Transmission ideas

[Passenger]

Powerglide will kill streetablilty. C4 isn't too fun either. I'd put a built 4R70W in it and never think twice.

 

[jfor441]

Powerglide will kill streetablilty. C4 isn't too fun either. I'd put a built 4R70W in it and never think twice.

Streetability is not an issue. Car will be used mostly for racing and some daily driving. 14 miles roundtrip daily.

 

[xsoutherngun89x]

AOD josh, AOD...

 

[voidfinger]

i'm confused... your really joken about the fact that a aod will hold more power than a c4 right?? shit stock c4's are like built aod's

 

[Jrgunn5150]

It doesn't matter if streetability is an issue or not, they are streetable transmissions. They were designed for Pontiac catalina's and Chevy Impala's, not race cars.

I used to have a 65 four door Imp, funny as hell, I could put it to the wood, and it would bang high at around 75 mph, :hammer:

Ultimately, you'll be able to launch harder with a 'glide, not to mention they cost peanut's, and are built Ford tough, Ram tough, or Like a Rock, however your prefer.

 

[Fets]

I'd go with the powerglides because that be so cool telling yer friends "I have a powerglide", they'd be in awe.

 

[Passenger]

Powerglide will kill streetablilty. C4 isn't too fun either. I'd put a built 4R70W in it and never think twice.

Streetability is not an issue. Car will be used mostly for racing and some daily driving. 14 miles roundtrip daily.

Streetability IS an issue IMO. Reguardless if the car is gonna go 5 miles, or 50+ miles. This is just my opinion, but there is NO point in putting in a Powerglide unless your gonna run low 9s or better. A built 4R70W would be the easiest one to put in the car. It has overdrive, which is a huge bonus reguardless of how far your driving. A C4 would suffice as well, but no overdrive, and you'd need an adapter plate and some other junk to use it I'm sure.

 

[voidfinger]

:nonono:

 

[Jrgunn5150]

You guy's seem to be missing the fact that our parent's all drove around with 'Glides to friggen work, up and down Rt 66, and to the hospital to have us delivered.

how are they NOT streetable exactly? My Impala had a worn out 283, a 2lbl, a single pee shooter exhaust. It was really, really NOT a race car.

 

[Bluextc]

I'd go with the powerglides because that be so cool telling yer friends "I have a powerglide", they'd be in awe.

+1

Ability to brag, ftw!

 

[Zwolaver21]

I say built 4r70w

 

[AaRoN]

A powerglide would be the shiznit Josh :coolsmiley:

 

[Passenger]

You guy's seem to be missing the fact that our parent's all drove around with 'Glides to friggen work, up and down Rt 66, and to the hospital to have us delivered.

how are they NOT streetable exactly? My Impala had a worn out 283, a 2lbl, a single pee shooter exhaust. It was really, really NOT a race car.

I don't know about you, but I like having more than 2 gears.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

You guy's seem to be missing the fact that our parent's all drove around with 'Glides to friggen work, up and down Rt 66, and to the hospital to have us delivered.

how are they NOT streetable exactly? My Impala had a worn out 283, a 2lbl, a single pee shooter exhaust. It was really, really NOT a race car.

I don't know about you, but I like having more than 2 gears.

Ok, whatever, how does having two gear's effect streetability?

 

[xsoutherngun89x]

lmao...im goin back to the freepost thread

 

[voidfinger]

You guy's seem to be missing the fact that our parent's all drove around with 'Glides to friggen work, up and down Rt 66, and to the hospital to have us delivered.

how are they NOT streetable exactly? My Impala had a worn out 283, a 2lbl, a single pee shooter exhaust. It was really, really NOT a race car.

Not saying that the glide isn't streetable... but to what degree it is streetable... 2 gears vs 4 gears... i know that if i drove 15 miles to and from work "which i do" i would want the built 4 gear... that way you can run reasonable gears in the pumpkin and everything is gravy. Plus why not... can you even run a lock up tc on the glide?

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Nope, until the 80's nothing had a lock up converter. With the 'glide you get a short first gear, he can spray off the line, and only one shift, so no time in between gear's.

For a car that's only coming out on the weekend to cruise a bit, it's perfectly fine.

 

[GaryG]

id say go w/ a powerglide

 

[jfor441]

I will most likely go with the glide.

 

[Bluextc]

Josh, why not just leave it as is, and tell people you got the powerglide?

:crazy2: