6spd in a fox question

[Whiteboy]

Why?

A tko would be my choice. Who needs 6 gears? Hell throw in the road race 5th in the tko and youll have enough speed to hurt yourself.

Rookie

[racrguy]

How does one tell which T56 they have? The one in my coupe runs 2k-2100 at 70 with 3.55's

First and second gear are useless in a hatch with 275/298 and street tires.

[blownaltered]

I think its a pretty cool swap and have been thinking about doing it on my 95gt..I think there are a few companys (D&D).that sell complete conversion kits for around 3,500...You could prolly piece it together yourself for around 2,000 using used parts

Edit:http://www.ddperformance.com/shop/in...p?cPath=108_96 They are 4,300

I've been looking at that setup for my fox but can't decide if the clutch fork is going to hit my long tubes. I would love to have the 6 speed but I don't want to lose my long tubes in the process

[elongoria]

So do you lose the speedo with any set up?

[blownaltered]

So do you lose the speedo with any set up?

With the d and d setup it comes with a new speedo cable to hook up, so your speedometer will work.

[STROKD]

How does one tell which T56 they have? The one in my coupe runs 2k-2100 at 70 with 3.55's

First and second gear are useless in a hatch with 275/298 and street tires.

Sounds like a cobra spec, my Terminator had 3.55s and same trans, bout 2k at 70ish too.. I think 6th was a .62

[STROKD]

I've been looking at that setup for my fox but can't decide if the clutch fork is going to hit my long tubes. I would love to have the 6 speed but I don't want to lose my long tubes in the process

Tremec is all you need imo. Unless you just want to spend a lot of extra money for a super tall 6th gear which you likely won't ever use due to the car bucking under 70 mph.

[thesource]

How does one tell which T56 they have? The one in my coupe runs 2k-2100 at 70 with 3.55's

First and second gear are useless in a hatch with 275/298 and street tires.

There are two main ratios. The 2.66 and the 2.97. The 2.66 is found commonly in the F Body T56, the 03-04 Cobra and the Non Z06 C5 Corvette as well as the Z06 C6 model Corvette. The 2.97 is found in the Ford and GM aftermarket units as well as the GTO, Z06 C5 and non ZO6 C6. There are other units out there from European and Australian models as well.

I've been looking at that setup for my fox but can't decide if the clutch fork is going to hit my long tubes. I would love to have the 6 speed but I don't want to lose my long tubes in the process

Most Fox body headers are designed for a 9 O'clock fork position. None of the T56 Magnums come with this and neither does the Cobra spec model. Basically the only one that did is the one I posted in my original post.

[blownaltered]

There are two main ratios. The 2.66 and the 2.97. The 2.66 is found commonly in the F Body T56, the 03-04 Cobra and the Non Z06 C5 Corvette as well as the Z06 C6 model Corvette. The 2.97 is found in the Ford and GM aftermarket units as well as the GTO, Z06 C5 and non ZO6 C6. There are other units out there from European and Australian models as well.



Most Fox body headers are designed for a 9 O'clock fork position. None of the T56 Magnums come with this and neither does the Cobra spec model. Basically the only one that did is the one I posted in my original post.

So the tko 600 will probably be the better fit for me then. I don't want clearance issues and I still want the use of my speedo.

[Mike]

Interesting.

[YALE]

Poor man's TR-6060 swap:

http://forums.corral.net/forums/94-95-tech/1339488-my-cheap-6-speed-converion-tremec-tr6060.html

[thesource]

So the tko 600 will probably be the better fit for me then. I don't want clearance issues and I still want the use of my speedo.

Yeah that or the T56 units I said I have available. They have a 9 O'clock fork position. I can also do a custom unit which is basically a Viper spec model that uses a 26 spline input shaft, 31 spline output shaft, mechanical speedo and has the correct fork position but it runs about $3200 to build one and that doesn't include the bell housing.

[STROKD]

So the tko 600 will probably be the better fit for me then. I don't want clearance issues and I still want the use of my speedo.

Yes sir. Get the one with the taller sixth and you will be good to go. Mine shifted pretty smooth with Redline D4 in it and a Pro 5.0 shifter. Prob buy a MGW for it though as they usually shift smoother.

[KBScobravert]

Yeah that or the T56 units I said I have available. They have a 9 O'clock fork position. I can also do a custom unit which is basically a Viper spec model that uses a 26 spline input shaft, 31 spline output shaft, mechanical speedo and has the correct fork position but it runs about $3200 to build one and that doesn't include the bell housing.

Waht are the ratios for the Viper Spec? I used to know back when I bought mine but can't find it in my notes.

[thesource]

Waht are the ratios for the Viper Spec? I used to know back when I bought mine but can't find it in my notes.

Same as a F body/NON Z06 C5/Z06 C6.

2.66 -1 1st
1.78 -1 2nd
1.30 -1 3rd
1.00 -1 4th
.74 -1 5th
.50 -1 6th