faceplated t56?
I doubt you could ever get good enough to autocross with a faceplated trans. Downshifting is a real bitch. You have to pull into neutral, rev to match the lower gear, THEN push in the clutch and downshift. I had a cobra f'n with me on the highway so I pulled along side and downshifted this way and it sounded nasty when I downshifted. I think the cobra guy decided he didnt want any probably cause my trans sounded like it was a bomb waiting to go off. I think the F1 cars use a non-synchro'd trans but the computer synchs everything up so downshifting works. Anyway, I daily drove my SS with a faceplated trans and was flawless on the upshifts most of the time but never got as good on the downshifts.
No more then a regular trans. Torque load ratings only increase on a trans from larger input and output shafts and such. Faceplating only allows a faster shift and the elimination of missed shifts from the blocker assem interfering with engaging the next gear. You pull and it goes. I read posts where guys start having problems in the 9's with broken gears and such. Something that'll kill them on slower cars though is wheel hop.
No more then a regular trans. Torque load ratings only increase on a trans from larger input and output shafts and such. Faceplating only allows a faster shift and the elimination of missed shifts from the blocker assem interfering with engaging the next gear. You pull and it goes. I read posts where guys start having problems in the 9's with broken gears and such. Something that'll kill them on slower cars though is wheel hop.
I doubt you could ever get good enough to autocross with a faceplated trans. Downshifting is a real bitch. You have to pull into neutral, rev to match the lower gear, THEN push in the clutch and downshift. I had a cobra f'n with me on the highway so I pulled along side and downshifted this way and it sounded nasty when I downshifted. I think the cobra guy decided he didnt want any probably cause my trans sounded like it was a bomb waiting to go off. I think the F1 cars use a non-synchro'd trans but the computer synchs everything up so downshifting works. Anyway, I daily drove my SS with a faceplated trans and was flawless on the upshifts most of the time but never got as good on the downshifts.
Never the less, I would never road race of autocross this transmission.
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First, the faceplating is only done 1-4 gears. The 5-6 would be synchronized. Some people have driven their faceplated trans on the street and said it was drivable but all I can say is "different strokes for different folks". One might consider drivable, yet another would say no way. I personally would NOT do it on a street driven vehicle.
