Drag Pack transmisson

[Randy Mullins]

what kind of transmission do the new challengers use ? i heard jeg say that the 1~ 2 shift was done automatic and that all he had to do was shift into high also does ford or g m make a transmission that does that.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Randy Mullins

what kind of transmission do the new challengers use ? i heard jeg say that the 1~ 2 shift was done automatic and that all he had to do was shift into high also does ford or g m make a transmission that does that.

All the DP transmissions are different.

We use a 904, most others use a Protrans 904 guts in a 727 case.

The valve body WE use is a Turbo Action E-Shift. You can set it up to do 1-2 or in our case 1-2-3 as well as Burnout mode and Pitroad mode.

If I was a betting man (which I am) I would guess Jeg is using a protrans, and an electric 1-2 shift. Most Protrans DP's are

[hemidup]

I'm the type of guy that always thinks out of the box. I actually thought about using the stock 722.6 automatic transmission at one point. 3.59 1st gear and computer controlled upshifting. I already have the PSC standalone for it where we could put the car in D for "dumb" and let her buck. No tach, no shift light, however we finally decided to throw a stick in the car and have some fun.

[Jeff Teuton]

We used the Pro Trans 727 small block case as the pump is larger and so is the input shaft. The rest is 904. Had a learning curve to teach the old driver not to shift the damn thing as it does the 1/2 by itself and all you gotta do is shift the 2/3. I did a lot of 1/3 shifts. Course, I'm older than dirt and a little slower.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

We used the Pro Trans 727 small block case as the pump is larger and so is the input shaft. The rest is 904. Had a learning curve to teach the old driver not to shift the damn thing as it does the 1/2 by itself and all you gotta do is shift the 2/3. I did a lot of 1/3 shifts. Course, I'm older than dirt and a little slower.

904 by A&A in mine. No e-shift, thats just something else to go wrong, and limits the driver......and reduces the fun factor...a stick now that would be another story entirely...

[Peter Ash]

Protrans 727/904 in mine, when it gets here.

[Jeff Teuton]

Eric, I have a Browell can (new), 2 McCloud Clutch assemblies (new) and 3 borrowed Jerico's and a guy named Helms or something like that who on occasion shifts a stock car. Who knows what the next drag pak might bring. Leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Lotta leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Congratulations on your recent debut. Goes a little fast huh? I really cannot get used to the doors closing and not rattling like previous cars I have had. I had to learn not to slam them.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Eric, I have a Browell can (new), 2 McCloud Clutch assemblies (new) and 3 borrowed Jerico's and a guy named Helms or something like that who on occasion shifts a stock car. Who knows what the next drag pak might bring. Leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Lotta leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Congratulations on your recent debut. Goes a little fast huh? I really cannot get used to the doors closing and not rattling like previous cars I have had. I had to learn not to slam them.

It is fast, but doesn't feel it. I footbraked it. It is like Donato described a couple of years back, stable at speed. The dakota is more eventful, but it runs out of gas @ 1000 foot, this thing runs pulls hard all the way through. The missile if off ICBM duty this weekend in D-1 for rest and relaxation with the wife, kids and hound. Mimosa's and coffee cake here at work. Naperville would have been fun. Returning next weekend @ LV. The windows going up like the street cars, is a bit odd. Seats are amazingly comfy. If you need a worthy recepient for some of those left over parts, I am sure that my old MP test truck dakota would love to step up to GT. You were going to swap the 490 cam out of your DP for a new one? let me know.

As you have pointed out numerous times in the past, the playing field isn't always level. My dakota once upon a time was the #1 qualifier @ Indy when Six ran it, now many years later, it isn't even in the ballpark. The fords will soon be running amock over all the classes. Even the lower HP DP's. Re Denver: I don't know if I could get the wife to do a 2,000 mile trek out to denver, maybe if someone in D-1 is going with room to spare in a stacker, then I could take care of the dukes of hazard move for you in your trailer.

Enjoy it all, it doesn't last long enough.

Eric

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Eric, I have a Browell can (new), 2 McCloud Clutch assemblies (new) and 3 borrowed Jerico's and a guy named Helms or something like that who on occasion shifts a stock car. Who knows what the next drag pak might bring. Leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Lotta leftover stuff from the Top Stock days. Congratulations on your recent debut. Goes a little fast huh? I really cannot get used to the doors closing and not rattling like previous cars I have had. I had to learn not to slam them.

Jeff, can I borrow one of your borrowed Jerico's?

[Larry Hill]

Eric, What year was Raymond King's truck #1 qualifier at Indy?