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im building my 63 nova and want to know if i should stick with foot brake or go with a trans brake??
mostly just drag but maybe a little strip and i mean like a tiny bitWhats your intentions with the car, drag only or street-strip?
yes braket racing but also open comp classAre you bracket racing or? What class?
wat do u mean as far as the converter with a brake??I would put a TCI bracket brake in it whether you're footin or brakin. You can still run footbrake with a trans with a brake, and if you want to change classes and use the brake, it's all ready there. That's what I do. And make sure you have a convertor for a brake or you'll be sorry. Dave
are u sayiong stick or wat do u mean as far as the third brake?put a third pedal in it. more fun. sort of like the six flags : more flags, more fun. More pedals, more fun. I promise. You don't even have to brake on the line, either, so you don't have to worry about foot braking or trans braking
well thats wat m looking for i dont want it to be a street car really just mostly stripi'm being suggestive that you put a stick in it. third pedal would be a clutch pedal. if youare on the street mostly you'll have a lot of fun shifting. unfortunately it is probably a lot harder to race it as a stick though. i'm biased towards manual transmissions. to me they're more fun. less consistent at the track and harder to get to hook. there's nothing like powershifting a small block with a stick. nobody expects the car to go fast
ok sounds good that seems like a good plan, where do u get ur trannys done? and wat converter should i go with?I wouldn't get a T-brake yet. Have the trans built by a reputable guy and get a good converter. Foot brake it and have fun.
I had a guy named greasy george build my trannys. He's in manteca up here in norcal. Before him I had a guy locally in my town of sunnyvale who did the trans. I used to drive my car all the time so I liked not having to shift it all the time. I would bracket race the car and foot brake it but my brakes sucked and the car used to push thru the lights every time I stalled it up. I had george put a trans brake in it so I could become more consistant but it was kinda a PIA to drive it had a reverse manual valve body.ok sounds good that seems like a good plan, where do u get ur trannys done? and wat converter should i go with?
ok cooll ill just have 2 look into them and thanks for the infoI had a guy named greasy george build my trannys. He's in manteca up here in norcal. Before him I had a guy locally in my town of sunnyvale who did the trans. I used to drive my car all the time so I liked not having to shift it all the time. I would bracket race the car and foot brake it but my brakes sucked and the car used to push thru the lights every time I stalled it up. I had george put a trans brake in it so I could become more consistant but it was kinda a PIA to drive it had a reverse manual valve body.
Now if I can't get george to do the trans again Im gonna do it myself.
Down there in socal you should have lots of good tranny builders. One guy I don't know if he still does them is larry klein. Continential, Coan, Munsinger are all good converters. Maybe Darrell Young if he's still in business. I use SMI up in Sacramento. Any one of the converter places will tell you what size and stall you need. Oh and I have to say ******* converters too. They're in Texas and I know a few guys here in norcal that have those converters and love em!