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MustangMugele
07-29-2008, 05:55 PM
has anyone ever herd of someone putting a 6 speed transmission in their svo?
mfpmax
07-29-2008, 06:27 PM
http://www.ndperformance.com/how_to/2300_t56/base.html

You can purchase V8 bellhousing adapter from a few places also.
MustangMugele
07-30-2008, 03:10 AM
what kind of changes would it make on the car's horse power?
mcb82gt
07-30-2008, 07:53 AM
Horsepower change........ zero.

It may allow you to run numerically higher gears and still have a decent cruising RPM. The numerically higher gears would make the car accelerate faster, thus fooling the buttdyno into feeling a power increase.
Jax Rhapsody
07-30-2008, 05:39 PM
I plan on a T56 or some other 6speed transmission. It's not gonna add any HP at all. Trannys don't add anything but speed or torque. They just transmit(transmission, get it?) power.
MustangMugele
07-30-2008, 06:17 PM
woulndt it add to the top speed being that there is a extra gear? but that makes sence. thanks guys.
mfpmax
07-30-2008, 06:23 PM
It'll add to it if your engine can provide the power for it.
svoman2300
07-30-2008, 06:53 PM
It'll add to it if your engine can provide the power for it.

10-4. If you don't do any performance mods to raise the HP it will feel "slower" or sluggish. The gear ratios are different with the 6 speed. I have a 5.0 tranny with a 3.35 first gear and if it wasn't for the fact that I have additional hp (240 rwhp), it would be a turd. Not to mention you'd have a hell of a time cruising in 6th gear. The 4cyl. doesn't have enough low rpm torque to lug at a low rpm cruising speed.
mfpmax
07-30-2008, 07:05 PM
Exactly, the advtange the cars that the 6 speeds are offered in(save for the Cobra probably) is that they make loads of torque below 2500rpm. The Corvettes can cruise around town in 6 gear without a problem. Our cars however...make torque when the boost comes in.

Now if you combined the 6 speed with a VNT/VVT turbo maybe you'll have a combo :D
svoman2300
07-30-2008, 11:00 PM
Now if you combined the 6 speed with a VNT/VVT turbo maybe you'll have a combo :D

Neil, (from the link you posted above) had one from a Powerstroke on his SVO.
Jax Rhapsody
08-03-2008, 07:24 AM
Thats the whole point of using the six speed. More gear induction, just need the power.