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Old 06-28-2009, 06:24 PM   #1
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anyone using an auto tranny to pull

i am just tring to figure out if I want to do the 5 spd swap or stick with my auto, I plan on starting to pull in the future. If you are pullin with an auto what do you have done to it. Thanks
 
Old 06-28-2009, 09:52 PM   #2
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Well I guess it just depends on what you want to do. I personally would stick with the auto. My tranny was built by Goerend. Full billet internals front to back. Valve body and a 2000 rpm triple disc billet stall converter.I also run a laminated flex plate. To top it all off a TCI ratchet shifter mounted on a pedistal.
 
Old 06-28-2009, 09:58 PM   #3
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lets see some pictures of that ratchet shifter!!!
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Old 06-28-2009, 10:56 PM   #4
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I run an auto and love it, I have switched to tighter converter (1650) and it seams to work much better than the 2400 that I had before. I have considered going to a rachet shifter but at this point everything is working very well and I dont want to change anything.

Im running a stage V ATS with there 5 star converter. If I had to do it all over again I would not have gone with ATS.
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Old 06-28-2009, 11:11 PM   #5
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Stick with the auto. They are ALOT harder to break.
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Old 06-28-2009, 11:24 PM   #6
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Maybe this will work. Not good with posting pictures.
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Old 06-28-2009, 11:27 PM   #7
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By the way sorry, It`s a Gate shifter, not a Ratchet.
 
Old 06-28-2009, 11:42 PM   #8
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Stay with the automatic. My cousin has been pulling with around 600hp for 2 years now and hasnt had 1 problem from his built Goerend.

I am still running stock clutches with a goerend tc/vb, with billet input and laminated flexplate, and i pull a couple times a year without a problem.

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Old 06-29-2009, 10:04 AM   #9
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thanks for the help guys
 
Old 06-29-2009, 10:38 AM   #10
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I have a B&M mega truck shifter, it is a ratchet shifter. So far great results.
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Old 06-29-2009, 11:56 AM   #11
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auto here and no problems
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Old 06-29-2009, 12:25 PM   #12
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I love pulling my auto the manual VB allows me to hit 3rd gear for a little bit and then pull it back to 2nd to keep from huffing the charger. And because I have full control over it I can leave in 2nd on real loose tracks to keep from blowing the tires off.
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Old 06-29-2009, 12:34 PM   #13
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we pull in the 2.8 or 3.0 class. Mostly indiana and southern ohio. our auto is full billet with as much clutch pack as you can have. 5 star converter with as high a stall as you can get. Has worked well for us but manuals have their advantages also. Easier to get a bigger exhaust housing lit and allitle easier to get higher rpm's with same power.
 
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