TKO 600 Modifications

[Payton King]

Hope you are doing well. If I am not mistaken DSE is running a TKO and they put a cooler on it to help the shifts. I asked Kyle about it and he said when the fluid got hot it would not shift well. I believe it cured his problem. May be worth a phone call.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I had a conversation with Brad at Liberty gear today. They will tear it apart and do all their magic to it for about $500. It's about half price if I buy the parts and do it myself. Different synchros, forks, polished shafts, etc. The real problem is it's a 6 week wait right now. I want to run at Buttonwillow on September 25th and don't want to be out of commission that long in the fall. More than likely a winter mod unless I decide to tackle the project. That or I'll just have Rodger at Ironworks cut up my baby to fit a 56 magnum.

Todd... I talked to Richard Johnson from American Powertrain at GOODGUYS this weekend.. The new version of the T-56 does not need any tunnel mods .But you have the lower sub bushing mounts correct????

[Vegas69]

Hey Payton, I'm doing great. How are you man? It shifts the same cold and hot.

Mario, I do have the 1/2 height body bushings. The tunnel would need surgery. It'll have to work for now, I just want to enjoy the car as much as possible. Versus working on it. I'm a twice baked potato.

[GregWeld]

If you want a good laugh -- try driving my new 32 Ford -- T56 --- and I think the rear gears are 3:08s.... with tall tires.... LOL

6th is about 90 @ 1800 rpm

Dropped it at Steves Auto Restoration today -- we'll be doing a few "mods"....

[strtlegal]

A little update Todd, I put in a Pro5.0 shifter a month ago and while I really liked it I still wasnt happy, so I'm dealing with AMP performance which is dealing with Liberty gear..Im having it D-ringed and blocked...No more synchro's. He said they sound a little more noisy durings shifts but you can beat the living crap out of them..Since AMP stocks most of the parts my down time will be less then 4 weeks..Still sucks but Im tired of dealing with it and dont want a whole new trans and loose my behind on selling this one...

I am having issues with my RAM hydro bearing, the last one I put lasted me a week..so that will be another issue to address..I guess I should ask what bearing are you running?

[Vegas69]

Cool Chuck, let me know how it works out. I'm running a mechanical clutch with some type of standard throwout bearing. I think it's the original bearing that came with the Classic Chevy kit. Even with my McLeod twin disc RXT, the pedal pressure is reasonable.

[strtlegal]

Hmm...Jim at Hurst think's I might have better luck with a Mcloed bearing, but Im determined to use this one since its so simple...

Anyways, Ill keep you posted!

[The WidowMaker]

are you guys with issues running an aluminum or steel flywheel? my understanding is that the syncros may not being doing enough during the 1-2 shift. since an aluminum fly slows down much quicker, im wondering if it would help.

i tried calling liberty last week and didnt get a call back. i figure i'll wait a few more months to decide what i want to do. its hard to spend the money without ever driving it, but i dont want to pull the tranny once its together. plus, libertys prices have gone up a bunch in the past couple years and will only go up from here.

[Vegas69]

I don't want anything to do with an aluminum flywheel. I'm picky but the more I talk to people the more I hear the same complaint.

[The WidowMaker]

anybody tried the newer tremec shifter? i picked one up from kiesler, and gene said he had pretty positive results so far. $43 shipped to my door. i'll either wait for the magnum tko or see what results you guys get from the liberty fix before i make my final decision.

also todd, without going through your frigging 10,001 pages, what flywheel did you end up with. and are you running the rst or the rxt?

Tim