Would this be one of the better Road Race Specific 6 Speeds?

[GregWeld]

Ty --

I put in a Richmond 5 speed in a Camaro I owned... it was without a doubt the worst transmission I've ever owned and that would include a top loader Ford in a 56 pickup. That damn thing was just junk! Seriously. It shifted like a truck transmission and there was no way of adjusting it to make it any better... and it used a LONG brand shifter with nice heim joints etc. It's the internals that made it hard to shift.

SO -- There might just be a good reason why EVERYONE on here uses a TREMEC... ya think??

Just my useless .02 worth...

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Ty --

I put in a Richmond 5 speed in a Camaro I owned... it was without a doubt the worst transmission I've ever owned and that would include a top loader Ford in a 56 pickup. That damn thing was just junk! Seriously. It shifted like a truck transmission and there was no way of adjusting it to make it any better... and it used a LONG brand shifter with nice heim joints etc. It's the internals that made it hard to shift.

SO -- There might just be a good reason why EVERYONE on here uses a TREMEC... ya think??

Just my useless .02 worth...

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Yep! I bet that's the truth.

For a POS however, they sure advertise a lot, and evidently sell quite few as well.

I have ZERO experience with them though.

Thanks for the tip.

Ty

[Ron in SoCal]

Larry over at PT has (had?) a Richmond in Motiv8r. In one of his vids he montioned it was top of the list to change out. Watching him shift the thing made me stay away from it.

Just a guess, but I think they sell alot due to price and some Nascar reference?

[BBC69Camaro]

6l80e with paddle shifters

[Flash68]

Ty -- what is the current trans you are looking at replacing and what is the power rating that you feel you are exceeding? They are often very conservative and many have proven (the TKO 600 for example) to be very okay with hundreds of horsepower more put behind them.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Larry's transmission is junk.

You need a T56 Magnum, best shifting transmission at a resonable budget and will handle 700 LB FT TQ. And i have pushed them WAY beyond that 700 mark

[tyoneal]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I currently have a 3550 (I think) I don't have my notes with me, but I know it is the light Duty 5 speed.

Since I am building a 1969 Camaro and a 1964 Vette, I bought a Keisler Road and Track (T-56) for one, (I really think they are cool) and I will buy either a TKO-600 if I put the R&T into the Camaro as it has 600+ Hp, and the TKO-600 will Fit the Vette Console if I use one). If I put the R&T in the Vette, I am thinking about the T-56 Magnum for the Camaro, and just not use a console in the Vette. More than likely I wouldn't use the console anyway because it is the "Grand Sport Model by Mid-America", that I'm putting together and console look silly in them. The TKO will also fit the Trans Tunnel without any modifications, where the T-56 requires some modification in the Vette.

Thoughts?

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by ProdigyCustoms

Larry's transmission is junk.

You need a T56 Magnum, best shifting transmission at a resonable budget and will handle 700 LB FT TQ. And i have pushed them WAY beyond that 700 mark

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The T-56 Magnum is one of the boxes I'm looking at. I have a R/T-56 from Keisler that will either go in the Grand Sport, or the Camaro. It would be a logical match to go with the T-56 Magnum as everything other than the dog gears is the same.

Is this logical?

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Ty -- what is the current trans you are looking at replacing and what is the power rating that you feel you are exceeding? They are often very conservative and many have proven (the TKO 600 for example) to be very okay with hundreds of horsepower more put behind them.

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Flash:

Sorry to be writing so late.

I am replacing a 3350 Tremec.

Engine will be another LS3 or a LS7.

Will have at least 600+ at the crank. I'm going to put the 3350 in a mild 64 Corvette Convertible.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by BBC69Camaro

6l80e with paddle shifters

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I had thought about this, however I really would like to practice and become proficient with the classic "Heel-Toe", Blipping of the Throttle, and becoming good at shifting without a clutch.