Turboglide 3-speeds in Stockers???

[Jack McCarthy]

bill
turboglide was offered with the 348 only as was the 4 speed
348-250hp fits Q & R/sa... jump on in i cant wait to see then cc the head (piston & block )

however all cars were offered with a three speed overdrive trans
this trans is self contained inside the transmission case and provide the operator SIX DIFFERENT GEAR RATIOS TO LET THE CLUTCH OUT AND MOVE FORWARD.
therefore according to the RULEBOOK all 55-61 chevys SHOULD be allowed to use a six speed manual transmission... however that is not the interpretation of the technical department ????

jack mccarthy... t/s with a six speed

[bill dedman]

Thanks, Bruce. I appreciate the kind words.

Jack,

I am a really "old" guy (12/20/'38) and was a tech guy at my local drag strip (Carlisle, Arkansas) classifying Stockers on a monthly basis, and eventually was given the Stock Car Classification Guide and was provided with all the NHRA Tech bulletins through the USPS on a weekly basis. Dale Ham asked me to serve as an "Area Tech Advisor" (an un-paid position) in about 1960, which I did for our local strips (Little Rock, and Carlisle) until I moved away in 1964.

I took that position VERY seriously, and paid a lot of attention to the "job", as it were.

I remember vividly, watching 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8s that came equipped qith Turboglides as they struggled to run the quarter-mile in a competitive fashion. That transmission eventually earned the moniker "TROUBLEGLIDE" since its reliability was not very good in the beginning.

I do remember that the '58 348-engine Turboglide cars, when equipped with a 4.56 rear gear and Atlas Bucrons, would run pretty quixk (mid- to high-14's at the time.)

I have to disagree with Jack, though; there were several Turboglide '57's in competition as OEM-equipped, though they usually eventually had manual transmissions swapped in for serious racing.

It would seem to me that '59-'61 small block cars running in Stock, could claim a Turboglide as the original transmission, and simply swap a Metric 200 into its place.

This may or may not "fly", but I'd say it makes sense from where I sit...

[Tony Janes]

It will fly

[SSDiv6]

This link will take you to a complete overhaul manual and also description of the operation of the transmission. It shows it is applicable to the 1958-1960 trans.

http://chevy.tocmp.com/trans/60tg/index.htm