twin stick trans

Bad8$$.


(Side note) You guys looking to buy your own rig: Notice all the guages on that 359? When buying a truck, look for one that has the full gauge package instead of idiot lights. If you're paying the bills, you want those gauges...especially if you're pulling heavy or high dollar loads. And get one of those laser thermostat guns. At the end of your day, get out and shoot your hubs, and pullies on the front of the engine.

 

What year was the 359 in that video and what did it have for an engine? Did he swap that trans in for the cool factor or was it just an old truck?

It seems like most (all?) of those twin stickers had more gears than we do today. I suppose that's because those old engines had a peaky torque curve and they needed more gears to keep the engine in the power?

 

Small horsepower=lot o'gears.

 

Wasnt/isnt always bout HP--more the torque curve--very short--what torquez the older motors did have was narrow banded--so getting Rollin---stayin in torque band did/does require more gearin--also most rears were much shorter ratios in the mid 4s were not uncommon---Although in many cases--many of the additional gears were lower reduction gears•--quite literally always depended on the set up--one of the reasons by the late 60s early 70s Macks(along w/brockway)became SO popular across applications--with the inseption of the maxidyne motor&an absolutely BULLETPROOF 5 spd--hi output gearbox--they could be used for just about anything--but I digress...........

 

The old mechanical engines did have a different power curve than we are used to in our electronic engines.

Especially those old Detroit 2 strokes (Screamin' Jimmy). That's why if you've ever been next to an old greyhound bus on the highway it sounds like the engine was winding like mad. Because it was, they were designed to run 2 100 - 2 200 rpm while cruising.

If you wanted multiple gearing with low gear step percentages, you pretty much were stuck with a twin stick until the 18 speed transmissions came out.

 

I as thinking about that the other day while looking at the price tags on the cars in the car lot, dang use to be able to buy a truck for less and then have something to make a living with. I miss the old twin sticks.

 

Still can. I can't get a nice full size pickup for what I'm paying for my Western Star. And a well spec'd diesel pickup costs more than my truck and trailer notes together.

 

his is truck is an 86 I think. He has a built C model with B model pump. Truck was factory boxes. 300" wb on low leaf with lp 22.5 and 3.36 rears. 6 and 4 both over. Custom built a 379 sleeper for it with right hand ##### door. Unibuilt the cab with air ride and the proper bracing so the doors won't tweak. He just pulled the 6 out 2 weeks ago and rebuilt the 4 and put a 9 over with horshoe shift pattern in front of it until he can rebuild the 6. With both on the dash now at 85 he is only running 1300 rpm. He hates it. Basically just main boxes it around. Said the 6 is going back in ASAP.

 

True on the tight rpm/torque range. Like running a 2 stroke dirt bike.

 

Are you saying that an '86 359 was available from factory with a twin stick trans?