SVTconfused

If i kept my "STOCK" t-56 and ran my 6.0 front mount build at a goal of 700 hp... how much time will i lose due to shifting and losing boost?


What im asking is, is it worth it to swap a 4l80e with a good stall in to run consistently and possibly quite faster...

Well school me guys

ren987

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I don't loose boost in between shifts, just buy a n2mb wot box and wire it in! With stock shocks and some cheapo lcas I was able to be in the 1.5x 60's. Once I put some afcos on my car and strange coilovers up front I am consistently in the 1.40-1.45 range. It is also important to have a good gear set in the car I have 4.30's now and that helps alot with consistency if you have a tall gear in it it will be much more temperamental off the line. I expect my 60's to get better with my turbo set up since I should have more power off the line. Time will tell how hard I can get my 2 step to hit.

just for reference my car went the 1.40 on a 150 shot 10.06@136mph on a t56.

blk99sleekbeak

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do you want a more street oriented car or more of a track car is the first question that needs to be answered. if you want to keep it more of a street car then i would leave the t56 in it. I am not boosted but i swapped to a rmvb th400 last year and it really killed streetability and fun factor on the street. its really kind of a hassle tp drive on the street now, but i was going for more of a "race car" than a "street car.

SVTconfused

gonna be more of a street car however i drive on the street like i do at the track... WFO...However i wouldnt go th350 or th400... i need a overdrive...


My t-56 is bone stock... and i still have a ten bolt... yea i know i need to change that asap...

Maybe i should look into building the t56 myself to hold 1xxx or so since i now my goal of 700hp wont be enough for me in two weeks of driving the thing lol...

the ten bolt... well thats a whole different topic...

And i am looking into that wot box

ren987

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I would have to disagree on that one, I like rowing gears and that is about the only reason I have the 6 speed. If you get a tight stall it wont drive bad, my friends turbo truck(th400) is about the easiest most street friendly thing to drive if anything the converter helps tame a big cam and with a 4l80 you will be good to go. The only draw back is it is a pretty heavy trans.

96s-10ss

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You would be better off with a 6060. Much better base to build off of.

SVTconfused

the t56 is a pretty heavy trans to lollololol.... I almost didn't believe how heavy it is compared to a t-5 or even half the automatic transmissons I've dealt with...


I just don't wanna sink x$'s into the trans only to break it anyway...

id love to keep the 56 but I don't wanna spend more on it than I did the car...


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Pete91

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Keep your 6 speed lol. I now cruise on the highway at 3k bearly doing like 56mph on 26" tall tires. I'm being nice to my new to me jy 6.0. I use to drive on the highway at 65-70mph at 3400-3600 rpm's with my 28" m/t's with my ls1. BUZZ KILL compared 75mph at 2k ish with my 6 speed. I do miss it lol but the price you pay to run with higher hp stick cars from a roll.

ren987

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the t56 will prob last you a long time if you aren't going to beat on it at the track every weekend.

alexcoreas

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Look into http://www.texasdrivetrainperformance.com/

SVTconfused

but I drive like I'm on the track all the time lol...





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itsslow98

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Auto ftw, put two turbo cars with the exact same setup except a 6 speed and an auto against each otehr and the auto will win 9/10.

Nitroused383

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Once you get into the higher Hp range the more an auto shines. If you drive a turbo ls like you do at the track you will be dead or in jail in no time. **** starts to happen pretty quick in that 700 rwhp + range. T56 wont live too long being wot shifted unless you get it face plated and upgraded. There is a guy on here with a fox body who banged the gears pretty quick, he was running mid 10s with the 6 speed. He swapped to an auto and picked up about a full second.

DavidPHumes

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Dealing with clutches and broken gears isn't fun. No thanks. I'll take a nice converter and a 1.80 PowerGlide for the same money any day. Throw some long gears in there and it won't suck to drive on the highway. If you need OD go to a 4L80E. But auto FTW. Driving a turbo V8 with an auto is way more fun than a T56 IMO and this comes from someone who was a diehard manual guy.

SVTconfused

I completely understand that 700rwhp is like driving a 400 rwhp truck on ICE...

I should state that its not every time the whole time i drive but 2 or 3 times a week i used to let my lightning sing for about 10-15 seconds... i dont completely drag race from stop light to stop light every time all the time... just every couple a days i like to let anything i drive sing... whether it be my 97 150... my lightning... my quad...

But you are right... it will still be a learning curve, thankfully im not a complete idiot when it comes to power.

Sweet_SS

I can't agree with you more. I'm a die hard manual guy, but driving a stalled boosted V8 puts a smile on my face every time

The Beast

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You'll never find an auto in my street car. T56 is WAY more fun to drive. Who gives a **** if you leave a couple tenths on the table for a car that wasn't built specifically for the track?

SVTconfused

thing is im kinda interested in bracket racing the car later on down the road... id really like to do it actually... but it depends on how well i adapt to the car...


Still gotta replace the ten bolt after i get it running and tagged again lol

Sweet_SS

If your interested in bracket racing, then definitely swap to an auto.

SVTconfused

The million dollar question...
What can a stalled but otherwise stock 4l80e take as far as punishment? HP and torque wise