Reverse manual valve bodys?

Matt2105 · 12-18-2008, 12:40 PM

Can someone explain these to me. I get that it's an auto and that you manually shift it. Can anyone go into more depth in layman's terms? Are these harder to drive on the street than say a standard manual trans? Reliable?

BTW its a TH400 if interested.

86nu · 12-18-2008, 01:01 PM

instead of going prnd21 its prn123

you shift it yourself and the pattern is back wards. Not so much harder to drive, you just have a few more things to do while driving, always gotta work it back to first, like a manual tranny

coupe · 12-18-2008, 02:53 PM

It is only in the gear that you select as well. If you're stopped and the trans is in drive (3), then it will take off in 3 and the converter will really spin up, Consequently, if you're going down the road in 1, it will not shift until you click the shifter (back), then it goes to 2. Line pressure (which is what usually triggers an automatics shifting) is constant and usually quite high, thus an aggressive shift.

SlowJoe · 12-18-2008, 06:50 PM

just dont turn it up and shift neutral

12-18-2008, 12:40 PM	#1
Matt2105 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 584	Reverse manual valve bodys? Can someone explain these to me. I get that it's an auto and that you manually shift it. Can anyone go into more depth in layman's terms? Are these harder to drive on the street than say a standard manual trans? Reliable? BTW its a TH400 if interested.

12-18-2008, 01:01 PM	#2
86nu Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: orlando florida Posts: 165	instead of going prnd21 its prn123 you shift it yourself and the pattern is back wards. Not so much harder to drive, you just have a few more things to do while driving, always gotta work it back to first, like a manual tranny __________________ 86 Coupe aka the battle ship H/C/I, Nitrous, bla bla bla all on a 351

12-18-2008, 02:53 PM	#3
coupe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,313	It is only in the gear that you select as well. If you're stopped and the trans is in drive (3), then it will take off in 3 and the converter will really spin up, Consequently, if you're going down the road in 1, it will not shift until you click the shifter (back), then it goes to 2. Line pressure (which is what usually triggers an automatics shifting) is constant and usually quite high, thus an aggressive shift. __________________ " If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein

12-18-2008, 06:50 PM	#4
SlowJoe Mind Blowing Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dawsonville Ga Posts: 3,913	just dont turn it up and shift neutral __________________ Slow Joe Racing 2008 dodge ram 5.7 HEMI 1993 lx with a 289 and a 3 speed on the floor WTB 1955 t-bird project