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From: johnw@ihldt.UUCP (Mr. John P. Wrycza)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Doug Nash 5-speed trans
Message-ID: <2030@ihldt.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Oct-83 17:12:58 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  4 17:12:58 1983
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	The Doug Nash replacement did the trick for a former vehicle
	of mine, a '78 T/A w/400 CI engine. The only problems that I
	ever encountered were:
	
	*	hard to get out of reverse gear, unless under torque

	*	snap rings used for holding syncro's on are brittle

	I tested the hardness of some of the gears and found parts to
	be as high as 75 on the 'B' scale of the Rockwell hardness 
	tester. My final drive ratio for 5th gear was .89, providing
	both excellent gas mileage and a great top end. Don't forget
	the supreme weight advantage over the 'Rock crushers'.....
	If you are using this trans for any sanctioned racing make sure
	to find a tight fitting wrap for it, the stock models tend to
	slide.
				ihnp4!ihuxa!johnw