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Richard, Muncie just mfg'd transmissions and I don't belive GM ever owned them, parts can still be bought. Here is a site that has just about anything you would want for parts and information on Muncie Transmissions. http://www.interlog.com/~muncie/ Rocky Hill My66SS http://www.geocities.com/rocks66ss --- "Richard M. Pruett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle > Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Very informative. Do you know if GM owned Muncie? > Are they still around, in > one form or another? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of rocky hill > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 11:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Super T-10 > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle > Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Super T-10 as tough a M-22, wishfull thinking!! here > is a little info on the Muncie. > > Muncie 4 speed transmissions were used in General > Motors cars from 1963 to early 1975. These gear > boxes > were used when power levels exceeded the limits of > the > early Borg Warner T10 4 speed. It was actually based > on the T-10 design and uses the same basic gear > layout. The T10 made it's appearance in GM cars in > 1957. From 1957 to 1963 many changes took place > inside > the gearbox to meet the increasing horsepower the > new > engines were putting out. It was replaced by the > Muncie in late 1963. The Muncie 4 speed was used in > production vehicles until power levels dropped in > 1975. 1975 was the first year catalytic converters , > smog pumps, and low horsepower were introduced. > These > new requirements led to the demise of the Muncie and > the reintroduction of the improved T10 called the > Super T10. > > While General Motors was switching gearboxes around > from 1963 to 1975 other companies such as Ford and > AMC > kept the T10 in production. So we got to see T10, > and > First Design Super T10 transmissions end up in these > cars. It was also an opportunity for Borg Warner to > design replacement Super T10's for the Muncie. These > 4 > speeds offered 9310 nickel gears, had a wide variety > of gear ratios, and were available from any auto > parts > store carrying the Borg Warner parts line. A > variation > of this Super T10 ended up in GM cars from 1975 to > 1983. Also as the 4 speed section of the 4+3 > Corvette > Overdrive in 1984 to 1988 Corvettes. > > Rocky Hill > My66SS http://www.geocities.com/rocks66ss > > > > --- Lojac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is the Super T-10 a direct bolt in for a 69 > > Chevelle? My Muncie is dying a horrible death and > I > > need to replace it. I hear Super T-10 is as tough > > as a M-22, only cheaper. Does anyone know the > input > > shaft and output chaft for the 69 Chevelle? There > > are so many numbers out there, that I am getting > > overwhelmed. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Lojac > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball > http://sports.yahoo.com > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
