Thanks Trace.
Yes, it should work.
Larry Shepard penned much of the manuals back then. They were a compellation of their 10-20 page "tech tips" (or some name like that) that they used to distribute.So I went through every one of the 914 pages of the Direct Connection manual, and now I'm exhausted! I bought the CD for a trip down memory lane, but now I need a trip to an optometrist and a psychiatrist. The 43 "Bulletins" that make up the manual are obtuse, repetitive, and poorly written in many cases. For instance, look at this info for the aspiring racer who wants to cut up their Cuda and fabricate their own rollcage, which seems like a really bad idea to me.
They tell you that you'll need a welder (!) and tin snips, but say nothing about the fishmouth cutter you'll need to "blend the open-ended tube to the main tube". Sheesh!
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Okay, getting back to David's question, out of the 914 pages, here's the extent of the converter balancing info. Wouldn't you think this important topic would have more specific info? But nope...here it is:
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Thanks Trace, this tells me exactly why there are weights on the torque convertor on 440 engines w/ cast crankshafts 1974 - 1976. Will remove weights if used on pre 1974 440 applications w/ steel crankshafts. Thank you again for all the effort to locate this info.So I went through every one of the 914 pages of the Direct Connection manual, and now I'm exhausted! I bought the CD for a trip down memory lane, but now I need a trip to an optometrist and a psychiatrist. The 43 "Bulletins" that make up the manual are obtuse, repetitive, and poorly written in many cases. For instance, look at this info for the aspiring racer who wants to cut up their Cuda and fabricate their own rollcage, which seems like a really bad idea to me.
They tell you that you'll need a welder (!) and tin snips, but say nothing about the fishmouth cutter you'll need to "blend the open-ended tube to the main tube". Sheesh!
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Okay, getting back to David's question, out of the 914 pages, here's the extent of the converter balancing info. Wouldn't you think this important topic would have more specific info? But nope...here it is:
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Yes he did, from 75 to 79. Met him a very long time ago at one of those
David, I just discovered this on page 10, where you wouldn't think to look at the introductory blather of Bulletin 1 from 1976, but here it is:
Yes he did, from 75 to maybe 80. Met him a very long time ago at one of those Direct Connection seminars, along with some of the other factory wizards....was one of them named Al? Each Bulletin was it's own story, and when they were all finally bound together there was no editing of old info and repetition. It's just a giant amount of sometimes confusing info. And because it was written by an engineer (I be an engenneer myself, and worked with many others) the info coming out if HIS head can sometimes be hard to understand in someone else's head. It's a dry and technical read, as it should be.
Before they started calling them Bulletins, you'll recall that they were Tune Up Tips.
Oh yeah! I remember that.
I have heard them referred to as "chopsticks". Probably not PC these days.
