Lenco trans

Coleydog · 07-28-2018, 08:37 PM

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but there's some knowledgeable guys on here so My question, I looking to put a "used" 4 speed Lenco in my steet strip car and not sure what to stay away from or what to look for.
thanks, Mike

Tom Goldman · 07-29-2018, 01:24 PM

my experience with Lenco's is from the distant past . I can tell you that the clutch discs and sprags for early Lencos are not easy to find anymore.
Also setting the towers to give a acceptable shift for street driving could be an issue.
For a ProStreet car it might be livable. ...Definatly has the WOW factor.
Might find more input from the Comp Forum if there are any old timers left on there, Lenco's have been mostly obsolete for at least the last 25 years or more for conventional door cars.

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 07-29-2018, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

my experience with Lenco's is from the distant past . I can tell you that the clutch discs and sprags for early Lencos are not easy to find anymore.
Also setting the towers to give a acceptable shift for street driving could be an issue.
For a ProStreet car it might be livable. ...Definatly has the WOW factor.
Might find more input from the Comp Forum if there are any old timers left on there, Lenco's have been mostly obsolete for at least the last 25 years or more for conventional door cars.

The last early Lenco I worked on, I used Ford FMX discs and bored the ID an additional .025. They worked perfect and didn't have to hunt for them. MB

Maverick · 07-30-2018, 12:08 AM

Do you have the Lenco? There are people out there, that have that answers, just go know where to find them. If you got the Lenco, put it in and see what you got. Very durable, and I would call Lenco, they might be able to give you some info. I usually go to certain racers at the track that run them.

Maverick · 07-30-2018, 12:12 AM

Racer from division 5 last year won super gas division championship, and he had a lenco 4 speed in his Camaro

Maverick · 07-30-2018, 12:50 AM

I usually walk thru top sportsman's staging lanes and see who runs them. Most guys run it behind a convertor. Watched a top alcohol dragster couple of years ago, yearvdown and inspect and put back together his transm. And they showed me what to look gor

Maverick · 07-30-2018, 01:22 AM

Sprags can be expensive if you need them, just don't k ow your budget.

Coleydog · 07-30-2018, 12:26 PM

Don't have anything yet, I wanna buy once. A lot of good answers so far, should be some good ones still laying around in the attic.
Mike

07-28-2018, 08:37 PM	#1
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 39 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Lenco trans Not sure if this is the right place to ask but there's some knowledgeable guys on here so My question, I looking to put a "used" 4 speed Lenco in my steet strip car and not sure what to stay away from or what to look for. thanks, Mike

07-29-2018, 01:24 PM	#2
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,477 Likes: 892 Liked 883 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Lenco trans my experience with Lenco's is from the distant past . I can tell you that the clutch discs and sprags for early Lencos are not easy to find anymore. Also setting the towers to give a acceptable shift for street driving could be an issue. For a ProStreet car it might be livable. ...Definatly has the WOW factor. Might find more input from the Comp Forum if there are any old timers left on there, Lenco's have been mostly obsolete for at least the last 25 years or more for conventional door cars. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

07-30-2018, 12:08 AM	#4
Maverick Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 299 Likes: 3 Liked 36 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Lenco trans Do you have the Lenco? There are people out there, that have that answers, just go know where to find them. If you got the Lenco, put it in and see what you got. Very durable, and I would call Lenco, they might be able to give you some info. I usually go to certain racers at the track that run them.

07-30-2018, 12:12 AM	#5
Maverick Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 299 Likes: 3 Liked 36 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Lenco trans Racer from division 5 last year won super gas division championship, and he had a lenco 4 speed in his Camaro

07-30-2018, 12:50 AM	#6
Maverick Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 299 Likes: 3 Liked 36 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Lenco trans I usually walk thru top sportsman's staging lanes and see who runs them. Most guys run it behind a convertor. Watched a top alcohol dragster couple of years ago, yearvdown and inspect and put back together his transm. And they showed me what to look gor

07-30-2018, 01:22 AM	#7
Maverick Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 299 Likes: 3 Liked 36 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Lenco trans Sprags can be expensive if you need them, just don't k ow your budget.

07-30-2018, 12:26 PM	#8
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 39 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Lenco trans Don't have anything yet, I wanna buy once. A lot of good answers so far, should be some good ones still laying around in the attic. Mike