Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: bigdad]
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11/21/13 02:41 AM
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We did a A500 for awhile, with no lock up and a 904 input. With a swich on the shifter for overdrive. It's smaller/ lighter than a A518.(still heavy and long). What kind of power from the small block? What kind of strip time, bracket racing or fun/grudge/et chase? I like the car
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: bigdad]
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11/21/13 03:07 AM
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SMR Transmissions has od options for street and race applications. Pat is a great guy to deal with, but they are in Canada.
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
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11/21/13 10:52 AM
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What rear gear ratio are you going to run?
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: Big Squeeze]
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The plan is to get it up and running with a basic small block ..Like maybe 400 hp or so ?
Get some of the bugs worked out of it then, put a real power plant in it .
So, ET expectations in the beginning would be low 11's and it will be driven to some local tracks the furthest one I'd drive to would be 250 miles ..
I suppose the rear geat will be like 4.30 ?
Putting a Dana under it
Up for suggestions on power / drive train..
I hate to put this out there but, I'd like to try drag week ..It may never happen but, its a goal
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: bigdad]
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11/21/13 07:54 PM
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Chris2581
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I'd look at a GM 200R4.Plenty strong for a stock eliminator car and small case as well.
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: Chris2581]
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what ever trans you want and a gear vendors over drive.
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: cudadoug]
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11/22/13 02:44 AM
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IIRC, you went mid 10's with that A500, didn't you? I have a few questions if you don't mind:
1) What valve body did you use?
2) Why no A500 now?
3) What kind of cutting/fab/mount did it take to get it the car?
Thanks!
Low 11.s with that set up. 1) Protrans set it up with one of his own forward man. V.b. 2) Heavy and long, and a bit of a power eater compaired to a 904. Also to get enough converter to really make the car happy with the current engine combo it will have alot of slip in O.D. 3)Reshape part of the tunnel some. Cut out the top of the trans cross member and make a newer lower with a Chevy trans mount. Then I made a new cross member/drive shaft loop to replace the strength of what was cut out.
This set up will probably go back in the car with a 6.4 hemi in the future with my son playing with it. But my new junk has to run 1st.
"Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"
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Re: Street / Strip(Overdrive) automatic trans choices ..
[Re: Chris2581]
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11/22/13 11:23 AM
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I'd look at a GM 200R4.Plenty strong for a stock eliminator car and small case as well.
There was an A-Body build with the 200R4 trans over on FABO awhile back. That trans really looked like it could be the best small case overdrive unit as there are enough parts to make it hold up. Would like to build one myself sometime.
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