Transmission

For gear changes, the Banks team will use a 5-speed Liberty Transmission with an air  (really a small bottle of CO2) shifter.  This beefy transmission is rated for some 3,000 horsepower and will accept more than 3,500 lb-ft of torque.  There's no shift pattern for the driver to sort through in the less than seven seconds that it takes to go through all 5 gears.  A single button on the steering wheel allows the Dragster's driver to effect the 4 instant up-shifts that it takes to traverse the 1,320-foot quarter-mile at a touch of the right thumb.

All of the gears and sliders in this three-rail transmission are shot-peened for high-load capacity, surface-enhanced for uniform surface finish, and cryogenically treated to stabilize the molecular structure of the metal. Each of these metal treatments increases component durability and reliability.

A multi-disc Molinari clutch will be used for staging, and burnouts.

• 300M (high-strength steel) input shaft
• 300M 32-spline main shaft
• Steel tailshaft housing
• Magnesium transmission case