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Originally Posted by MrForbes

Thanks!

On the transmission... It is usually easier and less expensive to swap in an automatic transmission. I can rebuild them myself.

I also have a pretty fast Cbevy II drag car, that is street driven. It had run a 9 second quarter mile. It has a blown 427, close to 700 HP. I have a manually shifted automatic transmission in it. I spent less than $1000 building the transmission. It would cost 3 or 4 grand for a manual transmission and clutch that would hold up.

I'm about half way home from NYC.... the suburban is still doing OK.

That makes sense. I thought it would be the other way around(manual would be less expensive an easier to rebuild, since they're simpler). I can see how a manual could slow down a drag car with shift times, so I guess there aren't many for that high torque. Amazing that your Suburban is almost 60 years old and still making trips that far without issues. Just shows how well things were built back then.