In a message dated 08/26/2000 11:53:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
kturk@ala.net writes:
<< The Stick Deal.... Doug you have no idea how much Idiocy I have brought to
the table when it comes to the Stick thing..... I have done some REAL brain
dead stuff to have a Stick instead of an Automatic in a couple of Cars....
Like finding one of the 250 78 only El Camino's that came with a 350 and the
Four Speed.... many were made that had 305's and Stick's but not many
350's.... because they were Hard on the Saginaw's.... anyway I know What
your saying.... there are LOTS of cars out there that simply work GREAT with
an AUTO... and are much Faster then Mine.... I just love the Stick.... call
it Die Hard... Call It Brain Dead.... it's my thing and your absolutely
right.... Diversity is what this is all about....
>>
Keith,
Were I to build the car again I probably would use the Muncie that came
with the project when I bought it, the reason being the gear ratios are so
much closer than those of the C-4. When I decided to stay with the C-4 I had
already modified (welded and butchered) a Lakewood-type SBC clutch can to
bolt the Muncie to my 49-53, 8-BA Flatty. I can't remember exactly what my
thought process was but I'm sure that foot-room spacing, clutch linkage
(mechanical), and shift linkage all had something to do with the decision.
If I want to save some HP being lost I can go to a converter-less hookup
and use a push truck to get me rolling before I engage the tranny. The
converter I use is pretty tight, so let's see what the group comes up regards
how much HP is lost through the converter and C-4............Ardun Doug King
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