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440roadrunner · 11-11-2007, 03:04 PM

Sixtysix, you are obviously ahead of me, specially on the later generation engines, but there might be one other thing:

For those wanting to go with a manual box, at least in the engines I'm familiar with, Chrysler was FAMOUS for NOT doing two things to an "automatic" crankshaft--

The crank may not be drilled deep enough to accept a stick, so you either have to bore the crank, or cut off a little of the pilot shaft

and...

many weren't bored to "standard" pilot bearing size, either. You USED to be able to buy undersized pilots for auto cranks, from good parts stores.

(First time I saw a 4 speed with about 1/2 missing from the pilot, I'm like, WTF??)

11-11-2007, 03:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
440roadrunner Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 272	Sixtysix, you are obviously ahead of me, specially on the later generation engines, but there might be one other thing: For those wanting to go with a manual box, at least in the engines I'm familiar with, Chrysler was FAMOUS for NOT doing two things to an "automatic" crankshaft-- The crank may not be drilled deep enough to accept a stick, so you either have to bore the crank, or cut off a little of the pilot shaft and... many weren't bored to "standard" pilot bearing size, either. You USED to be able to buy undersized pilots for auto cranks, from good parts stores. (First time I saw a 4 speed with about 1/2 missing from the pilot, I'm like, WTF??)