in your combo. Nothing more to bitch about right? NOPE! Now not only do you want the tranny but you want them to GIVE it to you so it won't cost you any money to take advantage of the gift they have given you! I don't think the rules says you MUST change to a 3 speed, it just says they will allow it. Geeeesh. Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

12-07-2007, 12:19 AM	#4
JIM MEREDITH Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: LOUISVILLE, KY Posts: 17 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd I'm not one to jump out there and spend $6000 to $8000 for a new trans, and related items, shifter, air bottle, etc. God only knows what will be next, but like you said I've complained for years, "if only I could run a 3 speed instead of a pg I might go a little faster. I think the chevelles may be the only 2 sp left in the class. wooooooooooooooo haaaaaaaaaa can't wait. oh yeah, I forgot about our other good fortune, new brake buttons, damn, just when will all the fun stop. __________________ JIM MEREDITH 3069 SS

12-07-2007, 02:36 AM	#5
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd Hey Jim $6000=.15! .......looks good dosen't it? But hey may just be enough to blast Zack's ***!!! LOL __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

12-07-2007, 03:32 AM	#6
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd I just wonder, as knee jerk as NHRA Tech is about the "LETTER of the LAW", as to where all these alleged "Three Speed Powerglides" are coming from, that the Division Five Director has mandated. He never mentioned Turbo Hydros... Is there a letter from Zora? Or, Louis Chevrolet?? Or, Marvin Ripes??? I'll never understand how NHRA can be so overtly hyper-critical of techinical issues like valve sizes, that they will toss a car out for a valve that is a few thousandrths of an inch UNDERSIZE in a teardown, but hire someone to write documents that need to be critically correct, i.e., new rules such as this, and put someone in charge of wording the document with such a flagrant disregard for accuracy as to make it genuinely laughable. Powerglides have been around since 1950.... How can anyone even REMOTELY concerned with drag racing on ANY level, not be aware that they are, and have ALWAYS BEEN two-speed transmissions??? How, indeed... Guess that's why National DRAGSTER has half a page of corrections to the rulebook just a month or so, after it comes out. Do they have ANYONE proofreading it BEFORE it goes to press?? Apparently not... What a shame... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 12-09-2007 at 12:03 AM.

12-07-2007, 08:45 PM	#7
PETE PEERY Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 61 Likes: 6 Liked 33 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd ll