What will break first in my T56?
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Or are the 5th and 6th gears in a stock TR6060 strong enough to use as power gears?
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So if you want your tranny to have strong 5th and 6th gears, but yet be quiet enough to use as a daily driver, your only choice is a faceplated TR6060? I know faceplating isn't the greatest way to go for a DD, but it would have to be better than listening to straight cut gear whine on the interstate.
Or are the 5th and 6th gears in a stock TR6060 strong enough to use as power gears?
Or are the 5th and 6th gears in a stock TR6060 strong enough to use as power gears?
Faceplatings primary objective is to help with high RPM shifting. With a synchronized transmission very high RPM shifting makes the blocking ring to a LOT of work to change the speed of the next gear, cluster gear, input shaft, (the entire propshaft in a C5 or C6) and clutch disk. With faceplating it has no choice but to change speed that is why you get such a positive "Whack" when you shift to the next gear in a faceplated trans.
If you aren't going to turn over 7,500rpm a triple cone transmission like the corvette or GTO T56 gearsets or the TR6060 will work just fine for you if you. If you are going to make over 650-700ftlbs I would recommend going with the T56 Magnum/TR6060 because the T56 starts to loose reliability at 650-700ftlbs.