Pro Ratchet Setup Tips

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Hi guys will be swapping my 4l60e out of ute soon for a turbo 350 as looking to make more on 500hp at the fly as currently 410hp.

I want to put a pro ratchet shifter in, already got the drop down box and starting to get bits and pieces to set it up in standard surround like lsx454
I want to mount it now as i know the 4l60e one works with the turbo 350. I have heard that running ratchet shifter with elec box is hard to set up?
Any tips

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Cant help with tips for the 60e but i love the ratchet.  

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Be patient. You will not recieve drop box until t350 is in possession.

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[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

cava454 wrote:

Be patient. You will not recieve drop box until t350 is in possession.

 

I want to put it in as redoing interior at moment and dont want to pull apart again to do shifter

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Then do the box now also.

[VS 355 UTEParticipant QLD96 vs v8 ute View build HERE Member since: January 13, 2016 Posts: 141]

How are going about gaining the extra horsepower?Still looking at doing the Vortech?

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

VS 355 UTE wrote:

How are going about gaining the extra horsepower?Still looking at doing the Vortech?

 

Running 10.5/1 comp and was going to be too much pissing about to go blower, as would need to run cooler etc. So ill just go a small cam like a 288 crane with the higgins heads i picked up

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VS 355 UTEParticipant QLD96 vs v8 ute View build HERE Member since: January 13, 2016 Posts: 141]

10.5 with alloy heads would have been ok with a w/m spray or good intercooler, but with iron heads it’s a bit more of a  problem.

288 is popular,wouldn’t say it’s small,duration wise.Street roller out of the budget?

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

VS 355 UTE wrote:

10.5 with alloy heads would have been ok with a w/m spray or good intercooler, but with iron heads it’s a bit more of a problem. 288 is popular,wouldn’t say it’s small,duration wise.Street roller out of the budget?

Not really about budget but dont want something thats a full head f#ck as in the pipe work involved with twin throts and intercooler. Will be happy if i can turn it into a 11 second weekender, every one telling me to go 288, 5200 stall is not real inspiring tho

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VS 355 UTEParticipant QLD96 vs v8 ute View build HERE Member since: January 13, 2016 Posts: 141]

Yeh know what you mean about the pipework lol.

If budget no real worry take my advice and put a nice solid roller in and those Higgins heads……job done and you’ll hit your target with ease.

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

So got drop down box from cav, carpet is out will start on shifter soon! Ill post pics as i go considering no one on here has done with 4l60e.

 

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Def post as you go mate, I am sure it will help others, good stuff

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

So i got the drop down box made by a mate of cavs, mint bit of gear. How did you find was best way to line shifter up in it so was perfect with facias etc?

I have all my interior out so will do now as makes sense to, just wondering best way to line it up without putting in and out a million times,

Once i get alignment correct i want to weld bolts to drop down box so dont have to struggle doing nuts n bolts up

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Well with mine, the guy actually jigs his up with I think an old trans tunnel he cut out of a wreck.  So it actually lined straight up.  Hate to admit its one part of the build I didn’t do though, they fitted it when they put the glide in as I just didn’t have time.  Maybe before you cut out the old one mark the tunnel and take a reference measurement side to side and forward back to line it up?

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Great idea, think i will:

put the original stick in neautral or drive position as thats pretty much center of the selector positions

Then make some datum marks on trans tunnel then measure front back left n right,

Install drop box with temporary rivets

Fit the ratchet shifter so centre of its shifter same as centre of original shifter using datum marks.

Install plastics and check it

Once in corect position remove drop box and weld bolts into drop box to make easier fitting and removing

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

^mate you are onto it, bloody perfect way to do it.

Not sure if you have ever used blind rivet nutserts?  Mate seriously they are the best thing.  Just drill the hole in the tunnel, fit the nutsert a bit like a pop rivet, instant threaded nut with no welding.  I use them quite a bit.

[MarzellaParticipant MarzellaVS SS View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 59]

Ill upload some pics when I get a chance of how to do it. Im sure I emailed cav a bunch of pics on how to do it but cant find the email… he might still have it

Best to get the box mounted sit the shifter in loose put the console over the top and line it up and mark it to where you want it, it will pretty much go hard up against the right hand side and I just lined it up so the centreline of the handle is at the D position.

Also I angled the front of the box same angle as the cable mount on the shifter, you’ll only have to drill a hole just big enough for the cable to slide through once you know where the shifter sits.

Hope you have good drill bits!! remember slow speed heavy feed! 

 

 

 

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Cheers mate yea i have one of your drop down boxes!! Took one look at it and thought i had better get some sharp bits haha. Yea if you have any pics kicking around post them.

Cav showed me picks of your car thats some amazing work and detail!!!!!!! Do you have a build thread? As far as vs commies can go its about as unique as you can get!

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munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Slow355 wrote:

As far as vs commies can go its about as unique as you can get!

+1 for a build thread please

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

He won’t.

But it his car is on street machine FB page if you look hard enough.

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