Your better off to install a simple shift kit. Unless you're a "hardcore," drag racer type, a full reverse manual valve body will just keep you busy shifting. I have a TCI full reverse auto/manual valve body sitting in a box in my garage. It works either way. You can manually shift with it or if the kick down is hooked up you can use it as fully automatic. That type of valve body might work better for you. Best of both worlds. Check with TCI and get an opinion from them.Another dumb newbie question --
Anyone here have a ride that uses a full manual reverse valve body on the street?
I know they are more or less made for the strip....but any issues with using them on the street?
As I understand it, a fully manual reverse vavle body uses no kickdown. It is shifted with the shifter cable only. It won't work with a kickdown hooked up.swap out the valve bodies AND put the trans kickdown linkage (or aftermarket cable) back on. No kickdown linkage and you trans burns up rather quickly. One of the reasons a lot of people go to the manual VB is when an aftermarket carb and/or intake are installed its sometimes tricky to compensate for the differences in height. Put in a manual VB and you're done.