Switch pitch trans
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Switch pitch trans
Joe Pad,
Whey do you think Olds choose to use the switch pitch only for 3 model years?
Cost, fuel mileage, the advent of the Turbo 350 or what ever. It makes a world difference in the way my 67 Cutlass 330 2bbl Jetaway trans runs. Much easier in around town stuff & in all out running. It's like having 2 torque converters in one transmission!
Don-M
Whey do you think Olds choose to use the switch pitch only for 3 model years?
Cost, fuel mileage, the advent of the Turbo 350 or what ever. It makes a world difference in the way my 67 Cutlass 330 2bbl Jetaway trans runs. Much easier in around town stuff & in all out running. It's like having 2 torque converters in one transmission!
Don-M
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Joe Pad,
Whey do you think Olds choose to use the switch pitch only for 3 model years?
Cost, fuel mileage, the advent of the Turbo 350 or what ever. It makes a world difference in the way my 67 Cutlass 330 2bbl Jetaway trans runs. Much easier in around town stuff & in all out running. It's like having 2 torque converters in one transmission!
Don-M
Whey do you think Olds choose to use the switch pitch only for 3 model years?
Cost, fuel mileage, the advent of the Turbo 350 or what ever. It makes a world difference in the way my 67 Cutlass 330 2bbl Jetaway trans runs. Much easier in around town stuff & in all out running. It's like having 2 torque converters in one transmission!
Don-M
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Well, 1947 is ALMOST 1964...
I'm sure that was a very big part of it. I can't really see the need for a switch pitch torque converter when you have 500 ft-lbs or torque. It actually makes a lot more sense for a radical cam. I built a 71 one time and used the switch pitch wired to the brake switch. With your foot on the brake, the converter went to high stall, making it easier to sit with the trans in drive. A separate switch also allowed you to select the high stall for launching the car off the line.
I'm sure that was a very big part of it. I can't really see the need for a switch pitch torque converter when you have 500 ft-lbs or torque. It actually makes a lot more sense for a radical cam. I built a 71 one time and used the switch pitch wired to the brake switch. With your foot on the brake, the converter went to high stall, making it easier to sit with the trans in drive. A separate switch also allowed you to select the high stall for launching the car off the line.
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