 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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Delaware USA  Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
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: 3,848 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.
Bob |
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| Andyrew |
Jan 29 2007, 11:34 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,380 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Joyrides are much better done in 3rd gear. (trust me.. I've done single gear drives..)
Plenty of tq. 1st isnt needed.. often.. Cant get it in second? try third.. No go? Go for 1st Does it work? No worries, dont put more power to it than the stock 4 cylander gives it, it'll be fine. Andrew |
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| jimkelly |
Jan 30 2007, 07:13 AM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
3rd gear - got it
*note to self - add brake fuild and bleed brakes before 3rd gear joyride : ) so v8 has enough torque to pull easily from a dead stop in 2nd gear thus making 1st gear essentially useless. type4 could not get going decently from a dead stop without 1st gear due to lack of power/torque. jim |
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| iamchappy |
Jan 30 2007, 08:16 AM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I use 1st gear more or less as a roller to get going, sometimes I start in 2nd, as long as you dont beat on it it's fine. The 901 is not the transmission for drag racing so dont use it for that unless you dont mind breaking it, if driven carefully it should hold up.
I am using the 901 with my 3.1 turbo engine so I plan on rolling on the throttle instead of jumping on it to prolong it's life. I am also using a trans cooler to keep the temps down. |
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| jimkelly |
Jan 30 2007, 08:40 AM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I'll be keeping my 205x15x50 - not as tall as stock - so this too will raise rpm's at highway speeds : (
But having skinnish tires should reduce stress on transaxle, axles, cvs, suspension parts - is my hope. note to self - no drag racing : ) note to self - get 930 tranny - kidding : ) |
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