| Author | Message | ||
     Patrick Ryan Prolific User Username: patrick_r Post Number: 202 Registered: 4-2016 |
Gents, Has anyone fitted one of these Gear Vendor overdrive units to the back of the TH400?  They are very popular with hot rods and drag cars | ||
| Patrick Ryan Prolific User Username: patrick_r Post Number: 203 Registered: 4-2016 |
Here is their web site. https://www.gearvendors.com/ | ||
| Paul Yorke Grand Master Username: paul_yorke Post Number: 1536 Registered: 6-2006 |
Why oh why? | ||
| Vladimir Ivanovich Kirillov Grand Master Username: soviet Post Number: 499 Registered: 2-2013 |
Economy perhaps. | ||
| Patrick Ryan Prolific User Username: patrick_r Post Number: 204 Registered: 4-2016 |
Hi Guys, Yes Vlad is right, purely for economy. We do a lot of long drives in this car visiting relatives. Far south coast of NSW which is roughly 400km or 250 miles. Or the far north coast of NSW which is roughly 555km or 345 miles. All good highway. Just wanting the advantage of having an overdrive specifically for economy reasons. | ||
| David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 2052 Registered: 4-2003 |
A Shadow with overdrive would be a magnificent long-distance conveyance if a suitable unit could be matched to the engine power and torque output IMHO. Australia is a land where long-distance drives [i.e.500kM+] are common-place. | ||
| Paul Yorke Grand Master Username: paul_yorke Post Number: 1537 Registered: 6-2006 |
I love these cars getting used  I would suggest LPG for over here. No idea how it's taxed in Oz. I don't think you will find space for that one. How many miles would you need to recover the cost? Lock up torque converter? A later diff? | ||
| Patrick Ryan Prolific User Username: patrick_r Post Number: 206 Registered: 4-2016 |
Hi Paul. Yes mate. I love telling people that come to look at my car that "It's a car" It's meant to have bums on seats, travel long distances if needed, and yes let my kids drive it LOL They love it bye the way, the daughter always steals the keys. Funny how she does not know where the petrol filler is????? Funny that. I always offer anyone checking the car out to jump,in and take a seat (and a selfie if they want) I do a lot of truck shows, so ushering people inside the nearest conveyance is normal for me. I'm not a fan (I know my bad) of LPG. I worked on many a truck with LPG that just destroyed the engines. I like the idea of the torque converter. As well. I don't want to play with the diff ratio as I SO much like the low speed torque with that diff is just so perfect. For me, reducing RPM at highway speeds for hours on end is my goal. I think you are right Paul, considering there is the shift motor, it may not work at all. What a shame. | ||
| Vladimir Ivanovich Kirillov Grand Master Username: soviet Post Number: 502 Registered: 2-2013 |
LPG - like all things in Oz from a good idea like LPG which is better for the environment to a parrot's left foot, the political swine here will sooner or later tax it to oblivion as soon as they smell the general public has taken it up in a big way. I like LPG a lot but our lovely friends in parliament have virtually taxed it out of economic reality to the point that it is in my opinion hardly worth the effort. The rampaging greed of the oil companies to the distributors has not helped the situation either. But the gearvendors overdrive unit I have looked at with great interest as well as their underdrive unit. I will be placing a GV overdrive on the Camargue, the Cadillac and on the Jaguar I will put an underdrive for eyeball flattening acceleration coupled with the Cadillac 500ci V8 at 600hp and the 6 speed Tremec manual gearbox. With the Camargue, it being such a rare beast I will put a plaque on the boot/trunk "Overdrive" and stamp RR on the GV unit itself simply to indulge in scalliwag behaviour at RR/B meets by claiming it was a special order for the Aga Khan. | ||
| Patrick Ryan Prolific User Username: patrick_r Post Number: 208 Registered: 4-2016 |
Nice work Vlad. I hope you will be putting images of the units as they progress on here for us to view? Your right about LPG, It is now almost economically unviable to make the conversion. | ||
| John Beech Prolific User Username: jbeech Post Number: 290 Registered: 10-2016 |
Patrick, did anything come of this? | ||
| Patrick Ryan Grand Master Username: patrick_r Post Number: 1328 Registered: 4-2016 |
Hi John, No mate. Nothing as yet. |
