Drivetrain best drag trans?
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The best choice is the one that wont puke its guts out on the starting line... 
A glide is a good place to start
A glide is a good place to start
Besides the not puking guys part, why would two forward gears be better than three for a drag race transmission? I picture being in the peak area of the power band more should be helpful.
Top fuel and funny cars are a different story than most Mustang engines, although it sounds like wikkedturbo408 is approaching those levels.
Top fuel and funny cars are a different story than most Mustang engines, although it sounds like wikkedturbo408 is approaching those levels.
The day a 408 windsor approaches 8000 hp is the day somebody dropped a nuclear bomb down the intake.
You mean he’s not running plutonium methane fuel already?
Two speed automatics are 50’s and 60’s tech. Isn’t there a good 3 gear solution by now?
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Not really.You mean he’s not running plutonium methane fuel already?
Two speed automatics are 50’s snd 60’s tech. Isn’t there a good 3 gear solution by now?
It comes down to the TH400 and C6, both of which are heavy as hell, and power hogs. The C6 is also hard to find with a Windsor bell (they have integrated bells) and requires external safety measures at OP's power levels.
The 'glide is just... better.
Boring as hell on the street, but it is the premier sportsman drag racing trans. You can buy almost anything for that damn thing to make it handle a stupid amount of power, and it fits a fox better than a c4. A TH400 being the other choice when a 3rd gear is necessary..with the same bulletproofing that can be had from the aftermarket....It just don't fit, and it busts balls trying to put it in.
* The car don't care that it has a GM trans anymore than it cares if there is an LS under its hood.
Mike, you know I am not particularly brand prejudiced. I have a small power-slide transmission in my first car that’s hung up in line for the body shop. But it’s a 1961, and somebody should have come up with a better option by now. A Gear Vendors unit sounds like that improvement if someone has the money.
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The switch pitch convertor, 2 speed “Jetaway” (TH-300) was a technological step above the powerglide on a street and track car in my 65. I replaced it with a TH-350 when it needed rebuilt because I found one cheap and wanted a lower first gear. It does not drop out of the power band as much between shifts now. But I wish I had gone with a 2004R that was built to Grand National racing specs for the overdrive.
If there was a reinforced drive belt strong enough made of unobtanium, a CVT that allowed the engine to be at peak power Rpm’s for the length of the track. Too bad the newer, multi gear, truck automatics are so heavy.
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The switch pitch convertor, 2 speed “Jetaway” (TH-300) was a technological step above the powerglide on a street and track car in my 65. I replaced it with a TH-350 when it needed rebuilt because I found one cheap and wanted a lower first gear. It does not drop out of the power band as much between shifts now. But I wish I had gone with a 2004R that was built to Grand National racing specs for the overdrive.
If there was a reinforced drive belt strong enough made of unobtanium, a CVT that allowed the engine to be at peak power Rpm’s for the length of the track. Too bad the newer, multi gear, truck automatics are so heavy.
Mike, you know I am not particularly brand prejudiced. I have a small power-slide transmission in my first car that’s hung up in line for the body shop. But it’s a 1961, and somebody should have come up with a better option by now.
The switch pitch convertor 2 speed “Jetaway” (TH-300) was a technological step above the powerglide on a street and track car in my 65. I replaced it with a TH-350 when it needed rebuilt. It does not drop out of the power band as much between shifts now. But I wish I had gone with a 2004R that was built to Grand National specs for the overdrive.
if there was a reinforced drive belt strong enough, (made of unobtanium), a CVT that allowed the engine to be at peak power Rpm’s for the length of the track.
The switch pitch convertor 2 speed “Jetaway” (TH-300) was a technological step above the powerglide on a street and track car in my 65. I replaced it with a TH-350 when it needed rebuilt. It does not drop out of the power band as much between shifts now. But I wish I had gone with a 2004R that was built to Grand National specs for the overdrive.
if there was a reinforced drive belt strong enough, (made of unobtanium), a CVT that allowed the engine to be at peak power Rpm’s for the length of the track.
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