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    Offline 73cuda383

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    727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « on: October 21, 2003 - 11:17:02 AM »
    I have a 73 Barracuda with a 383 magnum and 727 tranny with a shift kit.
    2 questions:
    1) When shifting into drive or reverse it slams hard into gear :o Should I rebuild tranny?
    2) The car originally came with a small block. Is the driveshaft/rear end ok or do I need to change or upgrade anything for big block power?
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #1 on: October 21, 2003 - 12:30:35 PM »
    that is what a shift kit does ,it will jump into gear hard , don`t rebuild the tranny
     depends which diff you have now ! if you have an 8 3/4 you will be ok
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #2 on: October 21, 2003 - 12:50:59 PM »
    I believe it is 8 3/4. The reason I ask about the hard shifting is because I had a 1970 340 with a new tranny rebuild with a shift kit. That tranny shifted half as hard.

    Is it possible since there is more power with the 383 that the tranny shifts harder?
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #3 on: October 21, 2003 - 11:05:35 PM »
    My truck did that when I turned the idle up.
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #4 on: October 22, 2003 - 01:03:23 PM »
    My idle is not high.
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #5 on: October 27, 2003 - 10:33:23 PM »
    they make different stages of shift kits also....might have a different stage than your other tranny.
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    Re:727 Rebuild? /New drivetrain?
    « Reply #6 on: October 28, 2003 - 11:39:02 AM »
    My mechanic is going to check. It might be the converter.
    I just found out because of my big cam the stock converter may not be sufficient.
    « Last Edit: October 29, 2003 - 03:46:14 PM by 73cuda383 »
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