Trans brake on street car???

[coach]

Hey Guys,
Just picked up a new tranny to have built. The engine I am having built in the future is going to be in the low 10 range. My current set-up is at best high 11's. Should I or should I not have a trans brake done now? Car is mostly on the street, but the new engine will see the track at least a weekend a month.
Anyone play with their brake on the street??? Vince Janis is building it.

Thanks
Coach

 

[Grumpy]

I would.. have em in both our "street" cars

 

[BlackBandit]

I don't use the t-brake on the street but I would definitely have one put in if you're going to see track time.

 

[YouLikeThat]

Get the brake now. I drive mine on the street.

 

[mikestertwo]

Get the brake now. I drive mine on the street.

+1

 

[coach]

Thanks Guys, next question. Manual or electronic? I perfer manual, but you loose a gear right?

Coach

 

[turbo nasty]

Not sure on the 200 but on a 400 with a brake and manual VB you lose engine braking. Ie you down shift with foot off gas and there is no decel form the lower gear.

 

[BlackBandit]

If your budget allows I would go with an electric. I have a manual from Lonnie at Extreme Automatics and it works great and I love it but I think the electric is probably a little better product. Faster release, retains the ability to manually shift into second, stuff like that.

 

[JDSfastGN]

With the manual brake on a 200-4r the only thing you lose is the ability to downshift into low 1. Doing so would lock the tires up, othe than that, I like them a lot on the street. If you have the money the electrics are nice but are not nearly as simple.

 

[Two T's]

With the manual brake on a 200-4r the only thing you lose is the ability to downshift into low 1. Doing so would lock the tires up, othe than that, I like them a lot on the street. If you have the money the electrics are nice but are not nearly as simple.

nice info wondering about brake on street myself heard same from others as well

 

[coach]

Not sure on the 200 but on a 400 with a brake and manual VB you lose engine braking. Ie you down shift with foot off gas and there is no decel form the lower gear.

I have a manual 400 in my 62 Pro street car. I know about the downshift. The only way to get it downshift is to rev it until the the convertor locks up again. Makes a KILLER passing gear. Some joker got along side of me a few years ago and was passing, I slid it back into 2nd and floored it. The convertor locks about 4000 in that car. I shot outta there like I came out of a canon. I think he soiled his pants.

I was leaning toward the manual brake. I do not have a good place for the button for elect. I have a pistol grip handle on my shifter that is make into it. No changing handles.

Thanks guys.
Coach

 

[BlackBandit]

My manual brake shifts/downshifts normal and the decel works. I just can't manually control the 1-2 shift.

 

[turbo nasty]

On a 400 with a trans brake AND manual VB there is no way to have engine braking due to the one way sprag.

The 200 does this in OD/4th if you lift off the gas in 4th you will not feel the engine decel like 3rd and lower.

 

[chris718]

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/transmission-talk/286161-new-t-brake-body-400-a.html

 

[PaCemkr86]

get the T brake ...