Manual Trans Help

6point6 · 02-25-2010, 09:39 PM

Mr.Yacavone,
I remember very well, and still have the articles from High Performance Magazine of your Project Eliminator 77 Firebird. I have a 78 T/A that I always thought could be a stocker someday and i have to credit those series of articles from the 90's as motavation. Could you please expand on why you feel a manual trans in a low compression 400 second generation firebird is not a good mix. It sounds like its not really a parts breaking or clutch issue to you but something else. Those cars are heavy and the motor limited in RPM so is it you cant put enough gear
reduction into it to avoid the old spin or bog situation? Lets assume were using a bullet proof driveline and a good clutch.

02-25-2010, 09:39 PM	#16
6point6 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: middletown ct Posts: 7 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Manual Trans Help Mr.Yacavone, I remember very well, and still have the articles from High Performance Magazine of your Project Eliminator 77 Firebird. I have a 78 T/A that I always thought could be a stocker someday and i have to credit those series of articles from the 90's as motavation. Could you please expand on why you feel a manual trans in a low compression 400 second generation firebird is not a good mix. It sounds like its not really a parts breaking or clutch issue to you but something else. Those cars are heavy and the motor limited in RPM so is it you cant put enough gear reduction into it to avoid the old spin or bog situation? Lets assume were using a bullet proof driveline and a good clutch.