Full manual valve body, yea or nay?

71GSSDemon said

I love my reverse pattern manual valve body in the Demon. I would shop for one that has first gear band applied. There is no engine braking in first, which for driving isn't an issue to me, but I believe it helps with the overrunning drum issue as because of this, is safer. 2nd gear burnouts make it safe also.

Click to expand...

I agree with his recommendation. I would also suggest something better than OEM bands & clutches. It will likely hit hard and quality aftermarket stuff would be more durable.

I ran one in the street in my first car, a 340 Challenger. Under the right conditions, it surprised a lot of people when I was able to chirp the tires on the 1-2 shift, even at low rpm's. But the shifting got to be bothersome after a while. If I hadn't gone to race-only, I probably would have gotten the best shifting valve body that retained the auto feature.