Overdrive Options

LJS30 said
Wow guys all this non-Mopar items going into our cars is making me remember the old days. The days when putting something non-Mopar in your car was blasphemy.

And those are the folks that either stick with an anemic gear ratio sacrificing performance, spend there time on the free way in the right lane going 40mph o there car is trailered everywhere it goes. I remember all to well driving my Ranger from North Jersey to South Jersey. Truck had 4.10's and 31" tires. No insulation in the cab and a pair of cats sitting under the floor. 3400 rpm for 90 miles sucked. Only vehicle I have ever owned that had the gear ratio it needed. Also the only one that I had a box of those foam ear plugs in and a bottle of aspirin.

abodyjoe said
if chrysler would have made something worth a **** then we wouldn't have to use brand X stuff. look at the OD selections from GM and ford.. look how small they are compared to the abortion (500/518) chrysler put out.

Yep.....the other alternative is a GV. Which is great if you already have a built 904/727 and don't mind not having a lock up convertor. Been watching the tach in our Explorer when I drive it. Lock up chops the rpm right 300 or so, helping all the more. But for those of us that are starting with no trans, by the time you build the 727/904, get a convertor and buy the GV you are not saving that much over going with something more modern. And then of course, there still is no lock up......