Have a T56 Magnum 6 speed in my 68 Chevelle. With a 496 Big Block my mileage went from 12 mpg to 26 mpg on the highway traveling at 65 mph.

@darylw792

2 жыл бұрын

@Brandon Kilian Sixth gear is .63. With 3.55 gears n the rear the RPM's at 65 mph are around 1800.

@neiltitmus9744

2 жыл бұрын

Thats hilarious

@michaelwhitehead4446

2 жыл бұрын

My C10 has an older T56 with the 0.50 6th gear and I get 25mpg on the highway. Pretty awesome I love it.

@gumballer133

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of induction are you running? I also have the T56 Magnum in my 73 516 Big Block Corvette. I'm running a 3.70 rear gear. I'm also running a super Victor/Dominator and I don't get miles per gallon, its Smiles per gallon. 🙃

@darylw792

2 жыл бұрын

@@gumballer133 When I did the test I was running an Edelbrock Performer RPM dual plane spread bore intake with an 850 Speed Demon carb. Currently I have a Fitech Mean Street EFI with a Jegs Air Gap dual plane intake (a copy of Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap). Have not tested the mileage with the EFI yet.

Over the years there has been considerable improvement in both manual transmissions and various types of automatic and automated transmissions. I am old enough to remember cars with a 3 speed column shift where only second and third synchronized. Now most manual transmissions are 6 speeds with all forward speeds synchronized. I remember 2 speed and 3 speed automatics many years ago, now we have 8 speed and 10 speed automatics. Although there has been a steady decline in the availability of manual transmissions, there will always some manual transmission enthusiasts who will want a manual transmission.

@donnamoss9650

2 жыл бұрын

Hate to say I remember driving a 37 Dodge pickup that the ONLY syncros where between your ears... perfect timing or the noise would shudder your teeth.

@sandasturner9529

2 жыл бұрын

Brings a tear to my eyes

@stebstebanesier6205

2 жыл бұрын

57 Chevy pick-up with the old three on the tree, remember when down shifting while sitting at a red light, something in the linkage would go goofy on you and it would lock-up. You had to open the hood and reach down and re-align the shiftier arms to free it up. Still have the burn marks on my knuckles from the exhaust manifold, I sure miss those days.

@davidgrisez

2 жыл бұрын

@@stebstebanesier6205 Many years ago my father had a 1966 Rambler American with a three speed column shift and overdrive. As the linkage wore out it became difficult to shift from first to second, because the shift linkage would try to grab both levers and try to engage second and reverse at the same time which caused the linkage to lock up. My father repaired this problem by welding a ring of metal onto the separator between the first and reverse lever and second and third linkage lever.

@rcnelson

2 жыл бұрын

@@stebstebanesier6205 Yes! I well remember our old Chevy pickup ('65 or '66, I think) doing exactly the same thing. The fire drill was: jump out of the cab, pop the hood (by now people behind were honking their horns), manipulate the shifter arms, jump back in and drive. Them were the days.

The TKX will fit in a 69 Mach1 with Mild modifications. Just trim the top of the tunnel ring a little bit and then you can totally stuff it. Which really works nice on a lowered car. What a SWEET shifting transmission ! almost brings tears to my eyes !

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR ANY APPLICATION. AND ANY BUDGET!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!

Great video thanks for the information

Snagged a tkx 5spd and swap kit for my 85 monte carlo a few months ago. Absolutely love the thing

i am a retired transmission rebuilder for the last 45 years. i have built 1000s of all of them. the T5 was put in, S10 pu trucks, mustangs, firebirds, Camaros, i have even built them in Nissan 300ZX, they were easy to build and i made a lot of $$ bread on them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@nescockk

Жыл бұрын

L+RATIO

just picked up a TKX for my 1970 El Camino. The one with the 2.87 first and a .68 fifth. Lucky me cause I guess these things are a little tough to get your hands on right now. Local speed shop here in Sacramento had several on hand. Easy installation. Installed on the floor of my garage with a floor jack, jack stands and a couple buddies. I have never felt another transmission that has such a perfect slotted feel throwing it into each gear. It's got a mighty strong spring throwing it into neutral too. Feels well worth the money. The old Trans was a Richmond Super T-10. Cars in the shop right now having the 373's replaced with 410's. With an LS6 454, the TKX, and now these 410's I'm sure its gonna be a wild ride.

