Downwindtracker2 wrote:
If you read the first post you'll get a background on the trannies. The first owner tried speed shifting from starting gear, 2nd to 3rd.
And how do you know this, by talking to the first owner?
My '83 F-100 had a manual 4-spd OD. While there really wasn't such a thing as "speed shifting" due to the long throw it wasn't hard to get to the next gear at a reasonable rate. I have no idea how long a steamboat takes to compare it to what you say the Ram manual requires, but I had no problem upshifting on an upgrade. I could easily grab another gear before loosing that much speed.
That '83 was the last truck I bought with a manual tranny and I don't miss 'em a bit.
