Mopar Muscle Association UK

can anyone help me just doin my first project a 68 charger was wondering,do i have to use kickdown or can it be done away with, read that it needs it & would damage box,was toying with using manual valve body r these ok any info much appriciated.

Hi Biff , unless yer gonna use the motor @ the strip i would'nt go with a reverse pattern , to much ag on the road.

Fix the kickdown linkage & enjoy.

Fit a Lokar cable kick down kit,easier to set up and weighs less.

Manual valve body and a rachet on the street is a good laugh, not great on the strip. Start small and do as Brutus says

thanks guys sound advice.

Pete wrote:Manual valve body and a rachet on the street is a good laugh, not great on the strip. Start small and do as Brutus says

Pete, What do you mean by this? Just invested in a ratchet shifter, so you've got me thinking now!

Pete wrote:Manual valve body and a rachet on the street is a good laugh, not great on the strip. Start small and do as Brutus says

stu wrote:Pete, What do you mean by this? Just invested in a ratchet shifter, so you've got me thinking now!

I liked my ratchet shifter on the street and the strip

Brutus wrote:i would'nt go with a reverse pattern , to much ag on the road

I liked my reverse pattern on the street and the strip

That's cleared that up, then!

Brutus wrote:Hi Biff , unless yer gonna use the motor @ the strip i would'nt go with a reverse pattern , to much ag on the road.

Fix the kickdown linkage & enjoy.

too much ag? what? changing gear?

latil has the easiest solution if it doesn't have to look factory
manual valve bodies are more fun though

Well , i like an auto to be an auto , talking on the road , personally i think having to change gear manually with a reverse pattern should be kept for the track , how many get lazy or just forget to put the box in 1 when pulling off from the lights etc , all adds up to heating the convertor & cookin the box.

Guess if you don't get lazy/forget & don't mind shifting up & down most of the time then go for it.

How many get ribbed for driving without the kickdown hooked up , is'nt this the same?

You can shoot me down but that's how i see it , Dunc might step in & call me a pussy.

I am with you on this one Adam.

I don't see the point of having a full time manual shift on a street driven automatic. There is no need.

When you fit a transkit you get the ability to shift down at any rpm just like a manual valve body but you also retain the auto shift when in drive.

Reverse pattern valve body is something I would only use on a race car.

Why take away features from your street car and make it less enjoyable to drive?

I'm exactly the oppasite, as an ex. 4 speed philistine, I much prefer a fully manual "automatic", all my cars and even my D100 ended up that way. As long as you have a good shifter they are grrrreat!

So it's purely a preference thing, nothing to do with mechanical gripes or owt?

Phew.

I LOVED driving the four speed on the road, but I know it seems I'm in the minority. As the intention is to street/strip the Barracuda, we can stop worrying about our purchase, then, eh?

Sorry for the Biff.

I'm with Blue on this one. I love the 'manual' auto in mine! Looks great, too! Plus, being a Winters, it has the cable out of the rear and therefore a much better and 'cooler' route to the 'box.

I'm with the 'Manual Shifters' here

Reverse Manual with Rachet Shifter - Road / Strip no problem