Originally posted by Streets
Dan ... The "Granny Tranny" talked about here is NOT what you'd use fer Draggin material.. 1st gear would getcha 6,000 RPMs at a speed of 10 MPH with the standard 4:10 rear gears usually found in trucks with this tranny..(And the engine would blow up before the 60 foot mark) It weighs in the neighborhood of 300 pounds and is a top shifted tranny, MOST everyone that has a big heavy truck or a heavy load to pull uses these trannys if they like sticks.. When just cruisin' around town you start out in second gear.. saves on the killer engine rpm's!! It also has a PTO drive on the passenger's side AND a bolt-on u-joint assembly!!
I knew that a sm420 was not suited for drag racing and, I just wanted to see if anyone would catch on.