I currently have a two piece rear main block, standard bellhousing, 14'' flywheel with a 4 speed transmission. I need overdrive. The t-56 ($2300)is going to require finding a 1982-83 t-5 bellhousing to use my mechanical clutch linkage, plus x-member mods, provisions for a mechanical speedo etc. The TKO ($1958)from forte's is pretty much bolt-in except for driveshaft shortening.T-56 is 6 speeds, TKO is only 5 but is stronger. Would I develop gear envy? Comments, suggestion?

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355 c.i.
Dart 180 Heads
Lunati 224/224 cam
Harland Sharp 1.5 rockers
Performer RPM Manifold
Holley 600 cfm double pumper
Hooker Super Competition Headers
Flowmaster Exhaust
Competition Engineering Sub-frame connectors
Super T-10
GM posi 3.42 rear
Hurst Roll Control
13.9@102

 

No driveshaft shortening is required on the TKO & it's pretty much the strongest manual trans on the market & it's a pretty straight forward install. I bought mine from Fortes, $2200 shipped to my door including speedo sensor, crossmember adapter, etc. Love it!

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'91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more

 

If you can afford it ($3000), you should buy the Richmond 6 speed, its the best manual transmission on the market. If you're like me, and don't have the money, I'd go with the Tremec. I'm just not much of a fan of the T56s.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End with 2.77:1 Gears.

Current Mods: LT4 HOT Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Accel High Flow TPI Baseplate, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Catco 3" High-Flow Catalytic Converter, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Transgo Shift Kit, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition, K&N Filters, Jet TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET: 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

 

I bought a Tremec 3550 and all the stuff they said i needed. Did not bolt up as easy as you said yours did.mine came from the same place..did you get a shifter lever? i dont know what to do..maybe you can tell me what you got with yours...maybe am missing something

 

where can i get a tko transmission. are they in catalogs or do they have a web site.

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86Z28, 350 gm motor, Borg Warner 5 speed, hurst shifter, 3.73's, Edelbrock heads and carb, Edelbrock headers and cat back 3" all the way, 2 1/2" cowl induction hood, and K&N air filter.

 

do a search on the net for a place called Fortes parts exchange. the address might be www.fortesparts.com but i am not sute. if the link wont work just do a search on yahoo.com

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Brandon
"ScreaminDeamin 360"
350 60 over, TRW forged 9.83:1 pistons,Hooker Comp headers, crane cam 216/228 .484/.512, crane 1.6 RR's, ported plenum, home made ram air, 24lb SVO injectors, crane AFPR, all going through 3 inch mandrel pipe and a flowmaster.
New project-89 IROC-305 5spd...Jamex Springs...and thats just about it!Soon- 6 speed, Pro 5.0 shifter and 4.10's

http://ScreaminDeamin.cz28.com

 

I bought the TKO. It should be here in about 4 hours. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested.

 

JoeCool (dig the name!), you posted this a month ago so hopefully you're past this point but if not, here goes. The Tremecs are still basically Mustang tranmissions modified for our F-body's. So the shifter is in the stock mustang location, 2 inches or so to far forward for ours. Mine didn't come w/ the handle but I used my Hurst shifter & modded the handle. We took a 2" piece of steel, welded it to the shifter handle & bolted it to the shifter. It's right where it should be & w/ almost a year & 4K miles of beating on it, no problems! Enjoy!


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'91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more