Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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All you experts out thier!!!! I need some assistance with a choice of running a 3 speed AA tranny or run a 2 speed glide.??? I plan on running a 727 Allison trans w/ brake in my Scamp that is built with the best parts money can buy.5000 stall convertor. running 500+ inch motor and 4:56 gear in my Plymouth Scamp, car weighs 2500 pounds. Now I have a chance to get my hands on a Glide w/ tranny w brake. My hang up is that a 2 speed is a slow dog out of the hole?? Will this hurt the ET. Any advice from those that switched..
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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All you experts out thier!!!! I need some assistance with a choice of running a 3 speed AA tranny or run a 2 speed glide.???
I plan on running a 727 Allison trans w/ brake in my Scamp that is built with the best parts money can buy.5000 stall convertor. running 500+ inch motor and 4:56 gear in my Plymouth Scamp, car weighs 2500 pounds. Now I have a chance to get my hands on a Glide w/ tranny w brake. My hang up is that a 2 speed is a slow dog out of the hole?? Will this hurt the ET. Any advice from those that switched..
I have one sitting here but no converter for it yet so when you deiced... let me know... I have heard it calms the off line issues and should MPH better (if you get the right conv) which should cover up the off line slowness
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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Whats the comparison? Are your looking for consistency? At 2500 lbs I would be looking at a glide without question.
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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Made the switch from 904 to Glide towards the end of the year. Lost .04 in 60ft and another .02 in the 1/8th for a total loss of about .06 It calmed the launch down for sure but that was exactly what I was looking for. I also went to a spragless converter in the process as well.
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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Oops forgot to mention that mine is 3000 lbs so the lighter the better with the glide. I am pretty happy with the switch. Mine has a 4.88 rear gear and 1.80 straight cut first.
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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If you are a racer then a glide is a no brainer. Perhaps if you are more the test and tune type then maybe if you had the right motor I would say TF but it would have to be something that woudl benefit greatly from the increased startingline ration adn could use the third gear, read that as a combo with a narrow power band, not your typical BB Mopar. IMO the Glide is the best way to go. Mine actually is a turd out of the hole with a best of 1.22 but we all know my convertor is all wrong for my combo. But boy does it work well on the stop
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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I have never bought into the weight arguement. Does not hold water plenty of heavy cars making brutal power run them. Looks at the heads up crowd plenty of 3000+ pound cars making well over 2000hp running them. My Valiant weighed 3470 ran 9.0's and the glide worked flawlessly.
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Re: Glide VS. 727 in a 2500lb door car
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Thanks for all the info guys, look like the glide is going to be the choice. The glide that i'm thinking of getting has a 1.76 cut. so im in the game with this tranny. Just going to have to work on the converter You all should see the car this spring at one of the CC events, IM HOPING!!!! If not the Daytona will be thier for sure..
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