Wow I Can Use A 3Spd

Stk4405 · 12-07-2007, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim worner

How about giving the racers who want to continue using the glide a 100lb weight break.

Sounds like a good idea. I should have built a bracket car with a 383 chevy motor in a ford mustang body with a mopar transmission. With all these rules changes, it would be legal S/S car in about 2 years.

Randall Klein · 12-07-2007, 12:42 PM

Well, this fell out of the sky with little or no discussion...I had heard some GT guys were lobbying for three speeds but I do not think any of the traditional SS guys had. I could be wrong. I got a call from Marv Ripes about three weeks ago asking if I had thought about it...I told him I own 4 PG's and I'm not changing for the basic reason that I want to race a car that was similar to what was built, even though we have some items that have superceded factory original, but this is going too far in my opinion. Add in the extra cost and AHFS "limits" on how fast you can go, and no thanks....where oh where is Farmer when we need him? I'd rather have 2 or 3 dictatorial passionate Class techs/rules makers/HP cops than this everychanging mush we have currently.....

Crew Chief · 12-07-2007, 01:18 PM

Can anyone estimate what the total cost of the changeover will wind up being when top of the line 3-speed tranny, different convertor, new camshaft, and testing are figured in?

It would have been simpler (and a lot cheaper) to take 5 horsepower off the engines that use a powerglide. But then that would have been using good judgement.

Jeff Teuton · 12-07-2007, 01:35 PM

I think the request were from GT folks, although I don't know who. There was also talk about a 4 speed manual for the 55/56 Chevy. I had asked for Auto's for the Viper, ZO6, Z28, and any other combo that was 'manual only' as the 427 vetts have already. I guess the glide/3 speed is the only thing that passed.

12-07-2007, 12:42 PM	#2
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd Well, this fell out of the sky with little or no discussion...I had heard some GT guys were lobbying for three speeds but I do not think any of the traditional SS guys had. I could be wrong. I got a call from Marv Ripes about three weeks ago asking if I had thought about it...I told him I own 4 PG's and I'm not changing for the basic reason that I want to race a car that was similar to what was built, even though we have some items that have superceded factory original, but this is going too far in my opinion. Add in the extra cost and AHFS "limits" on how fast you can go, and no thanks....where oh where is Farmer when we need him? I'd rather have 2 or 3 dictatorial passionate Class techs/rules makers/HP cops than this everychanging mush we have currently.....

12-07-2007, 01:18 PM	#3
Crew Chief Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 184 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd Can anyone estimate what the total cost of the changeover will wind up being when top of the line 3-speed tranny, different convertor, new camshaft, and testing are figured in? It would have been simpler (and a lot cheaper) to take 5 horsepower off the engines that use a powerglide. But then that would have been using good judgement.

12-07-2007, 01:35 PM	#4
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd I think the request were from GT folks, although I don't know who. There was also talk about a 4 speed manual for the 55/56 Chevy. I had asked for Auto's for the Viper, ZO6, Z28, and any other combo that was 'manual only' as the 427 vetts have already. I guess the glide/3 speed is the only thing that passed. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

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