searched and confisued

[speedcrazyshee]

i have decided to build a 485 cheetah to drag in a 1/8 mile asphalt. i have done searches and read many threads about overrides and still my questions are not answered. i want to do an override tranny but am still unsure which and why. i may some day want to trail ride this quad if i ever got out of draging but would not be afraid to buy a new tranny when it was time to do so. so here is my question. if a duneable will take a backload better than a straight override why would anyone take the chance of installing a straight override. why is it better for straight draging than a duneable. which would be my best option if i wanted to build a sole purpose drag bike and why. it seams to me that they both serve the same purpose but one has down side.

[gregrob]

People install straight overrides because "duneables" haven't been out as long as straight overrides.

 

A lot of the big name builders will tell you there's no such thing as a duneable tranny. A lot of them put the springs that help prevent damage when backloading in it and still don't call it a "duneable".

 

WCR is the one who has been marketing a "duneable" as seperate than a straight override.

 

The difference is that if you backload a duneable your not going to slam gears into each other and explode your transmission, if you go around backloading the shit out of it though you will still bend and wear shift forks badly.

 

If you are primarily drag and can ride the override like it's supposed to be ridden when you're "trail riding" or duning, otherwise I'd say go for sidecutting the gears, shift star mods, and roller shift segment and call it good.

 

You can still backload that tranny all day long and it won't hurt it.

 

If you can be careful though, an override is awesome and you can make one live a long healthy life, just learn how to ride it.

[gregrob]

And to further eliminate any confusion, NO a straight override is not any faster than a duneable...

 

In a drag race they will both perform the same. The duneable is just more forgiving and allows you to downshift if you need to without coming to a complete stop. Which you can do with a straight override too, just never let it backload.