TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

does anybody know the weight limit for the tko-500 or -600? on the ttc web site it has a limi for all their trans but the tko. it says N/A.

thesource

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The TKO is basically the same thing as the TKO600 . It should be fine in a 3800-3900 lb F body .

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

i'm looing at a truck application. i did see where some lighting guys are useing the tko600. one gu said he was told he could still tow 5000lbs with it. i'm looking for street strip for my truck but every once in a while i need to tow my fourwheelers.

thesource

iTrader: (60)

You should ok as long as you keep the power down to say around 450-500 at the rear wheels and keep in mind that its a truck not a race car .

Murdock

iTrader: (2)

The limiting factor for towing with a man trans is typically the clutch followed by trans heat. As far as the trans is concerned, torque is torque, with or without a trailer. The TKO-500 is rated to 500 ft-lb, the 600 to 600 ft-lb. If your truck application was originally a manual trans, the tko will be able to tow the truck's original trailer rating (chances are the original trans was NOT rated to 500-600 ft-lb, the TKOs are beasts). If you are converting from an automatic, just make sure all of your driveline angles are good.

Either way, just drive it sensibly and try to take care of the clutch. You won't be able to monitor trans heat, but it should be fine if you are not pulling extended grades at wide open throttle. If it were me, towing a few thousand pounds of ATVs a couple times a year would be far less strain than it would see from me beating on it during street/strip use!

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

i called ttc and another place. both said it should be fine. they said 600 was a soft spec and there is a huge cushion there. meaning these things can take alot.

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

so thats the next question what clutch would be good. and for a long grade say going through tenesse as long as i keep it in 4th 1:1 it should help keep it cool. right?

right now this thing has a 4l60e so its definatly not rated for 600ftlb lol. i'm starting to look foward to doing this swap sounds like much fun.

the ttc guy was going through some info for me and said something about input torque being rated to 1400ftlb but advertised is 600ftlb. if i heard right. or understood correctly.

thesource

iTrader: (60)

Its always better to under estimate them than over rate them .

Murdock

iTrader: (2)

I'm not sure about a clutch. On my car I'm running an exo-skel and I had a cartek. Both might be too "on/off" for towing. Maybe check with some other truck guys. Even your Ford buddies, find out what brands and disk compounds seem to work.

It'd be nice if we all had enough $$ and space to own a racetruck, tow truck, fast car, date car, family car. . . it sucks making trade-offs to blend them all into 1-2 vehicles!

Good Luck

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

yeah, if only. so what about the gto t56. the gearing on that thing would be perfect. it would give small overdrive for in town driving and a large over drive for interstate driving.

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

is there a way to drill and tap a temp sensor into a t56 or tko?

thesource

iTrader: (60)

I personally wouldn't worry about it but if you must have a temp sensor , use an adapter and it put where the drain plug goes .

TURBHOE

iTrader: (4)

ok sounds good. so which t56 is the better one to get. i really like the ratios of the 05 gto one. it just seems way easier to do a t56 then a tko. seems to hard to get the right stuff to make the hydrolics work on the tko.

thesource

iTrader: (60)

For the truck application , I would go with the GTO unit over the F body simply because it has a lower 1st gear and would be a little better suited for your setup .