With the right parts, it will work just fine.
>One thing no one mentioned is that the vacuum advance plays a very big role in your throttle position while cruising. Typically, the SBM engine will want upwards of 50 degrees, perhaps about 56*, to cruse with. If you don't give her what she wants, then the throttle ends up being too far open to supply the required power.
>Your stud on the throttle arm is too close to the pivot point, which means that you think the throttle is barely open, at cruising speed, but really the throttles are in the normal position/only your gas pedal is not. This will change when you install the proper parts. And it will change the operation of the KD mechanism as well.
> the slot at the front of the KD rod has a dual function. The first has already been mentioned. The second, is to provide the primaries enough travel to drive normally without constantly jumping between gears. Your cobbled-up linkage has defeated this function.
> yes you could drive 100,000 miles with no KD linkage at all, and not damage the trans at all; all you gotta do is drive on the primaries only, and stay in the short window provided by the factory adjustment. So, if you do, for testing purpose, remove the KD rod, remember; Easy does it!
