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Dec 29, 2003 | 05:49 AM

jrg77

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From: Gary, In USA

Car: '85 Camaro

Engine: LG4 305

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Wouldn't it be cool if...

You could swap in a T56 and be able to pull 6th gear?!

I wonder how much power it would take to rev to 5500?

Dec 29, 2003 | 05:51 AM

ede

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why couldn't you swap a t 56. it's not so much a question of power to rev to any rpm but more the ability of the engine to move air in and out of the engine.

Dec 29, 2003 | 08:03 AM

jrg77

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From: Gary, In USA

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The T56 swap is very doable. The key to my pondering was pulling 6th gear to redline.

Dec 29, 2003 | 08:15 AM

ede

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ok i follow you now. it'd take a lot to get 6th to max out, more then engine power alone to do it.

Dec 29, 2003 | 08:28 AM

jrg77

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From: Gary, In USA

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I agree that aerodynamic efficiency will be very significant at higher speeds, but as it stands now top speed is achieved in 5th gear, not sixth. Is there a way to calculate what it would take to even match the speed in 5th?

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