RE: A833 OD questions

["Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Things are great... Jeff is the one sending the original 
email....Perhaps he can answer that question.

Earl 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Jablonski [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:50 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: A833 OD questions


Hey there, Earl,

Did you happen to ask them about pricing?  (Their website says "call.")

Hope things are well ...

Jim

Earl Helm wrote:
> 
> The 4L60E is a great trans. I had that in my 95 Impala SS. Nice low 
> first gear and a 1.6 overdrive final. Makes 4:11's the hot ticket for 
> in town performance, while giving good free way drivability. I had the 
> ECU reprogrammed to where it would almost break your neck on full 
> throttle shifts. It took the abuse of near 500HP and a lead footed ol 
> man without complaining.
> 
> Earl
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> At Carlisle last weekend I spent some time at the Keisler booth 
> looking at the new OD trans for Mopars.
> 
> http://www.keislerauto.com/mopar/transmissions/automatic-4sp.asp#kit_c
> ontent
> 
> s
> 
> They don't list it for 62-65 Mopars yet, however those kits are 
> complete including driveshaft. I was REALLY impressed by the product 
> and how knowledgeable the Keisler staff was. This uses a GM automatic 
> (4L60E I
> think) and is supposedly much stronger than the 700r4. Lots of 
> clearance on the 68-70 B body they had on display. Might be worth a 
> look.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Rob
> 
> On 7/11/07, ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I am still doing research on putting an OD in my Polara...does 
> > anyone have aby info on this swap as far as installation goes, or 
> > especially strength? From what I've found so far, the 1st - 3rd gear 
> > sets are the same as the standard trans, but the 4th gear might be a 
> > little weak. I can live with the tradeoff of dropping my rpm's about 
> > 700 on the highway. Also, I read that the 3rd and 4th gear pattern 
> > might be reversed..is that true? What do you guys think about this 
> > swap? Direct bolt-in?
> >
> > Jeff Adams
> > 64 Polara
> >
> >
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directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!

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