I'm in the process of reviving my 1987 Turbo Regal as a daily driver. The original 200-4R went out on me in 2002, and I replaced it with a hardened TH-350 with a full manual valve body, non-lock-up torque converter, and a Gear Vendors overdrive unit.
Back then, I was younger and a little more stupid, and only thought about the track performance of my daily driver. The Gear Vendors unit turned out to be a hassle for everything but highway driving. I have the floor switch that is just too stiff to use for quick shifting.
I am now considering 2 options:
1: ditching the TH-350 w/ Gear Vendors overdrive, and going back to a 200-4R
or
2: keeping the current setup, and adding a better shifting mechanism, such as the MasterShift paddle shifters, which can be programmed to shift sequentially through all 6 gears (1, 1+overdrive, 2, 2+overdrive, etc.)
The cost of either option will be similar, so I'm looking for any input to sway my decision. Also, my driveshaft, with the overdrive unit, is only about 2.5' long, and it seems like that has been a bit of a problem when pulling out of angled driveways and such, but I'm not sure.
Back then, I was younger and a little more stupid, and only thought about the track performance of my daily driver. The Gear Vendors unit turned out to be a hassle for everything but highway driving. I have the floor switch that is just too stiff to use for quick shifting.
I am now considering 2 options:
1: ditching the TH-350 w/ Gear Vendors overdrive, and going back to a 200-4R
or
2: keeping the current setup, and adding a better shifting mechanism, such as the MasterShift paddle shifters, which can be programmed to shift sequentially through all 6 gears (1, 1+overdrive, 2, 2+overdrive, etc.)
The cost of either option will be similar, so I'm looking for any input to sway my decision. Also, my driveshaft, with the overdrive unit, is only about 2.5' long, and it seems like that has been a bit of a problem when pulling out of angled driveways and such, but I'm not sure.