: powerglide


mapco
01-05-2006, 12:38 AM
I am wondering if a powerglide will work ok in my 73 chevy. I am going to be using it offroad and will be mostly trails not heavy pownding just some trail and mud holes. Stock 350 36" tires nothing special. Thanks

Red Chevy
01-05-2006, 08:46 AM
Will work but you will have to source an adpter for that long out put shaft. I think someone makes a shorty shaft for and the adpter for your t-case. Maybe advanced adapters.

Shaker
01-05-2006, 09:48 AM
Should woprk fine but I doubt you'll find the adapter for your X-case. You could do a divorce style x-case and get it to work fine.....good luck

tiny2085
01-05-2006, 06:29 PM
I think the mods here on pirate did a rite up on a dedenbear powerglide for one of there comp buggies that they ran. Why a powerglide ? It seems like it would hard to run in mud holes with only two gears.

mudslinger99
01-05-2006, 06:59 PM
It seems like it would hard to run in mud holes with only two gears.
2 gears = Hammer down and Wide open :laughing:

mapco
01-05-2006, 07:30 PM
I was thinking that I would drop the gears in the diffs when I go with 44's and then run the powerglide. Seems the powerglide has a good range, I don't like it shifting when in mud or snow. This way I could run in first alot longer then the th350 I got in it now. Maybe I am looking at it wrong. Thanks

Red Chevy
01-06-2006, 09:15 AM
A lot of mud racers in the south run pwerglides. There is a shrty shaft kit and an adapter to run a t-case with the common six bolt patern that most aluminum cases run. Seems to work well for them, they are running from 500-1000+hp, powerglide/208, d44/12bolt with hardened shfts.