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7.0 eliminator tell me what i need to know
GlennLever:
--- Quote from: rooman on June 02, 2013, 07:00:36 PM ---Most guys run an air or electric shifter with a powerglide and shift with a button on the butterfly.
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32bantam:
My shifter has an electric solenoid mounted on it. It pushes the shifter forward from 1st to 2nd (powerglide) when a push a button on my steering/butterfly wheel. It is a B&M. I do not use a shift light and you get very good at shifting at the same rpm each time with practice.
Most nostalgia rules state the shift must be done by the driver.......and a button on the wheel is legal.
Steve
gregm784:
My shifter is a quarter-pro with an electric solenoid mounted to it. Button on the wheel. When strapped in, it's a royal PITA to reach the shifter.
ricardo1967:
So… is the steering button shifting primarily preferred for better car control, allowing both hands at the steering wheel all the time?
My car is quite handful, but I have a conventional race shifter, which only makes driving trickier. I'm a purist, so I initially frown upon button shifting, but oh well, I need learn to pick my fights…
In other hand (no pun intended), Don Garlits used to drive a faster car, a lot less stable than current cars, brave enough to go down the track pumping air to the fuel tank with one hand, so I don't think he had the luxury of having both hands at the wheel.
I welcome your comments.
Is anybody here still hand shifting (conventional)?
hotrod316:
AMANDA DOES :D
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