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Hello Everyone:
Everybody has chipped around the corners, of why a Power-glide works in a
race car, but no one has really hit it yet. The reason is the race torque
convertor. The racing torque convertor helps the motor get up to a higher
RPM instantly. Often the motor doesn't have to make power below, say five
thousand RPM. So with the racing glide, the two speed acts more like a four
speed. The gears are like this:
1st. torque convertor assisted low gear
2nd. low gear
3rd. torque convertor assisted high gear
4th. high gear
Like someone else said, a race car will run faster with a two speed tranny,
than a three speed tranny, if you can get the car down to the 2200-2400 lb.
range. The 'glide further reduces the weight, and the drag produced by the
pump is less than a TH-400. I think everyone can see how a big block in
light car loves this combo. But many small block cars work well with the
Power-glide too. The trick in the convertor and the combination of parts.
Rob
'67 Malibu
'67 El Camino
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> Not under the hood of race cars. I've only recently gotten into cars and
I
> don't follow drag racing to know whats commonly used. Again...although a
1/4
> miles is short and many gears wouldn't be necessary...it seemed to me that
a 2
> speed wouldn't allow you to stay in your optimum power range as long as a
> tranny with more gears. But I don't know drag racing well enough to know
how
> wide a race engine's power band is or to what RPM the PG shift would put
you.
> Apparently they work so my assumptions are flawed due to my ignarance.
>
> Tim.
> Proud Owner: '69 Chevelle (I'd hit the drags and test out the PG myself if
I
> wasn't gonna leak oil all over the track)
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> On 09-Aug-2001 Rozanski Joe (AN/EDC) wrote:
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> > Tim, where have you been...
> > the 2 speed powerglide when built is well known and used
> > in the drag racing circuit
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> > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:35 PM
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> > Are we talking 2 speed Powerglides here? I don't much see the value in
that
> > for racing. I would think you would want some more gears. I have a
> > Powerglide
> > in my '69...I'd love to sell it, too. Or maybe win races with
it...riiight.
> >
> > Tim.
> > Proud Owner: '69 Chevelle (2 speeds: start and continue)
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> > On 09-Aug-2001 Michael Pell wrote:
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> >> If it didn't get wet, I would think it would be just fine.
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> >> No, don't throw it away. Someone will want it. Either for a concourse
> >> restoration, or maybe a drag racer.
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> >> I run a PG in my 67 Camaro.
> >>
> >> take care
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> >> Mike Skinner wrote:
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> >>> While cleaning out the garage this past weekend I found the powerglide
> >>> that I took out of a 67 Camero. Not sure if original to 67 or not.
It
> >>> was working fine when I replaced it with a built 350 turbo. Would it
> >>> still be good, as it has been sitting inside for 5 years? What would
it
> >>> be worth? Is it just junk that I should haul to the scrap yard?
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> >>> Thanks for the help
> >>>
> >>> Mike
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