hey i'm lookin for a standard 2 speed racing transmission for my truck. i know chevy makes one ..i think its called a powerglide? but i was wondering what ford has for drag racing transmissions.

 

I thought the powerglide was an auto?

No idea on the ford though...

 

We always called those Cheby boxes SSB's

 

Ford made a transmission like the powerglide
The name escapes me but I think something simple
They are automatic transmissions, but you can shift them manually also.. as we have one in a drag car, but I prefer the C4 and the C6s

 

yeah the 2 speeds are powerglides. i don't know that a person would want them in there vehicle.

 

in a drag vehicle they are pretty good...
atleast 1/2 of the ford guys I know that run a C4 only use 2nd and third, or first and second... so the powerglide works pretty well... you can get different ratios for them

 

Some people like powerglides (sometimes referred to as slipNslide) because they are very light.

 

If you want a actuall MANUAL 2 speed transmission, call up Linco
Im sure Doug Nash or others make them also

 

I think the Ford~O~Matic was a 2 speed auto tranny, fords auto tranny I do believe, nobody uses the tranny for anything performance, not to mention fords ever changing bellhousing bolt patterns

 

Fordomatic that was it

 

so is this fordomatic any good? strong? good for drag racing? can handle alot of hp?

 

Had a '68 Chebbie Impala 307 4 door POWER-GLIDE as my first car.... grandma n grandpa's hand me down car. I don't know what rear end was in it, but when I wanted to pass doing 50mph.. step on the gas and it would scream up to 60 or so then kick back over into high gear. I don't know how many years they made it, but when I junked the car, both the 307 and the power glide were sold within a week. Ahhh the memories. What a great little league hauler before the mini-vans.
Tony

 

Yea the 307s are hard to find, and powerglides are getting that way

 

The ford o matic is not very good. Its cast iron, and doesn't take a lot of abuse. Remember that it was built/designed during the 50s.

If you want a true racing two speed manual or automatic, its gonna be custom.

one of the strongest manuals available, and relatively light is the Ford toploader, its a 3 speed, but with the many close ratio gearing options, its perfect. Its got a removeable bellhousing, so you can switch it to anyhting you like. Just about any good tranny guy can build one of these, for about $350.

If you are dragging, you are gonna want an automatic, and thats where the C4 comes in. You can cheaply ($125) build it to take the abuse of a strong 460.

You might wanna head over to http://www.fordmuscle.com and check out the tranny buildups those guys have. They have a lot fo knowledge.

 

The weight of the powerglide was a plus but it also has less parasitic power loss than most others. The c/4 is the closest thing Ford has and can be built to take a serious small block. From what I have read you would still want to use a C/6 for a snorty big block. The C/6 is bullitproof but saps off a good bit of power to turn the pumps and all, same with a turbo 400. None of the Ford 2 speeds or cruise-o-matics should be consider for anything other than an original restoration, no performance potential at all. There was never a C/4 made to bolt to any big blocks but I am sure there must be adaptors out there. Also they are building the AOD to handle a decent small block for street applications. Most of them favor getting rid of the lockup due to its weaknesses.