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Re: who rules 4speeds or 3speeds.....!!!!!?????
[Re: mike67net]
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04/30/12 12:51 PM
04/30/12 12:51 PM
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...gently down the stream
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Crazy, this thread is all stick people!
I agree that playing with a stick car is WAY more fun. I also agree that if you want to have FUN DRIVING a car at the track, then a stick is it!.
My dart was always fun at the track when it was an auto, but got a heck of a lot more fun when I converted it to a stick.
As for consistency, I agree, it depends on the driver, but in my case, not much changed. I have been pretty close to the consistency of my automatic setup, with this stick.
And my stick setup relies on tire spin to keep from bogging. So track prep goes a long way to consistency in my particular setup. If you have a dead hook stick car with a slipper clutch and a crash box, I'm sure you can really dial it in tight for bracket racing.
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Re: who rules 4speeds or 3speeds.....!!!!!?????
[Re: 572_HEMI_Cuda]
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05/02/12 11:44 AM
05/02/12 11:44 AM
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I race one of each in Stock Eliminator and I can tell you that all things being equal a stick will out run an automatic. They are both equally consistant too. The big difference with the 4 speed is I am diddling with the clutch at almost every race were the automatic is just get in and drive. The stick also has a slightly higher buy in price. Maintainance is quite a bit higher in the stick. A $900. clutch freshen only lasts 80-100 runs. The 4 speed is much more enjoyable to drive.
1959 Bugeye Sprite
1967 Charger Black L code
1967 Coronet R/T Convert Green 440 auto bought from original owner
1968 Charger R/T Bronze 440 4 spd console AM/FM
1969 Super Bee WM21H B5 A40 D21 N96
1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 Convert pilot car
1969 Hemi Road Runner RM23J D32 Omaha orange 4.10 Dana N96 N85
1970 Super Bee WM23N FE5 V1X 3.91 axle package, N96
1970 Road Runner RM21N B3 V1X D13
1971 MG Midget
1971 Road Runner RM23H GW3, A57
1972 Road Runner RM23P FY1, D21
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Re: who rules 4speeds or 3speeds.....!!!!!?????
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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05/03/12 11:33 PM
05/03/12 11:33 PM
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The other myth is that stick shifted cars are slower. Is that why pro stock uses them, to be inconsistant and slower? 
Could it be their narrow powerbands would not be able to recover fast enough - spending too much time out of their powerband - with only 3 speeds?
It's also hard to put the 40 year old technology of even a modified 833 into a direct comparison to the seamless power application of a planetary shifted modern 5 speed. Apples to oranges. 
I think you may be wrong about a "planetary shifted" modern 5-speed...
Huh  did you get something twisted in the translation.If you mean "planetary transmission" like a Lenco they haven't used one of those for over ten years in Pro-Stock. They use a liberty 5-speed which is "non-planetary" with an inline shifter that could be described as an inline gate shifter that almost works like a ratchet shifter It is a fairly primitive design but it works better than anything else they have available to them at this time.
You also don't need to have a Pro-Stock type engine to keep it in the "happy range" My engine likes the gear spread in my 5-speed better than the ratios in an 833 
A stick car just lets you be an individual instead of just another one of the sheep following the heard with a glide or a 727 "bomb"
Gus 
I was just using "planetary shifted" as an example of old school - newer school - there are also roller clutch setups or sequential style boxes that again offer seamless power application impossible with an 833. I say 833 as an "old school" example - pretty much covers T-10s, M21s, M22s, etc.
Dollar for dollar - I'll stick with my lowly low gearset 904 and a decent converter - dead reliable, streetable and totally consistant for the 500HP I put through it. To go any faster with a manual trans would be several times the cost with more upkeep. Try to drive a plate shifted TKO on the street - not my idea of fun. And yes, I've used enough different styles of dog rings, plate shifted, modified syncros, ect. to be familiar with "conventional" boxes and their pro and cons, and just haven't seen the need or the pot of gold to step up to the new Liberty "Pro Stock" twin countershaft or other peoples bulletproof stuff. I have Paul at Liberty on my speed dial and send any work his way I can.
I don't deny the shock and awe factor of the Liberty, Jerico, Lenco, etc. stuff - I wish my health would allow me to play more with the 3 pedal cars - it just isn't really a fair comparison to the old school stuff.
Free advice and worth every penny...
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