[Shotimes] Re: Torqued-Out Trannies (No XXX-Rated Content Though)

[MonsieurBoo@aol.com]

"The C4 & C6 were great......as were the bulk of the Big 3s RWD trannies (727 
TF, 350 & 400 TH, etc)."

"They all have fallen off the cliff in FWD trannies. Only exception seems to 
be the big FWD ATX in the STS and similar GM cars.....but as I understand it 
is a BIG and heavy SOB."

Well, I'm pretty old school and still have a soft spot for anything where the 
wheels that steer the car and those that move the car aren't the same wheels! 
 So natch I love those stout old C6s especially when bolted up to something 
like a 351 Boss, CJ or side oiler.  

However, in all honesty I have to point out the 1970 Cadillac Eldorado with 
its colossal 500 CID mill, the largest production passenger-car engine ever, 
cranking out 400 horsepower and 550 lbs/ft of torque -- and of course a boat 
anchor of a FWD ATX.  Those suckers could pull the weight though!!  

I recall one time in the mid 70s I was hiking back in the mountains behind my 
house in Hawaii, this was a jeep trail that turned into a gully and about 
half a mile up the gully I came around a bend and there was an Eldo that someone 
had swiped and joy ridden all the way up there somehow.  It wasn't the 
drivetrain that gave out either -- he high centered it on a rock under the driver's 
seat.  It's sat there rusting ever since, because it'd take a helicopter to 
yank it out.  They've gotta let it rust away until it gets light enough I guess.

Oh well, that's the "heavy metal" era but I sure have lots of fun moshin' it 
up nowadays with my SHO!

cheers,
Mark LaBarre
'94 125k ATX