Unique sounds

Pogo · 07-19-2018, 09:19 AM

How many of you older guys remember the unique sound of the old late 40s and early 50s Buick Dynaflo transmission?

JD Miller · 07-19-2018, 10:29 AM

Not me

I remember the sound of a Casale V drive though

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Eightball · 07-19-2018, 11:22 AM

Don't remember the Buick sound, but I remember the double clunk sound our 52 Dodge made when it shifted. It had the two speed automatic with fluid drive and a manual clutch and the shift lever on the steering column that looked like a standard shift but wasn't. Probably one of the oddest set-ups anyone ever came up with.

Boris · 07-19-2018, 11:29 AM

I've actually driven one a long time ago but I don't really recall as In only drove it once,if I had to guess it would be a gurgling whirr sound?

Pogo · 07-19-2018, 11:57 AM

The transmission made a loud whine when it was under power. They were beautiful cars. You could open the hood from either side.

They had a straight 8 engine until 1953.

44044 · 07-19-2018, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Eightball

Don't remember the Buick sound, but I remember the double clunk sound our 52 Dodge made when it shifted. It had the two speed automatic with fluid drive and a manual clutch and the shift lever on the steering column that looked like a standard shift but wasn't. Probably one of the oddest set-ups anyone ever came up with.

I had a '48 Dodge with Fluid Drive...

Pogo · 07-19-2018, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 44044

I had a '48 Dodge with Fluid Drive...

I had a 52 Dodge with Fluid Drive and Tip Toe transmission.

Eightball · 07-19-2018, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Pogo

I had a 52 Dodge with Fluid Drive and Tip Toe transmission.

That should be the same type we had. Called a Tip Toe or Gyromatic transmission. You used the manual clutch to move the shift lever then it acted like an automatic. Speed up to about 20 mph, let up on the gas, and it would up shift to high gear. It also had a low range but we never used it.

ColonelKorn · 07-19-2018, 05:56 PM

I remember the sounds my 1949 and 1951 Pontiacs made when the Hydramatic shifted.

JD Miller · 07-19-2018, 07:05 PM

Ok Which of you guys owned a 29-36 ford coupe' traditional hot rod or similar when you were a younger?

cerberus · 07-19-2018, 08:05 PM

'38 Ford Field firetruck V8 FlatHead
'47 Dodge Bros panel truck 354 Hemi 727 TorqueFlite
And I've had two hot-rodded straight sixes with LakeHeaders.
Those sounded like WWII fighter planes.
I'm building another now. I hope it has the same effect.
cerberus

thefundamentalist · 07-19-2018, 08:11 PM

Well, I do know the sound of the AK-47 rifle - the preferred weapon of our enemies. It makes a very distinctive sound when fired at you. lol

cerberus · 07-19-2018, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Miller

Ok Which of you guys owned a 29-36 ford coupe' traditional hot rod or similar when you were a younger?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cerberus

I'm building another now. I hope it has the same effect.

JD, are you a gear-head? Tell me what you think of this.
An '88 YJ Wrangler with a 4.0L Jeep engine with a 4.6 Stroker kit to put out 300hp and 300ft/lb backed up by an early 700R4 4sp turbo-hydro. Fourth gear is overdriven. 2WD/no transfercase with a straight front axle out of a Comanche. Frame lowered instead of the usual lift.
There's no front fenders. I'm not sure if I want to leave it that way,(FL has no inspection and vintage cars hardly have any rules) or try and make a set of CJ2or3 flat fenders fit.
What do you think? 300 HP and probably won't weigh 1500 lbs.
cerberus

bill3542 · 07-20-2018, 08:34 AM

big block Mopar 383 Magnum that had been tweaked a bit... Crane cam, Cyclone headers, 10.5-1 pistons, Edelbrock high-rise with a 850 CFM dual pumper dual feed Holley and a B&M hole shot torque converter.

was in a 70 Cuda with that glow in the dark green paint... damn i miss that car. it had a strange idle that sounded like you could hear every cylinder fire.

also old school Chrysler starter motors, they had a unique sound all there own.

44044 · 07-20-2018, 08:57 AM

I have a '69 440 HP W/T engine

It's like my dick

It needs to be put in something...

07-19-2018, 09:19 AM	#1
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,967	Unique sounds How many of you older guys remember the unique sound of the old late 40s and early 50s Buick Dynaflo transmission? __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

07-19-2018, 10:29 AM	#2
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,178	Not me I remember the sound of a Casale V drive though . __________________ .......

07-19-2018, 11:22 AM	#3
Eightball Proud WECSOG graduate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Louisiana Posts: 3,601	Don't remember the Buick sound, but I remember the double clunk sound our 52 Dodge made when it shifted. It had the two speed automatic with fluid drive and a manual clutch and the shift lever on the steering column that looked like a standard shift but wasn't. Probably one of the oddest set-ups anyone ever came up with. __________________ Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

07-19-2018, 11:29 AM	#4
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Michigan Posts: 11,032	I've actually driven one a long time ago but I don't really recall as In only drove it once,if I had to guess it would be a gurgling whirr sound? __________________ The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry

07-19-2018, 05:56 PM	#9
ColonelKorn High Priest of Honkydom Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Cheetahstan Posts: 9,542	I remember the sounds my 1949 and 1951 Pontiacs made when the Hydramatic shifted. __________________ I am an enraged asswipe

07-19-2018, 11:57 AM	#5
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,967	The transmission made a loud whine when it was under power. They were beautiful cars. You could open the hood from either side. They had a straight 8 engine until 1953.

07-19-2018, 07:05 PM	#10
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,178	Ok Which of you guys owned a 29-36 ford coupe' traditional hot rod or similar when you were a younger?

07-19-2018, 08:05 PM	#11
cerberus Dud Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 2,507	'38 Ford Field firetruck V8 FlatHead '47 Dodge Bros panel truck 354 Hemi 727 TorqueFlite And I've had two hot-rodded straight sixes with LakeHeaders. Those sounded like WWII fighter planes. I'm building another now. I hope it has the same effect. cerberus

07-19-2018, 08:11 PM	#12
thefundamentalist Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,887	Well, I do know the sound of the AK-47 rifle - the preferred weapon of our enemies. It makes a very distinctive sound when fired at you. lol

07-20-2018, 08:34 AM	#14
bill3542 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,700	big block Mopar 383 Magnum that had been tweaked a bit... Crane cam, Cyclone headers, 10.5-1 pistons, Edelbrock high-rise with a 850 CFM dual pumper dual feed Holley and a B&M hole shot torque converter. was in a 70 Cuda with that glow in the dark green paint... damn i miss that car. it had a strange idle that sounded like you could hear every cylinder fire. also old school Chrysler starter motors, they had a unique sound all there own.

07-20-2018, 08:57 AM	#15
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 50,926	I have a '69 440 HP W/T engine It's like my dick It needs to be put in something...

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