No don't be so hard on yourself, not everyone knows everything ;) "Transaxle" if I understand correctly just means a sidewayz tranny. As far as "manual" goes, a "manual valve body" is an automatic transmission component, that sets up the gear selector so that you have to manually move it from 1 to 2 to 3 (in this case the Chrysler transaxles are 3-speed+reverse). It's still an automatic transmission because it doesn't require you to push in the clutch between shifts, but unlike a normal automatic transmission, you have to move the gear selector from one, then to two, then to three, and then when you come to a stop, back again to one.
In the case of the Chrysler manual valvebody, it reverses the shift pattern of the gear selector. The normal selector is, from front to back, P-N-R-3-2-1, the manual valvebody reverses the numbered section like so: P-N-R-1-2-3, so you start out in 1, right under neutral. As you select each higher gear, you pull back on the selector one click. I've never seen one in person but the idea sounds kinda cool. I've been told that to manually shift a full automatic transmission/transaxle is not good for it over time, so the manual valve body is better. -J Southern California 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Turbo II -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOE LANETT "As far as the transmission (whoops, we mean transaxle) goes, a full manual shift valve body with a stock turbo torque converter ends at the wheels with a final axle-ratio of 3.07. " Quote from the Mopar Muscle Magazine Website. Maybe I am just an idiot. But how can you have a car without a transmission? Is it really called a "manual transaxel"? Also, how can you have a "manual transaxel" that has a "torque converter"? I thought that my '88 Dodge Dayton Shelby-Z's have 555 "transmissions", and because they are both manual transmissions they have "clutches". Someone please explain that to me like I was a five year old. Also I do agree that they were really not complimenting the car, they were being very sarcastic. I also agree that they just do not like the fact that our cars can beat them and be fuel economical. -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
