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Old 12-16-2010, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by thesource
The T45 is a decent transmission but far from what I would consider a performance unit. The internals are close in size to the T56 but the units have been plagued with shift related problems since they hit the market in 96. For an economical over drive, its not a bad option but I wouldn't recommend one for something being raced or driven hard.
The RS600 doesn't use OEM T45 gears. It's supposed to have a custom 9310 gearset.

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Old 12-16-2010, 04:13 PM
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Am I the only person reading this thread that thinks flash68 would be the first guy to go bat s--t crazy when some rushed to market product didn't deliver as promised, regardless of whether or not it provided options?

Hey flash, "If you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I've got spare time." --Chris Farley

Old 12-16-2010, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rycetr94
Am I the only person reading this thread that thinks flash68 would be the first guy to go bat s--t crazy when some rushed to market product didn't deliver as promised, regardless of whether or not it provided options?

Hey flash, "If you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I've got spare time." --Chris Farley

It's very easy to make comments about a company's product not bolting right into your build or fitting your chedule.

However, McLeod sure does bring to market a lot of good products for swaps and other market needs to which we wouldn't otherwise have access. I appreciate Billy keeping info and pics coming.
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Joe,

I couldn't agree with you more. I've personally driven a car with a Keisler RS 600 and I can say it's the best shifting muscle car transmission I've ever driven. It shifts better than a classic Muncie, t56, tko600, Richmond or T10.

As for strength, we all know that just about any transmission can be broken given the right power and combination of other parts.

But let's not hyjack this thread. Back to discussing the McLeod transmission.

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Old 03-29-2011, 12:33 AM
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Any update on this trans coming to market? I've heard it is still in the works... true?
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Any word on this?
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Here is the link to our company forum where our President Paul Lee gives a update regarding the current staus of the transmission.

http://forum.mcleodracing.com/showth...-5-speed/page5
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Originally Posted by Billy M
The unit weighs about 80lbs and was designed to fit in the factory tunnel where a toploader would have come out without any cutting of the tunnel. I would say it should work fairly well as a T-5 replacement.

that is one ugly MF !



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