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Old 01-29-2006, 11:54 PM
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Re: Challenger Powertrain Question - Part 1 - Choose your Powertrain

I'd like to see an high performance automatic option that performs with exacting percision with a shift kit type shift pattern map. The 1995 Camaro Z28 with the 4L60-E automatic overdrive chirped from 1st to 2nd and sometimes even into third from the factory (I had the 3.23:1 optional rear gears mind you). That trans had a 3.06 low first planetary as well.

The autostick should NOT be like the left to right toggle like most autostick cars including every autostick car I've seen at DaimlerChrysler since the 90's. It should be UP DOWN similar to the SLAPSTICK of the early 70's. The SLAPSTICK prevented the operator from throwing it more than one gear forward at a time (there must have been some sort of mechanism that locked until the operator let go of the shifter or minimized pressure before slapping it into 2nd when power shifting from a stop for example.

An Autostick/SlapStick set up (why not just call it SlapStick in the new car) toggling up and down instead of left and right would be great;even greater if a mode could be set for ONE UP SLAPS at a time.

Alll true muscle cars had a rock hard auto as an available option. Ford had the FMX, Chrysler had the A727 and A727A, GM had the THM400.
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