4 speed hump/swap question
Im leaning towards a 4 speed on my project, and ive been reading swap threads and articles and such. Just wondering about the 4 speed hump. My far was a column shift 3 speed, so it doesnt have one. As far as i can tell (noob warning) the clearance that a 4 speed hump allows is for the shifter and such, not the actual transmission housing. If that is true, do i NEED the hump for a 4 speed? Not saying i would hack up my floor, just a hypothetical question. Lol, thanks
Hypothetically speaking;
You might be able to hook the column shifter to the 4-gear; but you'd have to do something else for reverse....... that probably involves going thru the floor........lol.
The 2-3 shift would still suck.
You might have to hook the rods up in a creative manner tho, probably before the rear cross-member got installed, and hook it to the column last. But then you would still need to solve the neutral-gate adjustment. I think that could be done with custom turnbuckle adjusters. And reverse could be a solenoid or cable deal.
I think you would want some custom HD rods tho, cuz the originals are like spaghetti.
But you know, I was thinking; if you are a streeter, you could gear the car to rev out in second at 60ish, And then you would only need to shift 2-3 occasionally under light duty application. And so the fact that the 2-3 sux would not be as aggravating.
Another idea is if you had an engine with a mega powerband, you could use the A833od, and the 2-3 is actually into direct, so then you would not be going there nearly as often. Just don't gear this one the same as the regular 2.66 low box!
If you went with the od box, a turbo would pretty much override the 2-3 sux shift
