Slant 6 904 TorqueFlight question
I decline Bill D's apology, since I was 100% wrong. I forgot about the HyperPak. But, sounds like there never was a factory 4 bbl kickdown lever for an automatic tranny. .
Bill, I don't think you WERE wrong; evidence suggests that no slant six ever came down the assembly line (according to Charrlie, and I fully agree with him,) with a Hyper Pack/4bbl carb. AND, it was a dealer-installed option (or, you could buy the "kit" over-the counter) FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS only. As Charlie said, the weak-kneed, stock clutch was replaced with a more robust version as a part of the "kit."
That pretty much convinces me, at least, that it was intended by Ma Mopar, as a manual-transmission system, only.
What confused me, is the fact that the NHRA Stock Car Classification Guide lists both the 170 and 225cid versions, with power-to-weight ratios for classification (148 and 196, respectively.) Back in the Dark Ages, I was an NHRA "Area Tech Advisor" (an unpaid position,) and had a copy of the Classification guide for years, worked at three different drag strips, and I remember the NHRA
never allowing cars that had dealer-installed equipment/options (even though they may have had a factory horsepower rating for that combination,) to run a Stock class; NEVER... they were knee-jerk about that.... so, I assumed that, since it was listed in the "Guide," it
must have come from the factory that way.
But, I gueess it was just an exception to their (otherwise) hard-and-fast rule against letting cars like that, run. I just never knew it....
I think Charrlie is right... and, so are you.
So, the apology stands... :oops:
