Automatic trans shifting

[Mickey Whaley]

I think paul forte at Turbo Action lobbied to make it legal for the older cars but got shot down I think if they can have we should too C/sa

[FireSale]

My Opinion: Stock trans with OEM electric shift is OK unmodified. Otherwise, all transmission shift upgrades should be driver activated. It's called racing, not programming for Gods sake.

Dale

[Coleydog]

What about a stock 727 ? No plates or vb just put it in drive and go.

[Tim H]

Originally Posted by Coleydog

What about a stock 727 ? No plates or vb just put it in drive and go.

I am not a Mopar racer but I doubt a stock 727 trans will shift automatically at 6500 rpm or so without modifications. Most of the older OE trans shift far too low in the rpm range for use with a stocker camshaft.

[Larry Hill]

I wonder if Helms, Hughes, Waldo and the rest had auto shift.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I wonder if Helms, Hughes, Waldo and the rest had auto shift.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

I know Paul Crowe set some up to shift their self,just leave in drive and go.

I have always thought it was funny all these guys talking about they had to have rpm activated air shifter to be competitive and running a glide, You can't click a shifter once at about 330'consistently.
Mike Taylor3601

[novassdude]

I have a turbo 400 that has the modulator and weights set up so that it will shift at 5800 just putting it in drive and go. We have the electric kick-down on a switch if you turn the switch on it shifts at 6500 both shifts. Takes some testing to get them right but works great once you have it.

[Tim H]

Originally Posted by novassdude

I have a turbo 400 that has the modulator and weights set up so that it will shift at 5800 just putting it in drive and go. We have the electric kick-down on a switch if you turn the switch on it shifts at 6500 both shifts. Takes some testing to get them right but works great once you have it.

That is more like the set up I was contemplating for consistency in a bracket race car.

[Coleydog]

The 727 trans can be set to shift at any rpm with gov weights too, in fact the factory did this with the Hemi trans over the regular trans. I've heard of company's that sell a range of rpm weights.