looks like a sweet car...im jelous!
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If you are serious i might be interested. I like el camino's even more than i like chevelles. keep me posted. what year is it?
johnnynumfiv: out of curiosity is the 72 your favorite year? i personally like the 68's. are you planning on keeping it close to stock (350/2 barrel) or are you gonna change the motor/carb?
A woman goes to the doctor to figure out why she is having breathing problems...The doctor tells her she is overweight. She says she wants a second opinion...the doctor says, "your ugly".
If you have a shift kit in the car, the shifts are very precise and quick. Put a manual valve body in it, (you have to shift between gears, a clutchless manual in a way) and you have a quicker, more consistant shift. In a drag race, manuals prove to be less consistant in ET's which is a huge part in bracket racing.
I got the car cause it was a steal, thats pretty much it. I've been looking for a "muscle" car for a while now and this was a deal I couldn't pass up. It's staying stock for now because I'm going to try to sell it when I'm done fixing it up.Originally Posted by roosterjuicer
"We went to Wnedy's. I had chicken nuggest." ~ Quiggs
What's a manual valve body?
In the muscle cars I know about, the automatic transmissions were 3 speeds and manuals were 4 speeds. Wouldn't this put the manual at a distinct advantage in the 1/4 mile? Maybe if they both had 4 speeds I could understand that automatics if designed for performance may be superior.
In your average muscle car, was the manual or automatic quicker on average?
Why did the muscle cars not come with 4 speed autos anyways?
What are the Winternationals and was a manual winning a common occurrence or a rarity?
Winternationals is/was organized drag racing.
In 1963, a Dodge became the first car with an automatic transmission to capture the Top Stock Eliminator at the 1963 N.H.R.A. Winternationals.
Dodge cars, 1914-1966
(Scroll down to "1963 Dodge Polara," right side of page.)
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
A manual vale body is wher the tansmiosn dosnt shift on it own. you have to shioft itto thenext gear.
ITt's all biout the gearin in the tandsmision. The manual was proly faster back in the day caue they didn's have the shit we dotoday. 4 psed autos weren's mad yet. gGo to a drag strip today and you'd see its all autos. They ARE superiaoor in drag racing.
ps, drunkk;
"We went to Wnedy's. I had chicken nuggest." ~ Quiggs
It converts an automatic transmission into one which must be shifted manually at all times.
I've posted this comparison before, but I don't mind posting it again. From Car Life magazine, April, 1969...In the muscle cars I know about, the automatic transmissions were 3 speeds and manuals were 4 speeds. Wouldn't this put the manual at a distinct advantage in the 1/4 mile? Maybe if they both had 4 speeds I could understand that automatics if designed for performance may be superior.
1969 Dodge Charger 500, 426-Hemi, auto and 4-speed
----------------------------- 3-speed auto--------- 4-speed manual
Engine/rated hp-------------- 426-cu-in/425-------- 426-cu-in/425
Curb weight------------------ 3,950 lbs------------- 4,025 lbs
Rear axle ratio---------------- 3.23:1--------------- 3.55:1
Tire size---------------------- F70x15-------------- F70x15
0-40 mph--------------------- 3.3 seconds---------- 3.3 seconds
0-50 mph--------------------- 4.4------------------- 4.4
0-60 mph--------------------- 5.7------------------- 5.7
0-70 mph--------------------- 7.1------------------- 6.8
0-80 mph--------------------- 8.8------------------- 8.4
0-90 mph--------------------- 10.6------------------ 10.0
0-100 mph-------------------- 12.8------------------ 12.3
1/4 mile----------------------- 13.92 secs @ 104.5 mph- 13.68 @ 104.8 mph
Passing: 40-60 mph------------ 2.4 secs-------------- 2.4 secs
-------- 50-70 mph------------ 2.7------------------- 2.4
30-70 mph--------------------- 4.8------------------- 4.4
60-100 mph-------------------- 7.1------------------- 6.6
The 4-speed car was 75 lbs heavier than the automatic, but it had a lower rear axle ratio (3.55:1 VS 3.23:1) and the alleged advantage of being a manual transmission, yet the auto keeps right up with it up to 60 mph and almost matches the manual's trap speed through the 1/4 mile.
The text did mention the resulting times: "We expected a great deal of difference between the automatic with the 3.23 rear axle and the four-speed with the 3.55. There was little. The manual was slightly quicker in the last half of the 1/4 mile, by virtue of the lower axle and a slightly sharper engine tune. But while the automatic could click off 13.9-second quarter-mile elapsed times all day, the manual had to be worked hard to get its quicker times."
I would say so... unless the person driving the manual car was a very good shifter.In your average muscle car, was the manual or automatic quicker on average?
I've always wondered about that, too. A 4-speed auto would have been a big help in cars with very low (like 4.11:1) gearing.Why did the muscle cars not come with 4 speed autos anyways?
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
Interesting info there Fleet.
Manual is faster than auto in this case, and possibly more fun too!
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