@lsxbigblock6524

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds awesome man good for tyou

@Joebro200

2 жыл бұрын

@@lsxbigblock6524 thanks dude. The other 2 or 3 the shop had on hand sold the next day! One of the friends who helped me liked the tranny so much he wanted to can his M22 for one. He called the next day and they all sold.

@moparproud3978

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a sweet ride man! Enjoy her, think I’ll be doing to TKX in my ‘57 this year, legit daily driver and the OD would be nice running to the lake.

@Joebro200

2 жыл бұрын

@@moparproud3978 Couldn't recommend it more. I have seen Tremec EVERYWHERE in the hot rod world and have always wanted one for that reason. Always thought, "well, they have to be good. Everyone has one with a wild car!" I really had to sleep on pulling the trigger, and I am so glad I ended up with one. I'm also glad I just so happen to wait to get one till the TKX came out. I am sure this tranny will go down as one of their best transmissions ever made.

@calsacfab2

2 ай бұрын

@Joebro200 what is the name of the speed shop? I’m in the 916 and plan on updating my 69 firebird soon.

Holley rules awesome information 👏 thankyou!!

Cheers for the knowledge 👍

Have had a couple T5's behind a few SBC's in my FC rx7 Chassis and its done well as long as I didn't miss a shift, I finally found the real breaking point with 482whp and 565ft'lb. I still granny shifted it as light as I could but I believe she is cooked for good.. I am almost ready to order the TKX transmission as a beautiful upgrade to replace the well tested T5. Anyone who says a T5 is garbage probably misses alot of shifts.

@Mr.Rakija

2 жыл бұрын

Update: pulled the t5 out, turns out it was a non world class t5 that has survived 3 years abuse and 1 year of 565 ftlb of torque

@kennethfrazee2540

2 жыл бұрын

ya i was running 400ft lbs in a datsun z for a few years no prob, lower car weight helps

@sethh8892

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethfrazee2540 how many hp do you thing a t56 can withstand reliably?

The mullet will ALWAYS be cool!!!!

Video I didn't know I needed

now that is going to be a hard choice for my idea project, 1985 chevy Caprice "Wagon"

TKX looks sweet!

I'm excited to get Tremic 4050 from Silver Sport in my K10 pickup .

Well done! Thank you

The main problem with the tko was the brass synchros werent enough for the mass of the gears. Now that thats been changed its pretty much perfect and i bet a lot more expensive too

T56 was used in Aston Martins as well

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! TOTALLY AWESOME EDUCATION!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING & SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

Thanks for this informative video. I thought the T56 Magnum was my only upgrade option for my '99 Mustang Cobra.

Love this

Tremec could bring back the T45 with all these upgrades and higher torque handling. Oh shit I didn't realize this was a Holley video till the end. Hell yeah, these guys moved way past just carburetors.

Hey the K car is sweet.

My T56 is done in my 98 Firrebird FORMULA, 6SPD.Upgrade k8ts available to make it bulletproof up to 600hp

I love my T5WC 176 transmission.......

World class TKO

I love the mullet and K car.....

Wish they had a 4X4 version that would go in my old Dodge Cummins

@thefix2573

2 жыл бұрын

That's why I'm here. Nv5600s are 5k now.

This man literally attacked the entire Cleetus McFarland channel in the first 5 seconds.

Magnum is in the future for my 65

No mention of TQ handling capability of the TKX. Seeing what some guys are pushing, they seem to be underrated at 600.

T5 | Durable Pick one.

@foshodofoodandstuff4437

2 жыл бұрын

I picked both

@xxxmikeyjock

2 жыл бұрын

stock 5.0 will remove teeth from 3rd gear easily

I'm definitely considering a TKX behind a 5.3 in a 7th gen Toyota Celica rwd conversion as nasty little street strip car, once my race car is finally done.

Wish I could afford one

K cars are cool bro!

I just picked up a TKX for my 80 El Camino.

@michaeloster383

2 жыл бұрын

Good pick I just put one in my 85 monte. Love it

I wonder how heavy the countershaft is? I’m thinking that I should start out with a nice shifting top-loader and old Hurst shifter because shifting my T-5 in anger in my HO Mustang was hard to do at high RPM.

