Let's say . . . hypothetically . . . you're building a street/strip car** that in the neighborhood of 5 lbs per horsepower (~ 700 to 800 h.p.).
And you want to spend the least amount possible . . . .
And the car's going to spend some quality time on the highway, as well as the strip. . . .
What manual transmission/clutch or automatic transmission/converter would you use and why.
Extra points for sourcing something workable or modifiable from the JY (anybody with enough credit can pick up the phone and drop thousands on a new catalog transmission -- this challenge is about "bang for the buck")
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Note: at that power-to-weight level, you'll need to comply with NHRA safety rules (scattershield/trans blanket/SFI flywheel/flexplate) in order to race legal.
**An old Mercury ad from back in the '60s call 'em "Streep" cars, but sadly this bit of advertising speak never caught on.
And you want to spend the least amount possible . . . .
And the car's going to spend some quality time on the highway, as well as the strip. . . .
What manual transmission/clutch or automatic transmission/converter would you use and why.
Extra points for sourcing something workable or modifiable from the JY (anybody with enough credit can pick up the phone and drop thousands on a new catalog transmission -- this challenge is about "bang for the buck")
----------
Note: at that power-to-weight level, you'll need to comply with NHRA safety rules (scattershield/trans blanket/SFI flywheel/flexplate) in order to race legal.
**An old Mercury ad from back in the '60s call 'em "Streep" cars, but sadly this bit of advertising speak never caught on.
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