manual/reverse pattern valve body Q's

Re: manual/reverse pattern valve body Q\'s

Doesn't the "reverse" shift pattern mean that you leave the neutral gate into 1st .......2nd......and 3rd? That is, you can't accidentally overshoot the neutral gate into reverse.........like in a racing situation? If it's what I seem to remember something kinda sorta about that is. I would imagine your life expectancy would be ideally higher .....if you were the perfect shifter......you'ld avoid the "soft" engagment of the traditional american trans for the more abrupt "euro" style immediate shift....hence less incidental wear. I believe you lose the use of the sprag .......or is it a roller clutch (I think it's a roller in the 350 ....sprag in the 400).....anyway in the manual shift mode you'll have no "free wheeling" effect that a normally equipped auto has (you know ...when your in Drive and you hit 2nd gear and let off the gas and have NO engine braking effect ....but you do when the shifter is in the 2nd gear position).
I imagine it would be a PITA until you got used to it.........but it would still be less of a PITA than a 5-speed.

GeeAea

Re: manual/reverse pattern valve body Q\'s

In a reverse manual valve body you shift toward console N--1--2--3. It shifts just as you would a manual tranny except with no clutch. You will also have no passing gear as you will have to manually shift down if neccesary to pass. It also means every time you stop you will have to go back to 1st and start over. It will also shift very hard as most setups like that are used in muscle cars or race cars. Its good for a tranny to shift quick, but that setup may be a little much for street or trail in a jeep, not that it is bad on the tranny, but you might get pretty tired of constantly shifting up and down through the gears. No different than a manual tranny you might think but you at least have the ability to push the clutch in to disengage the engine with a manual. My opinion, leave the racing trannys with the reverse manual valve bodies for the street and strip cars unless you want to hear it bark the tires when you shift.. Steve

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