Help with choosing /6 build type for newbie
As far as transmission any suggestions.
I like automatics. Back in the late '50s, I had a '35 Pontiac coupe with a 345 cubic inch Olds in it with a Hydra-Matic (a 4-speed automatic) and raced it for several years with zero transmission problems, and it had great off-the-line performance (with a locked 4:56 gear and slicks.)
Every true race car I have ever had anything to do with, had an automatic.
Back in 1972, I had a '64 Valiant with a 1971 340 (slightly warmed over) for the street for several years, and it had the original 4-speed manual, with a Hayes 3,000-pound clutch with the centrifugal weights removed for a clean release at high rpm's. It shifted beautifully (power shifts) but I just hated it. I didn't have any money for a 904 at the time, so I used it, but I didn't like it at all. Never missed a gear with it, but I really didn't like it... guess it's just a personal thing... It was just a street car, but I did a lot of drag racing on the street with it (stupid.):angry2:
So, it seems that turbo cars like the idea of staying spooled during gear changes, so a 904 was our only real choice. The 727 is overkill for anything but a 440... and, just wastes power (parasitic loss.)
That's MY 2-cents on transmission for slants... Take it for what it's worth (about two cents...)
That's me and my 93-pound driver in 1959... (They didn't used to weigh the cars with the driver in them, so a lightweight driver was a bonus...) I look like such a dork...