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MandarinSixSeven · 10-19-2002, 02:09 PM

i had a three on the tree, converted to 3 on the floor...now i have a saginaw 4-speed, and man the difference was night and day. The old 3-speed used to jam like a teenage rock band! I could never let anyone else drive it, because as soon as they tried to shift from 1st - 2nd, it would jam almost everytime, since they would try to shift it like a car...now, it never jams and you can shift it like a car, sooo much better, and i dont have to carry a hammer everywhere i go in case it jams

mikep · 10-19-2002, 02:57 PM

I have an NP 435 4 speed transmission. Its basically the same transmission you normally see in these trucks but instead of the 6.55:1 first gear ratio it has the 4.56:1 first gear with the gears being a little different throughout the whole range. Makes it a lot more like driving a car 4 speed instead of the wide ratio truck 4 speed.

Chevy409 · 10-19-2002, 03:11 PM

Yes sir, good ol' SM465 and love it to death. I can't stand "oughtta-smack-it" trannies...

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imaindianoutlaw · 10-19-2002, 05:36 PM

Picked up my 69 gmc with three one the tree and it drives like a champ! The wife can even drive it with the manual brakes and steering!

stelth2002 · 10-19-2002, 06:32 PM

The stick is the only way to go unless all one does is town driving. My 67 has the orginal SM420 in it and works like a charm.

10-19-2002, 02:09 PM	#26
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	i had a three on the tree, converted to 3 on the floor...now i have a saginaw 4-speed, and man the difference was night and day. The old 3-speed used to jam like a teenage rock band! I could never let anyone else drive it, because as soon as they tried to shift from 1st - 2nd, it would jam almost everytime, since they would try to shift it like a car...now, it never jams and you can shift it like a car, sooo much better, and i dont have to carry a hammer everywhere i go in case it jams __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

10-19-2002, 02:57 PM	#27
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I have an NP 435 4 speed transmission. Its basically the same transmission you normally see in these trucks but instead of the 6.55:1 first gear ratio it has the 4.56:1 first gear with the gears being a little different throughout the whole range. Makes it a lot more like driving a car 4 speed instead of the wide ratio truck 4 speed. __________________ No truck :-(

10-19-2002, 03:11 PM	#28
Chevy409 Giddy up giddy up... Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: US Posts: 483	Yes sir, good ol' SM465 and love it to death. I can't stand "oughtta-smack-it" trannies... ! __________________ 72 with 69 grille and custom 73-87 stepside. BIG BLOCK 409, SM465, NP205, 3/4 axles slung under a 5" lift, 3"bodylift, 112" frame, and 35inch Pro Comp X-terrains... "BUILT NOT BOUGHT" Here's the site...

10-19-2002, 05:36 PM	#29
imaindianoutlaw GMC SHORT FLEET F/S Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANNIA Posts: 2,117	Picked up my 69 gmc with three one the tree and it drives like a champ! The wife can even drive it with the manual brakes and steering! __________________ CHARLES WADE HEIN HVACR FOREMAN. LEWISBURG U.S.P.

10-19-2002, 06:32 PM	#30
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	SM420 for me The stick is the only way to go unless all one does is town driving. My 67 has the orginal SM420 in it and works like a charm. __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

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