I am surprised Keith did not answer this one unless it is his
secrect..LOL we changed only the shift points in his car and it went
faster at the 3 (203)than it used to go at the 5(197) so I say yes it
is important..and a perfect example! These were on gas only before the
great piston test... and yes we raised the rpm for the shift points and
not by all that much.
Dahlgren
Marge and/or Dave Thomssen wrote:
>
> Well, gang our experience might be interesting. In 1979 we ran the Original
> Goldenrod streamliner (the one from Denver) with my flathead (unblown on
> gas) and a T-10 4 speed. It ran 179 MPH in the last mile and we thought the
> gear spread was just right for the motor until something malfunctioned in
> the transmission and it locked in high gear. We pushed it off as fast as we
> could (60Mph) and it chugged off barely able to pull away from the push
> truck. The quarter time and the 2 and the 3 mile were slow, but it ran
> 179MPH in the last mile anyway. Anyone have similar experience that might
> suggest that a long course car doesn't need a transmission at all?
>
> Dave the Hayseed
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