In a message dated 2/5/99 8:39:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, laifman@flash.net
writes:
<< BUT, IMHO, they are all a bunch of wusses compared to the
torque capability of the Top Loader. What's 300 vs 400
ft-lb torque capability, when the Top Loader is capable of
twice that, and is used with full race 427 Cobra's. And it
shifts just fine with the stock linkage. You just can't
break them, unless your really a ham hand. >>
Isn't the 427 top loader built with a much larger input shaft?
Nonetheless, the top loader is a GREAT transmission. What I don't understand
is why a Tremec (which is basically a 5-speed permutation of the top loader,
as I understand it) would be less capable of handling power/torque...
Mike
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