Tremec TKO transmission
Relax? Did I sound mad? :dontknow:
Just the facts man. I'm not the one whose car will be redlined at 100mph. That's fine if all you do is go a 1/4 mile at a time or never have to cruise above 55mph or so. But if you need to do 70mph to keep up with the slow lane on the freeway it's not going to work, especially if you drive for more than a few minutes. My engine revs just fine and 6k is fun to bounce off of, but I don't
hate my engine. And you'd have to hate the poor thing to keep it held at 4,500 rpm or more for a few hours. I spent a bunch of money on that little 340, and I want it to last 100k miles or more before I get into it agin. Remember, it's not a weekend car, it's my daily driver.
And like I said, there's more out there than just drag racing. On a road course, if your absolute max top speed is 100mph you're going to get passed a lot. More gears means more flexibility, simple as that. With a T56 I can run 4.10's and have good acceleration, close gear ratio's, and still roll down the freeway at 70mph at 2,500 rpm. Best of everything. It's like having 4.10's for the first 4 gears and then having a 3.28 and a 2.58. Heck I could run a 4.56 and 6th would still be like having a 4 speed with a 2.87 rear gear out back.