Hey all, I have a built Art Carr C4, reverse manual valve body, with a 4000 stall and a transbrake behind an '03 cobra motor making 455/457 at 12.5 lbs of boost on 93 octane. There's a custom aluminum driveshaft, SFI flexplate and aluminum flywheel, etc. I posted in here rather than in 4.6 Tech because many more 5.0 guys run C4s than 4.6 guys. My car is a bit of a fluke...
Does anyone run an Art Carr C4? I was told not to downshift these transmissions while moving. If I'm cruising along at 2500rpm in 3rd and some dinky import pulls up next to me, I can't slam it down into 2nd and take off to get into the power band faster? Can these transmissions not handle the abuse? Can I leave in 2nd off the transbrake? Any help is appreciated, I'm new to built manual trans cars. I've always driven stick so downshifting was never an issue, obviously. Thanks in advance.
Chris
Does anyone run an Art Carr C4? I was told not to downshift these transmissions while moving. If I'm cruising along at 2500rpm in 3rd and some dinky import pulls up next to me, I can't slam it down into 2nd and take off to get into the power band faster? Can these transmissions not handle the abuse? Can I leave in 2nd off the transbrake? Any help is appreciated, I'm new to built manual trans cars. I've always driven stick so downshifting was never an issue, obviously. Thanks in advance.
Chris