How much HP or torque will a M6 handle.
10-22-2008, 09:31 PM
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How much HP or torque will a M6 handle. I found this on paceperformance.com. It appears to be the stock replacement. http://paceperformance.com/index.asp...D&ProdID=75108
It states the torque capacity 450 ft. lbs. Is this true? What would I have to change for it to handle 500hp/500 ft. lbs. The future for my car was going to have a mild cam and heads with about 8 psi s/c which would put me around that power range. I thought the M6 could handle that. (the rest of the stock drivetrain definitely won't )
It states the torque capacity 450 ft. lbs. Is this true? What would I have to change for it to handle 500hp/500 ft. lbs. The future for my car was going to have a mild cam and heads with about 8 psi s/c which would put me around that power range. I thought the M6 could handle that. (the rest of the stock drivetrain definitely won't )
10-27-2008, 08:29 PM
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Tremec rates the T56 at 450 lbs of torque .......... the unit will hold much more than that . I personally start seeing things physically breaking around 600-650 flywheel horsepower . Will they break with less ? Sure . Can they hold more ? Yes .
10-28-2008, 11:02 AM
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a stock one from anyone in the parts section will work fine for ya, theres a lot of people out there with stock 6speeds holding a lot of power without problems, if you wanted new i know summit sells them for 2500 i believe, but even still thats pricey compared to getting a used one.
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10-28-2008, 02:26 PM
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Our Level One Rebuild is an exact stock replacement, it is rated at 450ft/lbs or torque.
Our Level Two Upgrade is a beefier version of the stock T56, increasing it's capacity to 700ft/lbs of torque.
http://www.tick-performance.com/tick...ackages/fbody/
Our Level Two Upgrade is a beefier version of the stock T56, increasing it's capacity to 700ft/lbs of torque.
http://www.tick-performance.com/tick...ackages/fbody/
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Our Level One Rebuild is an exact stock replacement, it is rated at 450ft/lbs or torque.
Our Level Two Upgrade is a beefier version of the stock T56, increasing it's capacity to 700ft/lbs of torque.
http://www.tick-performance.com/tick...ackages/fbody/
Our Level Two Upgrade is a beefier version of the stock T56, increasing it's capacity to 700ft/lbs of torque.
http://www.tick-performance.com/tick...ackages/fbody/
10-28-2008, 03:11 PM
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Our Level One package isn't warranted regardless of power level.
10-28-2008, 06:17 PM
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The most typical problems with the T56 are the 3-4 gear shifting issues . This has very little to do with the actual horsepower level and more to do with the type of driver . I have seen guys tear up built units in a matter of weeks and I have seen stock units last 150K + miles .
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If you don't hammer on it and keep fluid in it , they go a lot longer than that . Once you start screwing with the clutch and beating on it , things go south in a hurry . The issues are not power related , they are shift related . If GM were to have done the upgrades from the factory and had a clutch system that worked better , I doubt you'd see a 1/3 of the rebuilds you see right now .
