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Slickshifted trannies on the street
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02/20/10 04:44 PM
02/20/10 04:44 PM
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mshred
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Hey guys, just wondering if any of you guys drive your slickshifted 4 gears on the street at all.. I was always of the notion that they were a pain in the ass to downshift, but ive recently read that if you take every other tooth off not just the gear but the slider as well that you can downshift, and you dont have to hold the shifter in gear when driving...is this true? and would downshifting a slick shifted tranny like this require rev matching similar to a faceplate/proshift tranny? thanks!
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Re: Slickshifted trannies on the street
[Re: mshred]
#618809
02/20/10 04:56 PM
02/20/10 04:56 PM
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chryco
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Don`t even bother , absolutely no point in doing so. Unless you drive everywhere at full throttle. Syncros are your friend when you want to drive to the burger stand or sev for a slurpee.
Gas is fer washin' parts ....Alky`s fer drinkin' ...Nitro`s fer Racin'!
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Re: Slickshifted trannies on the street
[Re: mshred]
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02/20/10 10:26 PM
02/20/10 10:26 PM
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A70Runner
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I ran a "slick shift" trans on the street. Downshifting wasn't a real problem (but then again I was also driving a tractor trailer at the time) But the car would jump out of 3rd and 4th as soon as you let off the gas. I would not recommend it.
"People Think I'm Insane Because I Am Frowning All The Time" Black Sabbath
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Re: Slickshifted trannies on the street
[Re: chryco]
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02/21/10 01:33 AM
02/21/10 01:33 AM
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So what are you trying to do? You could run a top fuel funny car on the street, just not to practical. I've run a slick shifted 833 on the street , it is as you say every other tooth ground off the syncro gear and out of the slider. The brass rings are completely removed .If you plan on doing this , you had better get some industrial carbide bits , { not Harbor Freight } and a large air compressor, that metal is very hard. The cost of the carbide bits will cost as much as Liberty Gears pro shifted parts. Also you will have to hold it in gear, and you will have to keep replacing the gears as they wear rapidly on the street, remember, no syncro's , crunching into every gear.If you want to run a race type trans on the street get with Liberty and get a face plated set up for your trans.
it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead
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