Man. trans for Stock
 

In light of Jericos decision to ignore us, what options have been tried for transmissions? Any comments on G-Force 101A, what price range? Thanks for any suggestions. TonyTosto 5302

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G-force, they are awesome to work with and have a quality product. We run them in both our stockers. They have used ones on ebay all the time or just call them and discuss options.

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Tony,
G-Force, Call and ask if they have a trade in. It will be at a reduced cost, plus they will go through it and update it. You can get whatever ratios as well.

Sean

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Are the G-101A easy to work on? They look like Super T-10 designs. Have never looked inside one.

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We normally run a Jerico but we put a G-Force in our Camaro and we really liked it. Shifted really smooth. Only diffference was that the handle for reverse went the opposite direction and its possible to put it in two gears at once so you have to be careful. I think the guy that bought our Camaro actually has the GForce for sale. Going rate for used seems to be about $2500-$3500 Also you will have to put a different drive shaft in the car - transmission is a different length. We have the Jerico in our Firebird that I think you sold to Dave Edwards - BUT I'd still rather have a G-Force


Hope this helps
Larry Buckingham

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Yes, they are not press fit parts, they are snap ring. You can rebuild an entire trans if you know what you are doing and have the parts in a very short time.

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Use to run jerico broke it a few times got a new g force now got it just a few weeks after ordering last February love it !

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Does Gforce install the Racepak sensors?

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Thanks for all the replies, G-Force seems to be the preferred choice.

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Gforce drills the inputs and installs the magnet. We also use a special (non standard) Gforce retainer/register. This retainer allows you to screw in the racepak pickup and it aligns with the magnet.

If you dont have a bell or need a BH, talk to Browell. They can tell you how to set it up, ask for Scott, he can tell you exactly how it works, what parts you need and the new machining on the Browell BH makes install of the trans and racepack sensor a breeze if you have the right/matching retainer for the BH.

The right parts cost more, but it is worth every dollar.

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When I was building my 68 Camaro a few years back,I had to buy the entire set up for a stick.I talked with Rob Youngblood and John Calvert,both said without hesitation to run a 101A.Good enough for me.
Matt Welker-what sensor and V-net cable do you run? I had trouble getting a good clutch graph on my racepak sportsman with various combinations of cables and sensors.Went to the picking up the signal off my input,works fine.

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Clutch RPM Module with Sensor Part No. RAC-220-VP-CL-1

Never had an issue with either car, and we have sportsman systems in both stockers. We have always picked up using a magnet in the input shaft using that part, never tried anything else. Always works, if it stops working, it has probably threaded out and lost the required gap to the magnet, and improper gap will also give you really weird graphs.

With Input and DS speed and a few simple math channels, you should have everything you need.

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With out a doubt it is G-Force! Bubba and Paul are Great to deal with. Their stuff is tough as nails.

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I have heard from other racers the same thing.
That buying a used/refurbished one is a better choice

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G-Force! You will NOT regret it!

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Thank you Matt. Sorry, I didn't read your first post correctly.That's what I ended up with,magnet in the input.I started off with the case drilled,and picking up the tooth count on the input gear.

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Liberty Gear 5-speed with the Long shifter.
They will get you the trans ratios you need for your combo.

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Much better service from G-Force


QUOTE=Don Anderson;576108]Liberty Gear 5-speed with the Long shifter.
They will get you the trans ratios you need for your combo.[/QUOTE]

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Just looked at the G-gorce ratio chart, impressive.

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Always have had great service & price from Liberty Gear.






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Hey Don - Which Liberty 5-speed trans are you running? Any idea what that trans weighs alone?

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"Man. trans for Stock"
...4 speed only

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You can run a 5 speed manual in stock if the vehicle came from the factory with a 5 or 6 speed manual. It just has to be clutch assisted, not clutchless in design.

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Thanks Mike,
I don`t know why, but I assumed Tony was running 1st gen Camaro.

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Sorry Mike, I was just clarifying for Don Anderson's example - I wasn't thinking about Tony's original post question. Don runs an 80's Fox body that is eligible for a 5-speed where you're completely accurate that Tony (presumably in a '67-69 Chevy) can only run a 4-speed.

Hope that wasn't too confusing!

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Mike,
Aluminum case & tail housing goes about 100 lbs.
Magnesium case & tail housing are 8 lbs. lighter.


I had Paul @ Liberty Gears help me upgrade an old Doug-Nash 4+1 back in 2008 to Liberty`s face plate system legal for my 1985 M/S NHRA Stock Mustang and up-grade the shift shaft seals in the case. I know for Super Stock racer Terry Johnson who went to Liberty`s 5-speed and picked up .2 in his car and made it more fun to drive again.

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You're right, the 5-speed Liberty Equalizer was a pretty substantial gain for the small motors vs. a traditional Jerico 4-speed. I just weighed our G-Force 4-speed with aluminum case and it was like 97lbs with shifter and everything. Similar.

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is jerico still in business ?

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They are still doing business but didn't seem too interested in drag racing trans. business at last years PRI show. Will check this year to see if anything has changed, at least hope in so far as to provide replacement parts. Tony Tosto

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I called them today ,,I have a dr-4 wide gear trans and looking to see if they still support parts ,, the response was they only support the dr-4 revision 4 only ,I have to get back with them with my serial number ,, how can I tell if is a revision 4?

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I bought an input shaft and a billet release bearing retainer for my
DR-4 about two months ago. No problem.
I believe that when the input shafts are gone, that's it for them.
No sure if the RB retainer will/would be compatible with the
newer DR-4 Rev 4.
I have not seen a DR - 4 Rev 4, so I am not sure what to look for.
I DO know that a DR-4 can not be made into a DR 4 Rev 4; maybe
every one knows that, oh well!!!.
Terry K

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I have been looking for the serial number for jerico,,is it located under the cover (drivers side top)

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drivers side right below top cover

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there is only a casting number on the case 2174f04
nothing that's been stamped in case on the left side ,I checked the trans ear as well

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The SN# of my DR-4 is 4942SCN.
I got this # off of my orig invoice.
I don't have access to my trans so I am not
sure where the SN# is.
I thought this my help in determining if the #'s
you see are indeed SN#'s.
Terry K