In that class can a racer use an aftermarket transmission? A buddy of mine runs a Jerico drag race 4 speed in his NSS class....rode with him in the race car once and it looked like he was pulling on the shifter well before shift time but the shifter handle wasn't moving.
I think most of the drag race boxes use faceplated (dog ring) gears. I put them in my 23 spline 833, and they seem to have a back angle on them that is supposed to hold them in gear.
Oh man, I haven't had enough stick cars in my life!!! The only stick car in my life now is an original /6 64 Dart with 3 on the tree and well, it shifts pretty good but not trying to power shift it even though it'll shift pretty fast. I used to hang up Chevy's of the mid 60's just trying to shift some what quickly lol. Those dang things sucked BIG time and is one of the things that turned me off to owning GM junk. Got tired of 'unsticking' the column shifters with those....and the next thing was wheel hopping early Camaros and the list goes on!Wish i could convert my car to a stick... too much work
I read an article where Ronnie Sox described that, he said that under full power you could pull quite hard and not pop out of gear, then quickly depressing and releasing the clutch let the lever snap into the next gear.
Makes sense but never tried it that way. I usually just 'yanked' the shifter whenever it was time to shift, I just 'yanked' it and was there. A good clutch and shifter along with a good transmission worked well. In the late 70's my room mate 'power shifted' my 56 Chevy with a 3 speed hooked up backwards and got reverse lol. Neither one of us knew what happened until after a few seconds when the wheels were spinning and the car nosed over. Couldn't believe it didn't break stuff! That was nuts!
