 chevy v8 and 901 1st gear ?, why should 1st not be used ?? |
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| jimkelly |
 Jan 29 2007, 08:56 AM
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is it more a problem of not being good to downshift into 1st from 2nd or is it more of a dead stop start in 1st - could destroy tranny and why ??
thanks jim |
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| burton73 |
Jan 29 2007, 10:04 PM
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Senior member, and old dude Group: Members Posts: 3,823 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California 
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I had 914 with a 283 Chevy and a mild cam. With 901 trans. Nothing to radical. The car never needed 1ST gear. When I got on it too much at the red light it popped the CV joint. It needed to be driven mellow from the light because I was scared I would break something before it sold. I only got the car to resell it. I made a bunch of money on it and learned a lot from it. This was 26 years ago. It was a running car at one time and the guy I got it from pulled all the good stuff off and gave me the parts to refinish it. I was driving a 1973 914 4 cylinder 2 .L Turbo built by Galen Bieker that was fast. Now the Chevy was quick but the turbo was fast.
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jimkelly chevy v8 and 901 1st gear ? Jan 29 2007, 08:56 AM
Dr. Roger 1. It's the weakest gear and many have blown... Jan 29 2007, 09:24 AM jimkelly Yes - I have only driven my car about 100 feet so ... Jan 29 2007, 10:01 AM sean_v8_914 first gear hangs off teh end of the cluster suppor... Jan 29 2007, 10:03 AM Aaron Cox :agree:
its cantaleverd off the intermediate plat... Jan 29 2007, 10:46 AM alpha434 Dude. First gear is fine.
If you need to do any r... Jan 29 2007, 11:52 AM jimkelly me and ROOT rebuilt a side shift for my v8 convers... Jan 29 2007, 12:00 PM Mid_Engine_914 It's not a good idea to use the 901 tranny wit... Jan 29 2007, 12:06 PM jimkelly thanks for link - i will keep all posted on my exp... Jan 29 2007, 12:18 PM messix can you say BOOM!
actually gavel gravel grave... Jan 29 2007, 02:19 PM
jimkelly from downshifting in to 1st from 2nd ??
from drop... Jan 29 2007, 02:28 PM messix anything involving first gear above idle.
then an... Jan 29 2007, 02:50 PM fiid I guess the issue is that if you block it off you ... Jan 29 2007, 03:40 PM jimkelly taller 5th - i will cross that bridge when I get t... Jan 29 2007, 05:14 PM messix ahhh a V8 at 3k on the freeway for an hour is agai... Jan 29 2007, 07:22 PM jimkelly now that is funny - i will confirm or refute this ... Jan 29 2007, 07:32 PM messix just "ask the man who owns one"!
[o... Jan 29 2007, 07:52 PM sww914 If you floor it in first, you can twist the end of... Jan 29 2007, 08:18 PM messix i would think first would be good to have to idle ... Jan 29 2007, 08:21 PM pffft
i would think first would be good to have to idle... Jan 29 2007, 08:57 PM Andyrew Joyrides are much better done in 3rd gear. (trust ... Jan 29 2007, 11:34 PM jimkelly 3rd gear - got it
*note to self - add brake fuild... Jan 30 2007, 07:13 AM iamchappy I use 1st gear more or less as a roller to get goi... Jan 30 2007, 08:16 AM jimkelly I'll be keeping my 205x15x50 - not as tall as ... Jan 30 2007, 08:40 AM |
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