Powerglide Out Turbo 200 In Jack "the Captain" McCarthy

bill dedman · 08-04-2008, 11:57 PM

. I know from 53 (!) years of experience that NHRA avoids, like the plague, attempting to justify their position on something like this issue, but if Travis,,who sometimes posts here, could explain the NHRA's reason for disallowing Turboglides as 3-speeds, it could save a kot of people a lot of wrangling.

The planetaryy gearsets in the Turboglide have ratios that closely approximate first and second gears in a TH350/400. Third is a direct drive, like the conventional Turbohydros,

That adds up to three, in my book.

Thanks, Mr. Cim., for your input. The 396 Chevelle story is very interesting.... and, telling

08-04-2008, 11:57 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: Powerglide Out Turbo 200 In Jack "the Captain" McCarthy . I know from 53 (!) years of experience that NHRA avoids, like the plague, attempting to justify their position on something like this issue, but if Travis,,who sometimes posts here, could explain the NHRA's reason for disallowing Turboglides as 3-speeds, it could save a kot of people a lot of wrangling. The planetaryy gearsets in the Turboglide have ratios that closely approximate first and second gears in a TH350/400. Third is a direct drive, like the conventional Turbohydros, That adds up to three, in my book. Thanks, Mr. Cim., for your input. The 396 Chevelle story is very interesting.... and, telling __________________ Bill