exactly, but the caneuter valve is the internal valve that you have to change every so often or it gets all gummed up and the car wont idle right... its NAPA part number 349800234

 

i thought that it was spelled with a "k"?

 

Well, again, I woudl like to make this street legal first, then supe it up for racing as soon as it's driveable, so my main objective is to see if I actually like it before I start thinking about going ahead and making into something more. I just want to have fun for now and see what happens.

Now that we got the transmission out of the way, is it even necessary to put a new carb in? Is that like doing a PCM upgrade and a CAI intake, where it allows for more air and fuel to be pushed into the engine for more power?

Also, what happens if your wheels lock up going down the track? What if something gets really F'd up with the transmission and your rear wheels lock, or does that just not happen?

 

the car would have to be in such poor running order for that to happen...ive never ever seen it..i have, however, seen a manual car kiss reverse at half track..[:@]

 

So, judging from the [:@]I guess that means you have personal experience with that happenning?

 

haha..no, but i did see a guy with an SRT10 Ram do it this past weekend...i think that it was friday.

 

is it? hell.. i never claimed to be a good speller.. i just know from past experiences that you have to replace those damn things.. good thing they are cheap!

 

Patrick, I know this is a 1980 firechicken but my 79 had a borg warner T-10 4 speed in her. is that the same as the a833? I don't know, I never built a trans..always sent them out. BTW...olds doc would probalby know this but, in 79 the most common motor for the trans am was the olds 403.

 

the A833 was the mopar 4-speed that came behind the higher powered mopars...

 

oh ok, it's a mopar tranny. Mike, just to let you know in case you want to do a motor swap in the future....in 1980 because of government crap the firebird line lost the olds 403 and the 401 (known as the TA 6.6)...the biggest motor you can get in 1980 was the 301 that put out 150h and 240 ft. lbs. I have all the gear codes and basically anything else you need if you want to find out what you have in your car.