Ron@Vengeance

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Trying to decide here guys. My car is finally coming back together and I need to pick a transsetup. Motor is FMS 347 solid setup (should be making mid 500s through M6) and car is gonna weigh around 2900/3000 with me in it.. I have always been a 6spd guy and enjoyed grabbing the gears(when I didnt miss em )

Option 1 is Proshifted T56 with 5/6th gears removed. steel shift forks blah blah blah

Option 2 is Th400 from Fear The LS1 (Lee) I picked up a few weeks ago. Air shifter, Transbrake, 5800 converter etc etc.....

Anyone whos crossed to the darkside have mph differences, ET differences, 60ft differences or just fun factor input??

I cant make up my mind for chit!!!!!!

Slow Z28

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i just tossed a TH350 in my car coming from an M6. now i didn't have a built M6 at all so i can't give advice on that. but from what i gathered with my TH350 in my limited driving experience so far, is i LOVE it. w/ the 4.30's it's really screaming while driving at higher speeds, but i don't have a long freeway drive anywhere. so i felt the compromise on consistency compared to my shifting abilities, was a greater benefit

Chris

LOnSLO

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Come drive my car just once

Ron@Vengeance

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I would if it ran for more than a week

Jason99T/A

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Option #1.... you'd be crazy if you didn't give that a shot first.

liftin'em on nittos

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i agree with Jason, the t56 is there and ready, just put it in and drive it. it will be 100% more fun than the th400. i pulled my th400 and am going to the proshifted t56 myself

Loudmouth LS1

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You goin for all motor, or are you gonna spray? If ur gonna spray, ur gonna need a different converter on the th400, i'd throw the it in there either way though (just with a diff converter for spray). Not going to beat it's consistency, plus the launch is going to be killer with whichever way you go, don't have to worry about misshifts, etc! I went from 6-speed to turbo 400, and I really didn't loose much mph at all (a few friends have done the swap too, and i'd say we all lost under 1 mph if anything at all), turbo 400 is definately the way too go for a race car! Fun factor though, gotta give it to a 6-speed, definately fun bangin gears!!! But I never miss my 6-speed at the track, only when i'm cruisin around on the street! Oh and for consistency the air shifter is great, but for fun factor, shift it urself, at least you still feel like ur doing something and not just stabbing and steering!

cablebandit

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Ron as you know I am much slower than you but here is my 2 cents. I love the auto for consistency on launches and each pass...since mine is a daily driver it is nice in traffic as well. Now as far as track driving, you could crochet a sweater and drive my car down the track...I enjoy the speed but the driving part is non-existent once you pass 60'. I know you love to row but the auto is more consistent. Think about what you are really going to do with the car. If you are going to race for money, i'd say auto. if you are going to just go for fun like me, get the stick. How fast are you thinking of going? I'd ask the guys around your goal and see what they say. It wouldnt be such a hard choice if you didnt have both options sitting in front of you

BKHAWK1

I love the TH400. Put the manual vlave body in it and you get to shift gears. I agree it is not as much fun as banging gears but in the long run the consistency pays off. ATI makes a great convertor for them aswell.

Loudmouth LS1

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Yup, plus the other thing which I forgot to mention before is the strength, the th400 will hold up to pretty much anything and will last a hell of a lot longer than the t-56, so at least u don't have to worry about ur **** breaking, or clutches breaking either!

The Juggernaut

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I might be a little worried with a T-56 on the bumper if you miss a shift, or don't
shift fast enough.

I love the TH400.

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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If you are going to really race the car go with Option 2. The Th400 from Fear The LS1 (Lee). Air shifter, Transbrake, 5800 converter.

Now, if you are just going to mainly drive the car on the street go with Option 1. The Proshifted T56 with 5/6th gears removed. steel shift forks.

Coach

Slow 346

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I like Turbo 400s.

krexken

The type of racing I did would be the deciding factor for me. When I was ate up with bracket racing a few years back, an auto was the only way to go for chasing the big dollars around. Now that I've given that up, my stick is fun to drive. If you're a test n tune racer then I'd stick with the stick. If you're serious about chasing bracket dollars, go for the auto. I'm sure some people can kick butt with the stick at bracket racing but I don't believe there are that many of those people around.

Mike K.

if you are gonna do any street driving go M6, if purely race car you gotta go auto or you are only cheating yourself of better times.

gator's 99TA

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am i the only person tha thinks a TH400 with big convertor is about as streetable as a proshifted 4 speed T56 tranny? with those liberty style gears and no synchros, its WORK to shift that tranny, esp slowing down and downshifting

Ron@Vengeance

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I gave the T56 a week on the boards to sell or I was going to run it and sell the TH400.... I didnt need 5k in transmissions sitting in my garage.. The T56 is gone so TH400 it is. I think either would have been fun. They both seem to have their advantages/disadvantages.

SLowETz

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Ahhhh.... finally listening to the old man eh?

Low 60's here you come.... and no more missed 2-3 shifts