Yenko Nova Shifter question?
 

In 1969 what manual shifters came in the yenko Nova's? I'm assuming when they dropped the 427 in they would have made an upgrade to the sifter as well.

I have seen some Yenkos, I don't know if they are true cars but they had the Hurt equipped emblem on the deck lid.

Any info on this?

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I believe they retained the stock Muncie shifters in '69 Yenko Novas.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I believe they retained the stock Muncie shifters in '69 Yenko Novas. </div></div>

Agreed. I would also think the Muncies went in the trash after they bound up after the first power shift attempts.

The last 50 deuces were finished by Hurst. That has sometimes led people to think that made them special/different. One deuce has a Hurst equipped emblem on the trunk lid. That was put on by the owner, not Yenko, or Hurst. I've not seen that emblem on a known 69 Yenko Nova.

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Thanks Guys I appreciate the Info:

Do a lot of the real Yenkos today have the original stock Muncie shifters still in them or where they upgraded?

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HURST !!!!!

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So your telling me If you were going to restore a Yenko Nova you would put in the Hurst Shifter?

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----Muncie shift handles have been reproduced that fit Hurst shifters. Several vendors sell them for different Chevy models. Only way you can tell there isn't a Muncie shifter in the car is to crawl underneath......Bill S

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I don't have the Muncie shifter or a Hurst, but I do have the M22.

What would the experts do?

Would they put in the Hurst Shifter or Go all the way back to the Muncie Shifter?

I want to make sure that things are being done right.

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----If you ever intend to shift the car HARD get the correct Hurst and a Muncie stick. You can hurt expensive stuff trying to shift an all Muncie shifter with any heft! Usually an M22 can take care of itself, but engine stuff at RPM,,,,,not so much!......Bill S

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Just curious. What are you building? I don't think there are any know 69s with M22s.

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I thought I read that there were some M22 in the Yenko novas......

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No M22 Yenko Novas, or any other Yenko models that I'm aware of....

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----If you ever intend to shift the car HARD get the correct Hurst and a Muncie stick. You can hurt expensive stuff trying to shift an all Muncie shifter with any heft! Usually an M22 can take care of itself, but engine stuff at RPM,,,,,not so much!......Bill S </div></div>

I agree with this direction, I did that to a 68 L-78/M-22 Chevelle and it worked excellent and only you know what has been done.

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Don commented several times that he did not like gear noise in an M22 for a street driven car.. Some may have come back later for an upgrade. I am currently tracking a Chevelle that came back several times for engine replacement..including a ZL1..teenage driver and Dad had lots of money to indulge his son !

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Yep -- they were a bit noisy ... from the &quot;straight cut&quot; gears I believe. There was no doubt what tranny you were running.

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A friend of mine is a retired mechanic from Ed Stinn's and told me a story about two brothers that ordered LS6 Chevelles in 70 from the dealership. The one brother ordered a 4 speed and the other an automatic. The 4 speed car had the rock crusher in it and the guy brought it back to the dealership several times insisting there was something wrong with the trans due to the whining of the gears.

My friend said that the dealership tried to explain to the guy that was how those trannys were but he refused to listen. He said the dealership ended up replacing the trans with an M21 instead just to satisfy the guy. He said the M22 out of the Chevelle sat on a bench in the dealership for several years until another mechanic took it for a project car he was building. He said there was absolutely NOTHING wrong with that trans...

Rich

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Funny thing about that alleged gear noise in the M22 (by the way every 1971 and 1972 four speed Trans Am came with an M22).

The gear whine sounds just like the Mopar A833 18-spline &quot;hemi&quot; transmission. When I first got my Trans Am on the road I thought something was wrong with the M22 because it was so quiet - I was so used to the loud A833 tranny in my old Hemi Charger that I was expecting some sort of &quot;gravel in a blender&quot; sound to come from a real M22.

When I had someone familiar with M22s listen to my tranny he said it sounded just like every other M22 he had heard. My response was: &quot;So that's what all the hoopla is about???&quot;

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I have a M22 in my 69 Nova SS 396 375hp. My wife loves the whining. When the wife's happy I am happy.

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The early M-22 made more whine and rattle prior to late 1970 ... 71's and later were quieter for what ever reason.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: my69rat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a M22 in my 69 Nova SS 396 375hp. My wife loves the whining. When the wife's happy I am happy. </div></div>

It is always better to have the whining come from the transmission rather than from your wife [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]