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warweapon762
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Posted: Oct/19/2014 at 3:06pm |
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has installed one of these on a TF904 and had pictures of how the cable is connected on the transmission.
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Charlie Brown
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I have one on my 74 Coupe, I will get pictures at the carb and trans for you. getting it dialed in for the shift points was easy.
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warweapon762
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Thank you thank you! I was hoping getting it dialed in wouldn't be too difficult, I have heard horror stories about these from some people. Also did you set it up with some sort of return spring on the transmission itself?
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Charlie Brown
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OK, Here are the pictures:
At the carb, you adjust the cable here on the end that attaches to the carb. it has a very small set screw. pull the cable until you have no slack, drive the car and get your shift points dialed in form there, by pulling on the cable more. when done cut the excess cable off. make sure you leave a little to get your pliers on if you have to adjust it again. Rear attachment point on the Trans, the cable loops around and mounts near the speedo cable gear drive. The cable as it loops around and follows the speedo cable. at the other end of the trans, the cable end goes to the ball on the pressure valve lever. I hope this helps. Marc |
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Pdok
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Here's a clear shot of mine. I have a shift kit/valve body mod in mine, but I found that I needed about 1/8 inch of play in the cable linkage to get the shifts all tuned in. Just don't let it go slack, or you won't have enough pressure and will damage your trans. You'll probably want to back it off from no slack, just a bit, depending on how your valve body is set up. I'd actually leave a couple of inches of extra cable or more. If you ever change orientations of the carb (like with a new carb that has a different throttle location) you'll want that extra bit to give you some flexibility. |
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warweapon762
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Oh thank you so much this has been tons of help!!!!
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warweapon762
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No slack at wide open throttle, correct?
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Pdok
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None (teeny tiny bit) at WOT, but be careful that you check that the linkage isn't running out of slack before you reach WOT. I can't recall what the throw distance was on mine, but you'll need to set up the geometry on the throttle arm to match. Otherwise you'll be putting strain on the cable when you floor it. It's pretty easy to do with the cable, since you can just pull it tight with fingers and see where the throttle connector needs to be.
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76 Grem X 258/904,4.0 head/MPFI, Comp X250H cam, Hughes springs, Clifford header, serpentine swap.
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