Powerglides get 3 speeds.

bill dedman · 10-11-2007, 03:17 PM

SS Wannabe asked, "Whatever happened to "transmission must have same amount of forward speeds as equipped from factory for model & year claimed?"

I guess it died many years ago when they started allowing 3-speed Turbo 350s to replace the 4-speed 700R-4's and 200-4R's in G.M. late model cars. The rulebook states that you can't use a lockup converter, but these transmissions CAME with lockup converters... another can of "legal" worms.

When I asked the NHRA tech department about the number of gear ratios (3 or 4 speed) they answered back that since the 4th gear was an "overdrive." it didn't count. No kidding...

With ProTrans 904 internals in 727 cases for big block 383/440, and Hemi Mopars, C-4s in FE and 429/460 Fords that never ever had them, and 904's in 340 Mopars that never had them, it looks like the Powerglide cars are the red-headed stepchildren who never got a break... Heck, even the stick shift cars got Jerico's in everything imaginable...

While I am not usually in favor of relaxing ANY of the rules that make a Stocker a "Stocker," I think that in view of the foregoing examples of benefits being enjoyed by virtually everyone else, maybe it's TIME the Powerglide cars got a break... but, I am not a (class) racer right now, and that's just my opinion...

"Where doe it end"????

Right here, because now, EVERYONE will have a 3-speed automatic.... The 4-speed automatic cars are already allowed them, and now the two-speed cars will have them, too.

Nobody can complain anymore; they're ALL EQUAL!.

Transmission choice will cease to be an issue. Won't that be nice?????????

Bill

10-11-2007, 03:17 PM	#16
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Powerglides get 3 speeds. SS Wannabe asked, "Whatever happened to "transmission must have same amount of forward speeds as equipped from factory for model & year claimed?" I guess it died many years ago when they started allowing 3-speed Turbo 350s to replace the 4-speed 700R-4's and 200-4R's in G.M. late model cars. The rulebook states that you can't use a lockup converter, but these transmissions CAME with lockup converters... another can of "legal" worms. When I asked the NHRA tech department about the number of gear ratios (3 or 4 speed) they answered back that since the 4th gear was an "overdrive." it didn't count. No kidding... With ProTrans 904 internals in 727 cases for big block 383/440, and Hemi Mopars, C-4s in FE and 429/460 Fords that never ever had them, and 904's in 340 Mopars that never had them, it looks like the Powerglide cars are the red-headed stepchildren who never got a break... Heck, even the stick shift cars got Jerico's in everything imaginable... While I am not usually in favor of relaxing ANY of the rules that make a Stocker a "Stocker," I think that in view of the foregoing examples of benefits being enjoyed by virtually everyone else, maybe it's TIME the Powerglide cars got a break... but, I am not a (class) racer right now, and that's just my opinion... "Where doe it end"???? Right here, because now, EVERYONE will have a 3-speed automatic.... The 4-speed automatic cars are already allowed them, and now the two-speed cars will have them, too. Nobody can complain anymore; they're ALL EQUAL!. Transmission choice will cease to be an issue. Won't that be nice????????? Bill __________________ Bill