Back from the Dyno - Page 2

panozracing · #16 01-21-2010, 10:43 PM

send that 3550 tranny to Walt at www.promotionpowertrain.com in ft.lauderdale and tell him to make it as strong as the TKO600 while he is changing the input shaft.

eric1h · #17 01-22-2010, 05:50 PM

The input shaft swap took 20 minutes and cost a whopping $150 and IMHO the extra size and weight of the T56 was not worth it.

Brian is right you'd be better sending the 3550 off to get built up.

Gatorac · #18 01-22-2010, 06:53 PM

Someone will want to buy that T56 from you anyways so it won't be money lost.

Paul Buxe · #19 01-22-2010, 08:29 PM

You guy are killing me, just kidding. Thats sort of what I figured, I can sell the T56, bell housing and shifter for what I have in them. Will need to get a special LS2 to 3550 bell housing and keep my cable driven clutch. However that means I will have a full dressed 5.0sbf that maybe some one will want, maybe, someday.
By the way, I was told that I should take my stock front springs and move them to the back and get a set of 550lb springs for the front and a set of Penski shocks all around to greatly improve the handling. Comments?
Paul

Gatorac · #20 01-22-2010, 08:44 PM

If your are going to run sticky tires then yes. If you are running street tires then not so much.

Panoz26 · #21 01-23-2010, 08:06 AM

Paul:
http://www.quicktimeinc.com/products.html

We also changed to a hydraulic clutch vs cable.

Devin

panozracing · #22 01-23-2010, 08:29 AM

i would also recommend getting the "window" option on the quicktime housing so you can see and measure the clutch without removing anything...

Nice feature (scroll down it on the same page as Devin's link above)

Panoz26 · #23 01-23-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by panozracing

i would also recommend getting the "window" option on the quicktime housing so you can see and measure the clutch without removing anything...

Nice feature (scroll down it on the same page as Devin's link above)

YES!! I could not agree more, I wish I would have done that one!

panozracing · #24 01-23-2010, 10:18 AM

they will add it to your existing if you ever pull it out send it to them to add the window.

eric1h · #25 01-23-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by panozracing

they will add it to your existing if you ever pull it out send it to them to add the window.

I just cut my scatter sheild in half, so i can remove 3 bolts and drop the scatter shield with the tranny in place. works well :-D

eric1h · #26 01-23-2010, 12:42 PM

Paul, let me know if you need some motor mounts. I have the art of making them down pat, and they use the stock motor mount locations. Made installing the engine VERY easy!

Paul Buxe · #27 01-23-2010, 10:48 PM

Where did you end up with the headers? I would like to use some long tube headers but does any one make them?
Did the hydro clutch come with the bell housing, or could you have stayed with the cable system?
I liked you motor mount system, simple and it looks like it works.
Paul

eric1h · #28 01-23-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Buxe

Where did you end up with the headers? I would like to use some long tube headers but does any one make them?
Did the hydro clutch come with the bell housing, or could you have stayed with the cable system?
I liked you motor mount system, simple and it looks like it works.
Paul

Headers I am making custom, used some fbody shorties in the interum.

I went Hydro, there is NO room for a cable setup, the bellhousing sits to far back and the frame interferes with the mounting of a cable system.

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