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Re: engines and trans

To: Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com
Subject: Re: engines and trans
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:57:43 -0700
Cc: spridgets-digest@autox.team.net
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <86256983.0065D977.00@test.markivoe.com>
Power Glide...

Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com wrote:

> To any who care
> The TH200 was a 2 speed automatic offered from the mid fifties until 1967 in
> virtually every General Motors product
>
> It wasn't apiece of junk and is the preferred automatic for drag racing (2 
>gears
> = 1 shift = minimal lost time)  It does need a shift kit to bark the tires w/
> gear changes
> Another plus is they are available everywhere and cheap as dirt
>
> Will it fit in a spridget? Yes,  very narrow for an automatic.  W/ cable 
>linkage
> wouldn't even need to widen the tunnel
>
> Does it belong in a spridget?  No way no shape no how
>
> My 2 cents
>
> Tommy
> 70B daily driver
> 67 sprite in many pieces
> 90 Trooper for when it rains


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