Best Trans for Swap

Dragnut said

Aj I am not stuck on fuel economy... if she runs 2500@65 that’s Ok...but at the same time I don’t want to have that engine screaming all the way down to the shore... my sweet spot is finding a trans that fits the Dart with the least amount of surgery and also will live and bolt up to that 360. Sounds like the A500 is the deal..of course it will need so beefing up correct? Again I thank you for all the info that you have given me.

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All I did with mine was to put the Transgo stage 2 shift kit in it, and I have layed into it pretty hard without any issue's.
I have 2.73 gears right now and run 2,100 RPM at 80mph and get 25mpg doing it.
Using pressure switches running off the trans governor port to make OD and lockup completely automatic, or I can turn either/or on or off manually.

As AJ mentioned you can get pretty decent mileage by getting your timing set up well.
I run 18 initial, 34 total (at my elevation) and a grand total at cruise of 52 or so degrees.