Transmission Gearing
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Transmission Gearing
Hello everyone. I recently bought a 1970 Corvette with a 454 and 4 speed transmission. The guy I bought it from had done a lot to hot rod the engine and replaced the rear end with a ratio somewhere in the 4's so the thing really jumps off the line. However, I don't know if anything was ever done to the transmission and whats weird is that when I'm spinning about 2,000-2,500 RPMs in 1st and the go to 2nd gear, it suddenly ramps up to about 3,000-3,500 RPMs. Does anyone know what might be going on or have the same issue? I have a pretty basic understanding of cars but I just don't feel like this is normal.
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Hello everyone. I recently bought a 1970 Corvette with a 454 and 4 speed transmission. The guy I bought it from had done a lot to hot rod the engine and replaced the rear end with a ratio somewhere in the 4's so the thing really jumps off the line. However, I don't know if anything was ever done to the transmission and whats weird is that when I'm spinning about 2,000-2,500 RPMs in 1st and the go to 2nd gear, it suddenly ramps up to about 3,000-3,500 RPMs. Does anyone know what might be going on or have the same issue? I have a pretty basic understanding of cars but I just don't feel like this is normal.
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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check the shift rods. he could have the 1rst and 2nd shift arm upside down. He may have set it up for drag racing or something
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1 and 2 reversed is all I can think of. Are you in contact with the PO? Did you test drive the car before purchasing it? Is there a custom **** or plate indicating a non-standard shift pattern? Perhaps post a photo of your shift levers underneath the car.
