Author Topic: Trans brake on the road  (Read 1610 times)

Offline GreenFish

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Trans brake on the road
« on: January 28, 2004 - 08:28:09 AM »
Im thinking of upgrading to a nice tranny, maybe even a trans brake , my car sees mainly street duty with the occasional friday night at the strip passes.   I also want to keep my slapstick shifter and a fwd pattern valve body.
can i do all this or am I smoking the funny stuff?  

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Offline Chryco Psycho

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Re:Trans brake on the road
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2004 - 01:16:29 PM »
it can be done ,there is a manual standard pattern valav body availabl ebut the reverse pattern is a better design , & the trans brake is fine on the street

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Re:Trans brake on the road
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2004 - 04:52:00 PM »
Can you explain the reverse and fwd valve body pleaseeeeeeeeeee ;D
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Re:Trans brake on the road
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2004 - 05:05:46 PM »
std is PRND21
Reverse is PRN123

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Offline Carlwalski

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Re:Trans brake on the road
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2004 - 09:08:50 PM »
I'd get an Auto/Manul body they are better for what your wanting. I heard the Manuals can be a quite tough for street cruising, like not to good on the trans. Pretty much a strip car's body nmore strip than street.
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Re:Trans brake on the road
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2004 - 06:42:33 AM »
i have a fwd patten valve body on my cuda now, drive it on the street all the time,   works fine, i like shifting

I want to go all out for bracket racing though.  
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