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Here's a reverse manual 727 non LBA question.

I've launched at the track before with my hand on the shifter and right at/after launch it goes into second. (the shift-r-gate doesn't work every time as I expected).

I pushed it back into first (still under full throttle).

Is that a problem?

IMO that is a No No
You might just have company in the drivers compartment downshifting to first under full throttle with no LBA. Trans tunnel exploding and spraying you right foot with transmission parts.
Perhaps you should fix your shifter!
Ive ran nothing but reverse manual valve body's in all of my auto Mopars, and that is quite a few Mopars!

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Here's a reverse manual 727 non LBA question.

I've launched at the track before with my hand on the shifter and right at/after launch it goes into second. (the shift-r-gate doesn't work every time as I expected).

I pushed it back into first (still under full throttle).

Is that a problem?

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IMO that is a No No
You might just have company in the drivers compartment downshifting to first under full throttle with no LBA. Trans tunnel exploding and spraying you right foot with transmission parts.
Perhaps you should fix your shifter!
Ive ran nothing but reverse manual valve body's in all of my auto Mopars, and that is quite a few Mopars!

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I must have a stump-puller motor in mine compared to you other .... on a EZ grandma leave at a stop lite ... the BUTTON on my dash shifter is in D .... with a 2.76 gear .

...and none of youz say PICS or it never happened ..

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What the heck are you trying to say ?? I think you may be the on this one.





I have been driving my reverse manual valve body mopars since the 70's on the street.
One simple rule is just dont downshift into first until you are at a complete stop. Dont matter if its LBA or not as long as you dont downshift into first until you stop everything will be fine. You can downshift to second at normal speeds just like any auto trans would do. When I am coming to a stop at a redlite I downshift to second about 25 mph and if the lite turns and I have to go I will already be in second but if the lite dont turn then I come to a stop and then downshift to first. And I just upshift like a normal auto would shift unless at the track and I am racing then of course I wind it up some. Its not a big deal if you just use common sense and drive it like a normal car. And as was said the one rule is just dont downshift to first until you stop and you will be fine no matter what valve body is in it. That will protect the overrunning clutch (sprag) in the trans because if it has no LBA and you downshifted to first while moving and get on the gas you can hurt the rollers in the sprag so to be safe just come to a stop before you downshift into first. Downshifting into second and getting on the gas is fine. Ron

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....leaving in THIRD is fine ... just don't get into the secondaries of the carb ...

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Sometimes I think you aint all there.

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I am there - ALL there ...on my push-button-shifter .. and ferr-surr NOT spaced-out and lost

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And not a bit judgmental, well... maybe mental.
Yu sher speel like yer spaced out.
And ralerly if ever have something useful to say.
have a good day glass man. It's all in fun, I hope.
if not too bad fer u

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So - Never downshift to 1st unless I'm at a dead stop is rule #1 !!
If doing a burnout, start in 2nd gear is rule #2
Drive it like I stole it is rule # 3

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Kinda like driving that old 74 /6 Dodge van my folks had with the "non-synchro" 3 speed manual. You couldn't put it into 1st unless you were at a stop since 1st gear had no synchro's, only 2nd and 3rd.

There were moments when you rolled up to light and it changed on you when you almost came to a stop, traffic behind you, no time for a complete stop............so off you go in 2nd and with it the shuddering of the dash.