Awesome history lesson. Question, I'm building a 71 El Camino. Has a worn out 5.3 Gen 3 and an auto 4l60e. Also has a 4:10 gear in the rear end. Thinking about putting an LS3 430HP engine and converting to manual. Is the TKX a slam dunk? What about not having a 6 speed, is that a big deal? Thanks

Had an 87 F150 with 5 speed overdrive put I put 486,000 miles on that truck

Is there a special set of pliers for getting the retainer rings off of the speed sensor reluctor wheel? Its easy to get it off of the older style plastic gear with a screwdriver and pliers but its extra tight against the newer style wheel. I want to just keep prying at it with a screwdriver, but i know im just going to end up stabbing myself before i get the darn thing pried free. I have some piston ring pliers, but theyre a bit too large to fit in that space.

The K-car was way better than a T-5. I had so many problems with T-5's behind a mostly stock 350 Vortec that i finally got a T-56 instead

Nobody mentioned that Jeep used T5s in the CJ. 3rd gear would blow out. I’ve built a bunch of them. Another POS was the Peugeot BA10. Weak knee’d piece of French junk. These used a rearward facing synchros and the locking sleeve is inside rather than sliding over the outside like most other transmissions. Shift gates were prone to breaking also.

@stevenjacobson8177

Жыл бұрын

1982 cj7 blew 3rd gear downshifting on the street at moderate speed.

I wonder if one of the Tremec transmissions could be put in my 1981 Mercedes 240d that has a 4 speed manual. My 1964 Ford f250 also has a 4 speed and a 5 speed transmission would be perfect for both of these vehecles.

I wish there was an easy option to run a mechanical speedometer on an F-body T56

By deflection on the TKX, does he mean to say, “torsional flex?”

I want to put a T56 Magnum behind a Gen 1 350 SBC. What aluminum bell housings are available (if any) to mate the two without an adapter plate or machine work on the trans or flywheel end?

I need to know what parts I need to mate the T56 to a dodge 440. It's probably happening next year.

How about Mopar b body Direct fit with no tunnel cutting?

Not a car guy, but working ony Mustang II. Bought the books and all, to fix it. But you guys think I can drop this in my Mustang II? Or what would be a better option?

Need a transaxle transmission

They built the TKX because of the LGT 700. Took them long enough.

Give me 4 race gears with a lower geared rearend and one high OD gear for low rpm highway and interstate drives. (5 speed)

Have a 95 GMC Sierra 3500hd and it's got an NV 3500 transmission with a 454 engine if I was to switch to a tremec which transmission do you suggest I use

Is there any way I can know wish transmission I have by looking at it

Wait. Is this the same as the nwcT5 used in 1982-88 Camaros?

Not trying to critical, but at 1 :07 . . showing 4 gears, talking about 5 (overdrive). 4th gear is 1:1 right? BTW, the T5 was also widely used in the F bodies from GM. But only with the 5.0 (305 cid)

THE Doug Nash 4+1

Which one of theses transmitons would fit a ford mustang 305

Never seen a T56 that didn’t have a one piece main shaft. You must be referring to tue counter shaft.

T5 grind speed.

This is good info and all but um you left out the t45 tr3650 and the tr6060. Whats going on with that?

I wanna swap a t56 in my STS-V

Any 4wd applications?

After too much cannabis in high school, and later countless cigarettes at my job, the only thing I want to smoke now in retirement is tires.

did any of those go in a ferrari, lambo, austin martin? just asking for a friend...

Is the T50 found in 80s Toyotas (AE86) from the same family of transmissions?

@imtired8004

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not, they're very much an American car thing, wouldn't be surprised if someone adapted one into an 86 though

What about the t-5 world class I blew up two of those with 400 hp junk compared to the t-56, but super easy to shift

@FiveToIife

2 жыл бұрын

Man blows up transmission with 100 hp over rating and calls it junk lol

I didn't hear the torque load capacity of the TKX. Is it higher than the TKO 600?

@timmilus84

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The internals are Magnum based and rated to the same 700ft lbs

What would be a good option for a 03 Ranger 4.0 manual.

@cjean398

2 жыл бұрын

Standard t5 would work just fine

Do you have a up grade that will replace a t-5 that is stronger and will bolt in place of the t-5?

