Gm automatic overdrive transmission builders and swappers guide. These units can be found in the following bmw, cadillac, honda, and isuzu applications. Inside that metal case is a bewildering array of gears, bearings, seals, and more. The hydramatic 6l90 production code myd is a sixspeed automatic transmission produced by general motors for use in rear and rearbiased allwheeldrive vehicles with a longitudinal powertrain. This is a decent book with lots of color photographs of the transmission.
New bendix brake replaces stock brake and is moved to the back of the 2 speed. Gears are multipliers of torque and our ratio splitting capability allows you to shift to a gear with more mechanical advantage than the next stock gear in automatic transmissions and wide ratio manuals. Jun 01, 2008 gm automatic overdrive transmission builders and swappers guide sa design ruggles, cliff on. Hands down this book is vital reading for anyone interested in gm automaticoverdrive transmissions. I bought this book to rebuild transmission in my 1984 corvette. With these manuals and dvds from atsg, haynes, master shift and others, youll be able to break down, modify and overhaul your gm transmission. Gm automatic overdrive transmission builders and swappers guide by cliff ruggles. See all 30 photos if youre running a classic threespeed automatic such as a ford c4 or c6, gm th350 or th400, or the chrysler a904 or a727, you can get into a gear vendors overdrive. Gm turbo 350 and 350c th350 transmission 3 speed transmission. Hughes performance has a 4l80e transmission available for practically any engine combination and power level. As stock units, they are great for mildly modified cars, and they can even be modified to take a beating from 1,000 plus horsepower engines. This tech tip is from the full book, gm automatic overdrive transmission builders and swappers guide. Our gm high performance transmissions are built to the horsepower, torque, and rear gear ratio specs of the engine that it will be matched to.
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Through a combination of lightweight materials and wizardry, gm engineers were able to get the 8l90 to weigh in a couple of pounds less than the 6l80e, and keep it roughly the same size. Gm automatic overdrive transmissions at first, the idea of adding an overdrive feature was novel to hot rodders and enthusiasts, but it is now another piece of musthave equipment for the complete car. Great text in simple language and a ton of photos to go with it. Identifying gm automatic transmissions how to tell one popular slushbox from another. It was available primarily on chevrolet from january 1950 through 1973, although some pontiac models also used this automatic transmission after the fire at the hydramatic factory in 1953. Scott ross corvette fever 20100101 hands down this book is vital reading for anyone interested in gm automaticoverdrive transmissions.
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