Building a 66 chevelle. 427 LS Noonan billet block with 4.5L whipple(very likely).
Can not decide on transmission to save my life.
Which are you going for on a build like this?
Car is an original 4spd SS

 

Whats the HP goal?

 

Would you like to shift gears or not in the car? That is a question that only you can answer.. Going to be a sweet ride regardless of your decision..

Save the manuals!

 

12-1400 on e85

 

lol..yes. I don't mind it at all. But I'll be honest. I've never had a car with @1400hp. My last chevelle was a 68' with 496 procharged BBC, it made 950.. and when I would beat it WOT(every time I drove it) I was pretty happy to have both hands on the wheel.

Keep in mind that was stock a-arms and steering box, and just a bunch of hotchkis stuff ..i.e..sway bars springs shocks. So i'm sure this will handle a lot better.

But part of me wants to make it drivable for the wife if we were to take it on the Power Tour or some **** lol

Anyone know of a bad *** 6L90e builder that has paddle shifters? Maybe that can be an alternative

 

You already answered your own question here...

 

I wish i have come to a conclusion. But I will literally not pull the trigger on one or the other lol.
If i can find the perfect auto tho..maybe I can at least start considering it

 

How about sequential shifted T56? Or! paddle shifted 10L90?

 

Whichever will hold up to all that torque! :-)

 

Converting a manual to auto is a cardinal sin 😳 when hot rodding in my personal opinion. Magnum would be my choice.

However, its your car so it should be what you like driving.

Best wishes with build (BWWB)

 

Amen brutha'.

 

I want the 10L90 Personally, but realized you can't put it behind the LS platform unfortunately. And I fully thought about the 6XD sequential but would that really be practical if not WOT? lol

 

I agree with this also..and therein lies my battle. I do want to keep it a manual do to that fact. But it's a full restomod..would it actually matter or take from it's value?

 

Hard to say value wise, unless you're considering selling it in the very near future I wouldn't worry about value that much. I think people are going to be so focused on finding actual muscle cars from the 60-70's that are in good shape that what transmission they have in them is immaterial.

But, like was mentioned above, enthusiasts will always gravitate towards the manual.

 

Got any links to either of these options that could handle this type of power? I haven't seen any mfr have anything much over something rated for 700lbft