ernie slide tranny

[j61]

any one ever run one? do they work ok? i've got a later one with the clutch on the input shaft that you can use with a stock type belhousing .
hate to buy a bert if this will work .

[billetbirdcage]

Since nobody else with some real world experience with them has answered I try to give my limited knowledge answer:

They were a good rules breaker trans to get around the stock trans and clutch rules. While quit expensive at the time they were very ingenious at the time. The last one I has looked at had the clutch that free wheeled or something so it didn't have to rotate the weight of the clutch in the belhousing. the older ones still had to rotate the wieght of the clutch or maybe they has some internal chutch which was outlawed can't remember.

However the rotating wieght and total wieght will likely be more then a bert/brinn and they are pretty bulletproof. I would use a bert/brinn but if you have it? If you could sell it to someone that could use the rules breaker idea of it, it should be worth something to them. Then put that money towards the bert/brinn. I think you be money ahead in the long run to do that.

My 1 1/2 cent worth

I would think some street stocks or some of the lower classes could use something like that and might not be to hard to sell.

[j61]

So Billit,have You Ever Used One? Just Wondered How Well They Shift.this Is Going In A Sportsman Car. Bought It On Ebay A Few Years Back And Just Havent Been Brave Enough To Try It,but Now We're Short A Trans And Figured What The Heck,before I Spent Another $1200 On A New Bert For $250 To Win. Just Thought I'd Ask Before I Tried It.

[Nascar8n1]

I live in Fargo Nd where he designed them, all it did was cost Wissota what rules we run alot of money in law suit. They where a good idea put piece of junk to run, buy bert or anyother brand you we be alot happier. we all ran them up here because it did reduce rotating mass, but hated them other wise.

[billetbirdcage]

So Billit,have You Ever Used One? Just Wondered How Well They Shift.this Is Going In A Sportsman Car. Bought It On Ebay A Few Years Back And Just Havent Been Brave Enough To Try It,but Now We're Short A Trans And Figured What The Heck,before I Spent Another $1200 On A New Bert For $250 To Win. Just Thought I'd Ask Before I Tried It.

I never used one or been around them other then seeing them at some trade shows years ago. I have no idea about their reliability or ease of use. I'd go off Nascar8n1 knowledge/opinion about them as I don't have any experience with them.

[FlatTire]

I looked at the inside of one today and they look as simple as it gets with very little rotating mass. A buddy of mine just finished up rebuilding one and plans to try it out in his modified. He went to put it in the car today and discovered the input shaft was bent. :shock: Always something.

[billetbirdcage]

Unless you have one that has that clutch made onto the front of the trans (flywheel and clutch free wheels when in high gear, i believe) you still have a 8 to 10 pound minimum clutch that is turning with the engine and the cluster shaft is likely still turning with the rest of the trans unlike a bert/brinn. So the total rotating wieght should be consideribly more with the Ernie Slide.

Going off how I remember them, been a while.

[FlatTire]

Yep that's how it was clutch out front, freewheels in hi gear.

[j61]

i've got 3 of them,2 with the reverse mt bellhousings,anyone want to buy one?

[roylll]

maybe, how much?