Glide or 3 spd stick?

[Dwight Southerland]

4-speed is legal in this combination. There is nothing in the tech books that says it was only available with a 3-speed.

[JRyan]

I think Gene Bichlmeier ran that combination with a 4-speed years ago. He had to switch combinations the next year, as they told him it wasn't a legal combination. Gene wouldn't be caught dead with an automatic, so he switched combos.

Jerry

[Eric Kitzan]

Like I said before glide or 3 speed stick if a 4 speed is allowed I would like to see it in writingl

[Eric Kitzan]

Jerry you might be a little familiar with the car Darryl Huber ran the car with his son B.J. in the mid and late '80s

[JRyan]

Eric, I remember the car, but I didn't race at all from 1981 thru 1986, so I'm not real familiar with how they ran it.

Jerry

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Eric Kitzan

Like I said before glide or 3 speed stick if a 4 speed is allowed I would like to see it in writingl

I'd like to know who came up with that one.
The 396/ 325 and 360 are in the book for all models of Chevelle.
The SS cars had 4 speeds. Everybody knows that. The El Camino had them for sure. I've seen them. It doesn't make sense that the other models would only have a 3 speed available.
In fact, I've seen a brand new 300 Deluxe 396 with one, too.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Eric Kitzan

Like I said before glide or 3 speed stick if a 4 speed is allowed I would like to see it in writingl

I would like to see it in wrinting that it's not.

[Jim Cimarolli]

Does the classification guide say that this combo can be used with either a 2 or 3 speed automatic transmission?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

Does the classification guide say that this combo can be used with either a 2 or 3 speed automatic transmission?

No, but the guide doesn't show a heavier weight break (W/TH ) for Chevelles , as it does with the full size cars.. Therefore, PG only.

[ss wannabee]

I wonder if some of the confusion might be that the BASE transmission for the SS-396 Chevelle those years was a HD 3-speed manual...console shifted...possibly a Warner trans? I'm quite sure that the 4-speed was an option...and could be had easily...as most went for the "four on the floor" option. I think I saw this in a GM ad in a magazine years ago. I actually saw a '66 SS-396 WITH the 3-speed...I was a young fella...and the car couldn't have been more than a year old at the time. I was scratching my head saying..."why didn't he go for the 4-speed?" I RODE IN A FRIEND'S 4-SPEED 1967 SS-396 Chevelle several times during the summer of 1967...it was a 325-hp....this I remember clearly!