what are the different valvebody configurations available for the 47rh?

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There's an upgraded transmission somewhere in my future, and that got me thinking about what valvebody options are out there - upgraded stock...Full manual? Reverse manual?

I see that suncoast has a controller for the 47RE, which also spurred a thought that, man, I would love to have full manual control of my shifting.

...but I have also read that full manual valvebodies are not for street driving - could someone explain why?




EDIT: bear in mind this thought process is regarding a 98% street truck
 
I wouldn't want to drive mine in the rain that much, and I definitely wouldn't want to tow with it, but I drive my manual valve body on the street and love it.

It is violent, but you get used to it within a day.

For most shifters, you want the reverse-pattern valve body, since it isn't that easy to go from N to 1 without dropping through 3 and 2 in the process.

I don't know how it works on lock-up transmissions; you want to be out of lock-up when you shift, right?
 
oh, forgot to add that this truck is solely made for hauling A$$ and nothing more. it gets driven about 40-100 miles a week on average, and i do poke around a lot with city driving. sit in traffic often too.

Now, it may be the case that a normal, nicely built and tuned auto will shift well enough that I dont want to shift manually....who knows

It is violent, but you get used to it within a day.
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full line pressure causing the hard shifts?


I may need to research reverse manual VB's to get a better idea of what's going on with the internals

-as for lockup, that would be switch activated, or maybe even set to activate at a certain speed
 
As far as I know or can tell, there's no problem with idling along in first (or even second) gear with a manual valve body. Mine doesn't have or build ATF temperatures any at all, and I've idled along hundreds of miles through Phoenix rush hour. MVB's with transbrakes can really roast ATF, but that's only if you leave the transbrake engaged for more than a few seconds. Just idling one around isn't any worse than any other valve body.

From what I've heard, the TV cable still provides some control of shift hardness, but I've driven with the valve wired in both extreme positions and haven't been able to tell a difference. Maybe I could if I had more than 250-300 HP. If I keep out of the throttle and it isn't wet outside then it doesn't chirp the tires at all, but you can still definitely feel the shift.
 
Supposedly, I hear that you're supposed to use the TV cable. But I haven't noticed any difference at all with my TV shaft all the one way or the other. Perhaps because I just don't have any power. But I run with mine wired to the Full Throttle position, largely because of B&M's crappy mounting hardware taking up the space where the TV cable was supposed to go.
 
I run a full manual on my 94 with a tv cable and a B&M megashifter. I would not want this for a full time daily driver but its nice to go play every now and again.
 
Would daily driving cause premature wear and tear? or would it just become annoying with the shift jerk?
 
Now I reread the topic and I found here we talk about RH, but I am interested to knew about RE.
How about full manual valvebody in 47RE, for racing purpose
 
AsTroSS said:
With manual valvebody do You need TV cable or not?
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That's going to depend on how the manual valve body was set up. You're going to have to ask when you buy it or I'd imagine it would be in the instructions.

Bponci said:
I run a full manual on my 94 with a tv cable and a B&M megashifter. I would not want this for a full time daily driver but its nice to go play every now and again.
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Does your valve body have compression braking in all gears or not? It is a personal preference, but the ones that do not are more fun and easier to drive on the street.

Most drag cars use valve bodies with no compression braking.

BTW - what valve body are you running? Just curious...

AsTroSS said:
Now I reread the topic and I found here we talk about RH, but I am interested to knew about RE.
How about full manual valvebody in 47RE, for racing purpose
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Transgo makes a "stick shift" kit to do a forward pattern valve body for an RE trans. I haven't played with one yet so all I can tell you about it is that they are available. Its part number is TFOD-3 and is at the bottom of this page.

http://www.transgo.com/rpg_dodge.php
 
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