Clutchless tranny in S/S?

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by randy wilson

better inform warren johnson, ken blacks bunch, and jegs. they are spending alot of money on nothing when purchasing high priced cutchless units when an m-22 muncie is just as quick. would save them a ton of money. if clutching the car was as quick, everyone not clutching would start doing it to save on break downs. i know it is harder on parts to pull a clutch assisted trans in and out than it is a true clutchless.

Sorry Randy, I should have worded it different. Was told there is no MAJOR advantage...like you said worth a few hundreths, but not much more. You are also correct about the Soft-loc style clutch. I've been running an old fashion rag style non-adjustable, and slips just enough where I can pull the shifter pretty much anywhere. But I know I'm losing at least a tenth as a result.

On a side note I talked to another guy running a GF-2000 who mentioned issues with Gardner Springs popping off. I believe he said it was damaging the sliders as a result. Was a low 9 second small block Mustang weighing approx 2800 lbs. He says it picked up about 2-3 tenths switching from a pro-shifted toploader.