6 speed T56 sequential shifter
 

Hi All,
Does anybody make a 6 sp t56 sequential stick shift?. I have heard that one exists and i was also wondering if it does exist does it fit were the cut out is in a standard console?
Regards
Adam

The only TRUE sequential that I know of:
http://www.quaife.co.uk/

I think it's about $10K USD.

There is a company called Master Shift that makes an add on shifter with motorization so that you can paddle up/down after you launch the car. You still have to actuate the clutch pedal. I think it sells for around $6-7,000.

That's right, Matt. Hey, how's Art and Craig? Tell them I said Hi. I still have the picture of their blue '55 with our 6-speed that they debuted for the new AM frame and did all of those g-series tests.

Shafi Keisler, pres.

Matt,
The Quaiffe 6 speed is closes to 20K. We have one in the Blue 69 Vette. They were built for Viper race cars so they are not a direct bolt-in we machined a mounting plate for the trans to bellhousing. Also it toke almost 6 months to get.

Kevin

Are these guys the ones that make the sequential shifter for the Aston Martin Tremec T56, or is the shifter made by Tremec?

John

Thanks guys, it looks like I will be sticking with my H pattern for a while yet.
Cheers
Adam

Just for fun... Holinger Sequential 6 speed running through the gears on a chassis dyno.

Because Quaife is a UK company, the British Pound really dictates the price. Back when it was 2.15 to the pound the T56 was around $16k. Now that the pound is down to 1.45 it is much more "affordable" down to under $10k. I got a chance to talk to the tech guys at Quaife at the Autosport show in England. Great guys, and awesome products that do work on the street. They are located in Sevenoaks which is close to the in-laws place. Next trip over to England I hope I can get a tour.

Hi Craig,
If you go there it is an excellent tour. I visited them some years back. Ron is a fantastic guy and makes a great diff product also.

Tell your dad I said Hi!
Shafi

Scott - very nice video - thanks for sharing!! Make you want to go out and get a Hollinger or Quaife just to blast through the gears.

The covette sounds excellent. We are running the hollingers in our V8 Supercars in Australia this year i think. It would be in sane in my 68 BB Camaro

I'll have one in my race car one day.

PPG has released one recently with their internals, the shifter stick/base, which is based off of a production T56 BH/front bearing plate/case/tailshaft.

Their goal is to make it a drop in affair. Meaning you can run your existing clutch/driveshaft/trans mount. It will feature no lift shift and will blip the throttle on downshifts. I believe you must purchase a Motec trans ECU for this feature. Internals are rated at 1000hp. Target price is $16-16.5K for the internals not including assembly labor or the bare case. The T56 Magnum unit would be the preferred case due to the thicker case webbing (vs. the older pre '08 T56 case) plus it has a built in internal gear sprayer provision.

This would be for an in-line transmission like ones found in F-body, GTO, and 99% of the LS engine swaps out there. If your engine can run a T56 (Ford/Mopar) than this would work for your swap. Sometime next year they hope to release a paddle shifter setup for it.

Ratios of 2.437 / 1.611 / 1.228 / 1.000 / 0.875 / 0.777. Other gear ratios will be available once demand calls for it. While certainly not for everyone they offer durability, lightning fast shifting, no missed shifts, full throttle upshift and auto blip of the downshifts (using DBW throttlebodies). You start out by using the clutch to get things going and then it goes sequential style. The gears are billet heat treated Helical cut which is a 12* angle and doesn't whine as bad as straight cut gear sets. Also takes less engagement effort. The PPG rep I spoke with mentioned they had no failures to date running T56 style setups in under 1000hp cars. These gear sets are also used in 7 second turbo Vipers.

Overview from their website:
http://www.ppgearbox.com.au/files/53...Newsletter.pdf

It is fully streetable and definitely designed with track use in mind.

Currently it is setup with a stick that is pulled (upshift) or pushed (downshift).


On a side note:
EMCO sequential transmissions are $25K+ and are problematic with breakage issues. Plus 50% more expensive. 600hp or so seems to be the reliable limit.
Quaiffe offers a sequential gear box with limited support and weak components. Don't hear of many behind V8's being reliable.
Hollinger costs more than the EMCO.... Closer to $30K.
Hewland also similar $$$$ to $30K+

This isn't for everyone... but it at least something to learn about as another option for the higher end builds.

Teaser video:
This is in a Mazda RX-7 turbo rotary time trial/road race car
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v..._t=video_reply