Anyone using a tremec 5 or 6 speed? im thinking of putting a 6 speed in my 75 skylark with a 455. I have 373 gears in a GM 10 bolt 8.5 rear. anyone have any thoughts or ideas?
Check this out, its interesting to put your numbers in. http://www.5speedtransmissions.com/gear_calculator.html I've a friend with a Nova , got the .64 od TKO and in 5th he's lugging the engine, first does not last long, too tall! Got to watch getting too low of a 1st gear ratio. Ted
I put a Muncie in my Skylark with a 3.23 and I rarely use second and often skip third when accelerating. I couldn't imagine having a 6 speed because after 1 day you'd begin shifting 1-3-5. If I was starting from scratch I'd use a Super T-10 with the low 1st gear and 2.94 rearend.
i have the tko 500 in my corvette. i like it. the muncie needed rebuilt any way so put the tko in. cruising the freeway in 5th cuts the rpms way down. jim
I think the 6 speeds are great! It seems 5th comes in handy past 130 in the 2nd-5th pull here. It is also nice to be at 2250 rpms at 80 mph in 6th. Ratios are 2.66, 1.78, 1.30, 1.0, 0.80, and 0.62 in that car with a 3.55 rear end gear (26" tire). I think it would be just the ticket if you have the power to turn it. Cheryl
Was going for the keisler kit , with the 5sp tko then I saw the new t56 Magnum wich looks sweet as hell. I canadian dollar, I have 1000.00$ of others parts still to buy and the quote I got for the tko is 4000$ (roughly in canadian funds) and a whooping 1000 more for the Magnum!! So if I go with the ultra sweet magnum 6 speed its 6 K for me......AGH.....
