Tranny Brakes

oldskool · 01-06-2015, 03:47 AM

I see that tranny brakes are legal in Super Stock. Does anybody remember exactly what year they were made legal ? Do all SS cars now run a brake ?

We've always run footbrakers, stock and bracket. So I have absolutely no experience with a brake at all.

So is there a rule of thumb as to aprox how much your ET can be lowered by using a brake ?

Now let me narrow it down a bit. I realize that a 283 sbc needs all the help they can get because of low torque. But I'm talkin about a 400+ cube motor which makes 500+ ft lbs of torque below 4000 rpm. Can a brake lower ET by as much as 2 tenths or more ?

Hey, I know these are dummy questions. But if you've never done something, and know nothing about it, how you gonna learn without either asking about it or trying it for yourself ?

Also, with a high torque engine, would it be best to use a Glide, TH350 or TH400 ? I assume the Glide would be slightly slower, but by aprox how much ?

01-06-2015, 03:47 AM	#1
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Tranny Brakes I see that tranny brakes are legal in Super Stock. Does anybody remember exactly what year they were made legal ? Do all SS cars now run a brake ? We've always run footbrakers, stock and bracket. So I have absolutely no experience with a brake at all. So is there a rule of thumb as to aprox how much your ET can be lowered by using a brake ? Now let me narrow it down a bit. I realize that a 283 sbc needs all the help they can get because of low torque. But I'm talkin about a 400+ cube motor which makes 500+ ft lbs of torque below 4000 rpm. Can a brake lower ET by as much as 2 tenths or more ? Hey, I know these are dummy questions. But if you've never done something, and know nothing about it, how you gonna learn without either asking about it or trying it for yourself ? Also, with a high torque engine, would it be best to use a Glide, TH350 or TH400 ? I assume the Glide would be slightly slower, but by aprox how much ?