Stock Auto Trans Rule Change History ?

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by oldskool

Just curious, were most PG users quick to change over ?

Or, were there a lot who wanted to stay with their PG ?

Were there some of the heavy hitters that did a lot of testing, before switching over ?

It just seems like this was one of those major Stock rule changes, & since I was not involved, I wonder how big of a deal it really was, for the PG racers, back when it happened.

Good afternoon,
I think I might have been the last hold out in H/SA. I took the Glide out this year at Numidia after I lost at the points race. I installed my McClay 200 and Munsinger converter. This was by no means a back to back test. The car was geared for the three speed from the beginning of the year. The car went from 1.54 to 1.56 60 ft.'s to 1.44 to 1.46 60 ft.'s . In all honesty the car probably picked up a tenth. I can tell you from sitting in the drivers seat racing against another H car with the three speed, they would pull out on me and once I got going they didn't drive away from me. They were at least a half to almost a car length on me in 60 feet.
I thought I could over come the deficit with torque but that never materialized. My car hooks very well with both transmissions , it is certainly easier to race with the Glide. I did so for almost 40 years. So as you might imagine, it takes a little getting used to the launch of the three speed. Plus getting used to the new shifter, but we've made improvements.
The converter and transmission testing and "red" T- Shirts will be starting over again next season. I don't know if this answers your question, but let me know if I didn't get you what you were looking for.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA