Gang,
Sorry about yet another transmission question, but this is no where near my area of knowledge.
Getting my 3 speed Saginaw from my 6 cylinder rebuilt at the present. Once rebuilt with all new seals and bearings, it will go behind a mild 283. Estimated 250-275hp. Got to looking at my shop manual and the only difference in the L6 and the V8 Saginaws were the clutch gear. The L6 version appears to have a turn down and the V8 version does not. I spoke with the guy who is rebuilding it and he said as long as I’m not building an 800hp engine, there shouldn’t be a worry (he’s been building circle track Saginaws for 30 years).
The question is this. Why did Saginaw have two versions of this clutch gear? Other than torque requirements between the cross sections, what would have been the reason.
Trying to keep this car looking and feeling like it was built originally with a 283 instead of the 6 is interesting to say the least....
The picture is of the two gears. The top (6A) is the V8 version. The bottom (6B) is the L6 version.
Sorry about yet another transmission question, but this is no where near my area of knowledge.
Getting my 3 speed Saginaw from my 6 cylinder rebuilt at the present. Once rebuilt with all new seals and bearings, it will go behind a mild 283. Estimated 250-275hp. Got to looking at my shop manual and the only difference in the L6 and the V8 Saginaws were the clutch gear. The L6 version appears to have a turn down and the V8 version does not. I spoke with the guy who is rebuilding it and he said as long as I’m not building an 800hp engine, there shouldn’t be a worry (he’s been building circle track Saginaws for 30 years).
The question is this. Why did Saginaw have two versions of this clutch gear? Other than torque requirements between the cross sections, what would have been the reason.
Trying to keep this car looking and feeling like it was built originally with a 283 instead of the 6 is interesting to say the least....
The picture is of the two gears. The top (6A) is the V8 version. The bottom (6B) is the L6 version.