I have contacted tons of places regarding a T-56 for my 68 Firebird project

and Hurst got back to me with an estimate really fast

American powertrain took about a couple weeks

and Keisler got back to me in only :rolleyes: a matter of months, with a quote for a 5 speed, and after I tried to contact them to get an updated quote they never answered me, so I resubmitted on their website and now almost a year later, still nothing


Hurst +1

I was just looking at kits this weekend. American Powertrain seemed to have everything in the kit even the new tunnel piece. I also like the crossmember piece they offer.

I experienced the same thing with Keisler... No response to multiple web inquiries.

I've heard great things about Hurst too but living in CA, where they are based, I am trying to avoid the almost 10% sales tax but with American Powertrain the shipping to CA was over $1000. I need to call Hurst and weigh my options.

The Summit code seems like a great option but you/we will need to build the kit ourselves. But to save the tax, cheap shipping and 10% off seems like the best deal... But no tech support like with the others... hmmmm

I've talked to a few vendors myself and by far the most helpful was Jim@Hurst Drivelines. He is super knowledgeable of the products and conversions. Their price was as cheap as I had seen and they were offering free shipping. Once I make a decision and the budget recovers that's likely where mine will be coming from.

I picked up my T-56 Magnum from RPM transmission (http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/index.html).

They did a good job at a good price. Nice guys to deal with to boot.

:cheers:

I bought all of my own stuff. I bought my T56 Magnum from Jegs and my clutch from Ram. Any authorized seller has to sell the T56 Magnum for the same price. The other stuff is where you have to be careful and get your savings.

American Powertrain gave me a great deal on my T56 mag and all the goodies to go along with it and all responses were quick for me.

Im looking to get a T56 magnum pretty soon I think... Im gonna need a full conversion kit (currently have a 700R4 auto).

I have used Hurst Driveline Conversions and American Powertrain. Do yourself a favor and go with Hurst Driveline Conversions. They know their stuff. They are very professional and will give you a packet with all the instructions for the conversion. You will also get a receipt listing all the parts and cost of each part.
When I bought from American Powertrain I got the wrong parts for my conversion that they recommended. Also had to pay for return shipping and restocking fees.:mad:
Not trying to be a hater, but I lost alot of time and money. Never was able to get a receipt listing the parts I bought. So I can't say how much I payed for each item. Not a big deal but when things started getting fishy I wanted to know what they were charging me for.

This is just my experience :cheers:

Lots of interest in the T56 Magnum it seems. Sounds like a group buy to me :)

Thanks for all of your input Gents. Pulled the trigger on a close ratio T-56 Magnum from Hurst Drivelines today.