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Location: lenoir city
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manually shifting
Just picked up project redheaded stepchild from my friends house.he installed the 3.73 gears in it.anyways this is only the 2nd time I drove it since I got it and the longest im drove it. I gotta say I'm not use to driving the old vehicles. Going down the interstate I had to keep turning the steering wheel back and forth to keep it straight plus I had to turn the a mile before the the wheels turned lol.the breaks we're just as bad you better start stopping a ways back or you are going thru whatever is in front of you.now the engine is a 2004 350 vortec from a boat.The transmission is a turbo 350 with as everyone knows is a 3 spd no over drive now remember I just got gears installed. going down the interstate it feels like I should have 2 more gears. I bet if the truck with a 4 speed I could lift the front wheels lol.the truck was moaning and groaning like a torque monster. I do have one simple question the trans has B&M ratchet shifter which I always manually shift it.now here's my question is it bad to manually shift the transmission? And here is the order of it.
P .N. http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/manu...ml#post1705954 . 3. 2. 1 now where is [D]rive at and can I put it in drive if it has it or do I have to continue to manually shift it? Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: manually shifting
Depends on how the trans was built. Put in 3 (D), and drive off. If it shifts up, you've got your answer.
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Re: manually shifting
The previous owner never told me anything about the truck.not even about the 350 vortec.
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Re: manually shifting
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Inspect your brakes and repair/replace whatever is needed to make it stop reliably. It sounds unsafe. You could get hurt, hurt someone else, or worse . . . My advice, make it safe or don't drive it.
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Re: manually shifting
The higher rpms at highway speeds is typical with 3.73 gears, unless you have fairly tall tires. You would have been much better off with 3.07 gears for highway driving.
I agree on fixing what ever is wrong with your steering and brakes, before you drive it any more.
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