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From: Donnellson, IA
I removed one from a 9" equipped street rod in favor of a OEM Ford clutch type carrier. The thing had a very annoying complete lack of bias. It was either locked or unlocked and this abrupt transition gave the car a very loose and wobbly chassis feel. This condition is amplified with a locked torque converter or a manual transmission. It now drives like it should.
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I put one in for a customer a few years back. He never had anything good to say about it. IIRC his complaints were much like Flathead's, plus it was not smooth and his wife hated the chattering on corners. Even after all the complaining he never did have me pull it back out.
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Originally Posted by Silver Streak
I put one in for a customer a few years back. He never had anything good to say about it. IIRC his complaints were much like Flathead's, plus it was not smooth and his wife hated the chattering on corners. Even after all the complaining he never did have me pull it back out.
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From: Broken Arrow, OK
It was the older design that they market as smooth and quiet, whichever one that was. There was never any doubt about it being locked up tight, but smooth and quiet it definitely was not.
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From: Donnellson, IA
There is a pretty good thread over on the HAMB about this subject. I've shared my experiences in more detail there.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ight=powertrax
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ight=powertrax