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Originally Posted by novanutcase
Hi Kadette!
I agree with deuce454 although I wonder if it is really what you want as far as an automatic transmission. If you like banging through the gears then a T56 is a good choice but keep in mind that with a T56 you will have to cut out the transmission tunnel to fit it in since it is wider. This means you will have to move your accelerator and brake pedal over a bit. If it was me, since your only putting 400 hp in the car I would go with a TKO500/5 speed manual. This trans should fit into the existing trans tunnel and is VERY good! For Auto a 4L60E is a good choice but I would have it beefed up a bit as you will probably want to go for more HP after you have the car for a while and you will already have the trans ready for it! If you are going to drag race then a 2 or 3 speed!
LS1 is a good choice for bang for your buck performance. I, on the other hand, am stupid but I really want to run the LS2 in my '66. It is 472 hp out of the box and can easily be upgraded to almost 600 hp with a cam, heads, and intake!
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I hoped that you eventually would reply to this topic since you seem to have me figured out on which direction i am going.
I would really like an manual transmission, but at the first stage of my build i will not give an extra 2000 in order to get manual transmission if automatic i available. And when you say i have to modify the tunnel in order to get the T56 to fit i am aiming more towards an 4L60E. But i have not gained that much information on this transmission other than it seems like the camaro guys that have these seem to upgrade to some other? How much is needed to get this transmission to shift fast and handle say 600hp?
The 400-450hp is only my first stage of build. I might go higher on first stage since it seems like the LS1 is build with potential and quite easily makes 500+hp.
I would really love to buy an LS2 engine but it seems like at the moment it is a bit out of my budget. Since i decided to go for an complete coil over front clip.