Tremec TKO transmission
I don't like the overdrive gear being driven thru the clustergear. the final gear should be straight thru like the old doug nash / richmond 5 speed and standard 4 gear transmissions. for a time I had a a833 overdrive in my car with the 513 rear gears, so the engine revs were lower but the tranny noise and vibes were higher. put the straight a833 back in. why is most folks afraid of revving the engine a little, I built my 340 to rev
5.13 gears? So, what, when you're cruising at 70mph on the freeway you're turning 4,500 rpm? Yeah that's awesome. Not going to drive for 3 or 4 hours straight like that.
Plus drag racing isn't the only thing out there. I want to be able to hit 150mph on the straights on a road course, I don't give a single flying crap what it will do in a 1/4 mile. With 5.13's you'd have to turn 6,500 rpm just to hit 100. And since my car is also my daily driver, I want to be able to hop in and cruise on the freeway at 70 mph for 6 hours without my ears bleeding or my top end coming apart. With a T56 using a .63 6th I can run 4.10's and still only turn 2,300 rpm at 70. So one of these days I can finally drive the 6+ hours down to Spring Fling. Probably even get half decent gas mileage doing it, at least as good as a 400+ hp 340 will get anyway.
Maybe if your swapping from auto auto manual. If your all ready manual you don't need their clutch (you need a 26 spline disk to match your pressure plate), flywheel, yoke (you need to fab a drive shaft and their yokes are overpriced), shift handle (I wouldn't want a pistol grip) and bolts. Drops you down to $3570
I just got quoted from SST, $4737 for a TKO kit and $6365 for a T56 kit. Mind you that's considering my car is a manual to start with.
$6365 for a T56 kit is painful, especially if it doesn't include a flywheel or pressure plate.
I'm at about $5,300 so far, and I'm not using cheap parts either. Not sure why all the hydraulic clutch kits cost $600, if a $100 hydraulic clutch slave is good enough for a Viper, it's good enough for me.
American powertrain T56 Magnum TUET-11009: $3,050 (+$109 freight)
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/awr-tuet11009/overview/
Quicktime Bellhousing #8074: $684.95
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qti-rm-8074
Dorman clutch slave cylinder #cs360050: $107.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dhb-cs360050
Wilwood 7/8 master cylinder #260-3376: $69.93
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wil-260-3376
Hydraulic clutch line FBPA0039-36: $14.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aer-fbpa0039-36
Russell Clutch Adapter Fittings -3AN 640281: $21.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-640281
McLeod 130-tooth flywheel #464102: $313.36
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-464102
McLeod B&B pressure plate #360153: $193.01
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-360153
McLeod 26-spline clutch disk #260570: $216.32
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-260570/overview/
McLeod pressure plate bolts #1500: $26.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-1500
Ford Racing Transmission Yokes M-4841-A: $71.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-m-4841-a/overview/
RAM Slave Cylinder Spacers 78511: $77.97
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ram-78511
Prothane Transmission mount $41.99
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ptp-6-1608-bl
Neutral Safety Switch Connector $7.83
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rfw-pg-097
Reverse Lockout Connector $7.83
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rfw-pg-098
Hurst Speedometer Cable with gear M-243-69-RED: $95.00
http://www.hurst-drivelines.com/
Hurst Mopar roller pilot bearing for Tremec 3562-1010: $90.00
http://www.hurst-drivelines.com
Synchromesh Transmission fluid #88900333 $17.97x4
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-88900333
Total: $5,273
I'd still need to get my driveshaft shortened, which cost me $80 last time. And fabricate the upper and lower crossmember pieces, along with the tunnel. But that's probably $50 worth of metal. I already have a few different pistol grip shifters, I can modify one for use with the T56. I suppose I should throw in another $100 for that since that's usually about my limit for buying used ones. So, call it $5,500 with everything.