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Old 01-28-2004, 10:54 PM
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When you get into that kind of power, manuals tend to rip up the rest of the car, (rear ends, exploding clutches etc) Just use a scatter shield.
I don't think any cheaper trans will hold up to well, unless its really been rebuilt well for this kind of use.
The 6 speed from the late model 'Vettes will survive.

Give the Lingenfelter corvette builders a call and see what they use.
But this is big$$$$$$$$$

Doug Nash used to build the 4+3 overdrive 4 spds for the '80's vettes and they are quite strong. Doug Nash also built an aftermarket 5 speed especially for racing and high performance for many years.
Good luck, or save lots of $$$$$$ and use a THM 400.
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