Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/20/15 07:33 PM
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Oreiily or Napa or Walmart Type F. If you want trick of the week bada$$ stuf contact LAT
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/20/15 10:07 PM
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Not what you likely consider high horsepower, but we had the best luck with Carquest, NAPA, Valvoline Type FA. The Carquest stuff may not be the same since Advance bought them out and cheaped out on everything. Amsoil does a synthetic Type F that I've heard good things about.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/20/15 10:27 PM
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Mikes Monster Glide Tranny special mix in Lancaster Medium HP, 700 or so
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
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08/20/15 10:58 PM
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Walmart dextron 3 for me.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 12:30 AM
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Per rossler I tried type F and tractor fluid. The tractor fluid seemed to slow the car down, I guess I didn't have enough HP ..... LOL As far as what brand.....whatever is cheapest as long as it is type F
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 09:13 AM
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I use type f Walmart in my dragster--works like a dream and I can afford to change it more often--I like the Napa type F but prices have just gone up and up on it--Walmart for me! Trick fluid never offered any advantage that I could point to except on paper. If you use a trans brake hard with big HP then I am guessing a synthetic will give you more protection against the heat breakdown--or...just us Walmart and change it out when needed.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Gary Robbins]
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08/21/15 01:10 PM
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Wow I thought the type f thing was long gone,Lol.
MOPAR ATF+4 here...If it can go 100K miles in my diesel truck it'll work in my HOTROD !!
I kind of chuckle when I read about Type F tranny fluid. That is sooooo old school and my trans builder got me out of that long ago. Probably the only reason they still make it is for the purple shaft crowd. LOL
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 02:29 PM
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We use LAT in the heads up car, also have tried the ATI synthetic funny it is also called Type F, Super F to be exact and John Deere Low Vis Hygard as well. Anyway have not really noticed a big difference with any other than there is a stall difference with the Hygard. In the end the we have tried a lot and not noticed any difference in performance. I settle on the low cost type F stuff for the .90 car and IMO next to a turbo car they seem to be the hardest on transmission fluid.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 02:30 PM
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Don't know anything about there trans fluid but I love the Torco 85w140 RGO I put in my 8.75!
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Gary Robbins]
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MOPAR ATF+4 here...If it can go 100K miles in my diesel truck it'll work in my HOTROD !! A fluid purposely formulated to make clutches/bands slip...excellent choice for a race car.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
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MOPAR ATF+4 here...If it can go 100K miles in my diesel truck it'll work in my HOTROD !! A fluid purposely formulated to make clutches/bands slip...excellent choice for a race car. exactly why I won't use it, at least in the race car, not impressed with it in my 93 dodge diesel dually either.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 03:57 PM
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Never tried Dex/Mercon, but I've tried the "slippery" synthetic ATF. High gear clutches came out black streaked and steels were blued. Went back to Type FA and the problem went away. Typically with the Type FA we just wash the clutches and steels, measure them and put them back in.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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08/21/15 04:14 PM
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I've used Mobil1 in the past for trans temp..... but I went back to Type F.
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Re: Racing Powerglide Tranny Fluid
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MOPAR ATF+4 here...If it can go 100K miles in my diesel truck it'll work in my HOTROD !! A fluid purposely formulated to make clutches/bands slip...excellent choice for a race car. exactly why I won't use it, at least in the race car, not impressed with it in my 93 dodge diesel dually either. Works good in my junk with absolutely no issues for years...Maybe I'm gettin by with it cuz I'm slow and only go low teens 60' and 4.70's to the 1/8th at 3250# on 275 drag radials !!
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