I'm starting to lean towards it actually being the T56 and not the clutch.....
Got under the car again and tried to listen real close....even used my stethoscope...... it still hard to know for sure but I can hear it just as well on the trans as the bell.. maybe even a little louder.... the case is thicker and listening through oil, so its hard to really be sure
Plus I have noticed that it seem louder as the car warms up.... like if the oil was warming up ...... plus makes more sense if the noise is gone when the clutch is IN........ and you can rev the motor up high and no noise at all....