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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/24/13 07:28 PM
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You can leave it in 3rd until you stop and then downshift to 1st. If the VB has LBA you'll want to do it that way anyway.
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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/25/13 05:14 PM
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I do not have the LBA in my manual valve body. I always come to a complete stop before I downshift to first. I will downshift to second and just leave it there if I dont come to a complete stop. Ron
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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/25/13 05:18 PM
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I do not have the LBA in my manual valve body. I always come to a complet stop befor I downshift to first. I will downshift to second and just leave it there if I dont come to a complete stop. Ron
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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/26/13 02:46 PM
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You can leave it in 3rd until you stop and then downshift to 1st. If the VB has LBA you'll want to do it that way anyway.
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without the LBA it wont engine brake in first and its not recomended to put it in first till stopped.
So, if I understand this correctly, it doesn't matter if you have LBA or not, either way you should stop before shifting back to first?
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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/26/13 06:14 PM
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So what your saying is if you don't have LBA all you can do is accelerate normally, no hard acceleration or lighting up the tires?
Is this going to be a race only deal where every .00000000000000000001 sec counts ? If not then just get a LBA valvebody .
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Re: Question about manual valve bodies
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03/26/13 07:08 PM
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So what your saying is if you don't have LBA all you can do is accelerate normally, no hard acceleration or lighting up the tires?
Is this going to be a race only deal where every .00000000000000000001 sec counts ? If not then just get a LBA valvebody .
I agree. Its best for your street car as you dont have to worry about hurting the sprag. Years back they did not have LBA manual valve bodies and thats why some street cars have them. The one in my boys Dart we bought in 1984. Ron
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On the street and I always make sure I shift into second before lifting. And at the track it works good as I nail it on launch and the pedal stays on the floor the full run thru all 3 gears. You just have to be smart and remember what you have. Valve Bodies without LBA were built mainley for racing only but many guys including me use them on the street. In theary the non low band apply will have a better shift to second as it does not have to be sure the band is released when it shifts to second. But many guys use the LBA and get the shift working great. Years ago no one made a LBA manual valve body. Ron