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Old 08-01-2005, 08:49 AM
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Default Jerico 4spd

I've got the Long shifter on mine and as mentioned, there is not enough room in the tunnel. I had to make some billet shift arms that offset the rods inward instead of outward. I also turned all the bolt heads on the lathe to be thinner. Because of the taper of the tunnel I had to make a set of bent shift rods and different thickness spacers for the shifter to trans mounting.

I run it with a Quarter Master 7-1/4" triple disc and a reverse mount starter bellhousing. Half of the reason for the exceptionally quick downshifting is because of the lightweight button clutch. The whole clutch and flywheel assembly weights only 15 lbs and rpm's increase instantly for matching revs on downshifts. Compaired to a Richmond RR5, Lakewood bellhousing, aluminum flywheel, and a 10-1/2" single disc, I saved 95.5 lbs.

From a reliability standpoint as well as a performance standpoint, this package has performed flawlessly. I've got it behind 640hp-600ft/lbs in a 2650lb car. I also use it on the street fairly frequently and even with the button clutch there are none of the issues I've been warned about... as long as my technique is spot on.
Scott
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