Powerglide Out Turbo 200 In Jack "the Captain" McCarthy

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by dahkahuna

Ohhhhhh, nevermind don,t race on my computer i'm at the track. Just tried to help a racer out.

Ohhhhhh lighten up, I have had a drag race car a lot longer than I have had a computer LOL...

Is there a symbol for tongue in cheek?

If NHRA will let Jack run a three speed more power to him.

Bill Lamb

[Jack McCarthy]

discussed at length with travis / lang
NO

also discussed 3 speed overdriven trans... which is a 6 speed
NO

also discussed why im the ONLY 283 not allowed the 459 intake
NO

they dont like me... im a slow dinosaur they are trying to make me extinct

captain jack

and thanks for your votes guys

[Tony Janes]

They bought in super stock before the three speed rule might check with Danny

[bill dedman]

The first guy to threaten to sue (discrimination) NHRA over this issue will likely be the first one to gain legal status for this deal.

Voluminous, legitimate, technical info exists to validate claims that it's REALLY a 3 speed. I don't believe NHRA would want to go to court to fight it (especially,since it can't make them any money!)

Remember the Ford C4/FE motor bellhousing flap?

'nuff sed.

Never saw a Dynaflow with a LOCKUP converter.... but, that is probably just my swiss cheese brain at work,

[dahkahuna]

the Dynaflo of which I refering wasn't a mechanical clutch I just mean't that the turbine fins returned back to the regular position and worked like a normal convertor. The Turboglide was listed as a option for $50 over the powerglides.Although the Turboglide enternal workings are more similar to the Jetaway hydramatics, or 4speed Hydros using planetaries instead of bands and clutches, it still was 3 speed auto trans. If you put the shift lever in the GR posistion and left the starting line it would launch just like those old Hydros and Pontiac Jetaways for the first 10 feet HANG ON but once you moved the lever to Drive you had no control over the UPSHIFT. .....NHRA allowed those C-6 with 904 internals and C-4 replacement of cast iron cruisamatics, and Mopars used the same 904 stuff in the 727, If they disallow the GM guys the use of the Jeep 904 with the chevy bellhousing, because of the corporate rule all these years, why now with the Superstock Rule on 3 Speeds can they still discriminate a actual documented reality trans even for such a small number of guys who would really benefit from this ..IT MAKE NO SENSE, but common sense isn't THE NHRA'S strong point. You know its who you know not what is correct.Mopar and Ford has always paid to get the advantage over GM...the Shelby Mustangs were just allowed ,nobody ever had that combination running before NOW ITS LEGAL SURPRISE Ford went into there archive and low an behold poof SPECIFICATION on the lost arc. Now we proof that a TURBOGLIDE was available with documentation everywhere and its NOT LEGAL, come on Danny, Travis, Lang or whoever GET of the dime.

[Mark Yacavone]

I'm sure, if it were possible to put 904 guts in a Turboglide case and someone marketed them for $5,000, it would be legal.

As mentioned previously the 57 SB cars had the Turboglide available. I've seen plenty of them.

[alan r caraway]

Capt. Jack,
You will Never be Extinct, your like an Old Truck Driver when you think your too Old You Just Get A New Peter/built Alan

[Jack McCarthy]

met with bruce at grazia's request and gave him some information proving its a 3 speed
also informed them i can get a 1960 4 door impala 284 4bbl from boneyard complete if needed

was told they would let me know a soon as possible

i told them i intend to run ohio valley open with 350 turbo

thanks for everything, dakahuna & all others

captain jack

[gymracer01]

Jack:
Hope you get somewhere with this. I, like others was the proud owner of a 57 Belair with the Tubroglide. Mine didn't last long and I change it to a 3 speed stick. (yes I had to make a pilot bering). I do know they were available through 61. I worked in a Chevy dealership from 67-69 and a older transmission guy told me, that like several other GM new ideas, that by 61 they had it fixed and they were a pertty good transmission, but they had such a bad rep by then that no one would touch one. Good luck at the Valley.
Jim Netherland