SS 3 speed Auto or Stick $$$$$

[Darrin Christen]

Are there any disadvantages to a stick combo? How often does the clutch need to be adjusted or serviced? Are there any issues with hot lapping a stick car? Can the clutch be adjusted to change reaction times? Thanks for the replies

[Ed Carpenter]

Disadvantages if you like driving a stick none. Automatic guys will say parts breakage. If you have a good trans and the clutch is set up right you won't break alot of stuff. I have a Jerico at home in a box in alot of pieces as a reminder of what happens when things are not right. Servicing depends on how much racing you do. Adjustments(base/counterweight) are made for each track and the conditions that are present. Yes you can adjust air gap for reaction times. You won't have to worry about hot lapping at an national event. The ones i've been to you run at 8:00am sit for 6 hours and run again.

[Darrin Christen]

Originally Posted by deuces wild

Disadvantages if you like driving a stick none. Automatic guys will say parts breakage. If you have a good trans and the clutch is set up right you won't break alot of stuff. I have a Jerico at home in a box in alot of pieces as a reminder of what happens when things are not right. Servicing depends on how much racing you do. Adjustments(base/counterweight) are made for each track and the conditions that are present. Yes you can adjust air gap for reaction times. You won't have to worry about hot lapping at an national event. The ones i've been to you run at 8:00am sit for 6 hours and run again.

6 hours between first and second round at NHRA D4 races is common, but in the late rounnds they rush you back to the lanes. How does heat effect the clutch and the performance of the car? Ed will you be running any of the NHRA Div. 4 races this year?

[gmonde]

the cost is about the same for both, but with the clutch technology today there is a lot more adjustabuilty that you can do with the clutch and breakeage is down to a min,there was a guy who raceed in pro eliminator who ran a liberty trans and he was silly consistant with this and finished second in points in 2007,automatics on the other hand can get very costly due to the numbers of converters that have to be tried to to get the best performance gmonde

[james schaechter]

The cost is about the same, but make sure you do some research on the correct transmission and clutch for your application. The Gforce and Jerico that you need has to be "clutch assisted". The sliders are different. One is legal, one is not. Also, there have been improvements in the designs of both transmission types so make sure you get the right version if you are buying used. If you are a newby, don't experiment. Buy a new jerico with a long vertigate and get an advance clutch from youngblood or at leaast a mcleod softloc. It will save you some pain. The autos have gotten way expensive and most do a lot of convertor testing and purchasing. the problem with some racers perception on the stick shifts is that it is hard to drive and breakage problems. That is not the case with the stuff that is out there now. You still need to scrutinize the drivetrain, but with a transbrake,you would have to do that anyway. I can tell you that it is a heck of a lot more fun than an automatic and going laps is not a big deal.

[55 Chevy]

Darrin

I made an error in an earlier post. The transmission must be clutch assisted to run in stock or super stock.

Sorry for the misinformation.

Allan

[Ed Carpenter]

Darrin I will be running D4 races this year if my job allows(im a State Trooper and they like to come up with last minute operations for us to do) We will be at Dallas in April, both Houston races, Crandall(IHRA), maybe Tulsa. Hope to see you out there. Were easy to find were one of about 3 people there with an open trailer(with my buddy Tony Cowell)

PS The best thing to do when getting started is to ask the guys doing it. They really know what's going to work. I talked to Jim Voth, Jim Schaechter, Brad Zaskowski, etc

[Joe Sprint Bros]

Darrin, check PM, Joe.