@richardknepper881

2 жыл бұрын

Tkx

i wish yall would make a manual trans for us diesel guys to swap to. i'd love to swap in a manual, but nv4500/5600 dont like to shift fast, g56 is just weak, and i've not heard of anybody running a zf5 or zf6 to know where they fail when drag racing.

@Bob-Sacamano

2 жыл бұрын

Best option for a new trans is a Tremec TR4050

@corvettefever360

2 жыл бұрын

I'm running a ZF6 by choice. They are extremely strong transmissions, & were grossly underrated. And specifically the Blue label, & especially the Black label ZF6 speeds found in the C4 Corvette, the Vipers, & Firehawks. The Blue label & Black label were originally rated at 700 & 750 ft lbs of torque in Germany, & Europe , but also early in the U.S. but then downgraded to 400 & 450 ft lbs. This being to the surge of power increases in engines during this time, especially in the aftermarket upgrades, & so due to liability issues for companies like GM, etc etc they downgraded the max ratings to deter them being pushed to hard. Ironically the noise factor that got so many complaints from users is also a major strength factor, in that they have straight cut gears, same as many "big" diesel trucks have. The ZF was originally designed as a truck transmission. Due to these complaints, the Blue label had more helical cut gears to help with noise, & obviously the Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF) was also used to help with this noise, but also to soften engagement like a sprung hub clutch with a Single Mass Flywheel would. The DMF uses a solid hub clutch. Many serious race cars & big trucks will use a SMF with a solid hub clutch. But it is a very aggressive engagement. Regardless, the ZF's are different then most manual transmissions, & so specialists specific for them, & not to mention considerably more expensive to rebuild. Especially these days. There currently is only one real person in the U.S. who specializes in these, this being Bill Boudreau aka the "ZF Doc". But this guy is no joke, he goes thru them, rebuilds them to the highest quality. I have my Black Label rebuilt & blueprinted to withstand over 1000 ft lbs of torque by him. I'm also converted to a Spec flywheel & clutch assembly, because the DMF won't handle the power from my Dart blocked 384 Stroker SBC with forged internals, twin turbos , Holley EFI system, and a lot of other goodies. Lol! But my highly modified C4 Corvette is another story. Regardless for most, there are probably better options in that there are many other strong manual transmissions that would be overall cheaper to use. In reality I could have bought 2 brand new T56 Mangums for what I have in my ZF6. Not to mention my C4 was originally an automatic, & I did the conversion myself, as did I do all the other work on it, such as building the engine, suspension, etc etc etc.

@robwhite3241

2 жыл бұрын

@@corvettefever360 I have a 93 corvette with the zf6 and I love it, Its showing its age but still great. but after ford discontinued the zf5 manual they went to the zf6 in their trucks for awhile, It's not the same one is it? they definitely don't feel the same.

@dungeonlord

2 жыл бұрын

@@corvettefever360 "blueprinted to withstand over 1000 ft lbs of torque by him" yeah thats the problem though diesels can make that pretty much with just a screwdriver and injectors on a mechanical or a tune on an electronic injected. and they do it at a much lower rpm than a gas engine which puts more stress on the trans. there just isnt a manual trans that exists right now to handle a built diesel in drag, drift, or road racing that will last. maybe the lenco could handle drag though you'd need something like the cs1 to handle a boosted 4x4 launch. and i'd hate to see the maintenance schedule.

@kenshinhimura9387

2 жыл бұрын

just use the 6 speed allison trans from the duramax. Beefed up it can easily handle over 1k horsepower.

at almost 3 grand you can keep it!

He said torque specs all the transmissions except the TKX, I don't get it

Is there Tremec T-5 variant that will fit my 84 300zx Turbo? I want to swap from A/T to M/T, but the Borg Warner T-5 has a smaller pilot diameter and spline count (24t) than Ford (10t) or GM 21t). I also wonder if the length of the transmission may be different so the shifter won't line up with the port for the shifter.

@peterdeboer2805

2 жыл бұрын

manual z31s came with t-5s. Its easier to find one made for the 300zx because they use different input and maybe output shafts like you said, than trying to find a ford or aftermarket one.

@jdmlegends3009

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterdeboer2805 They came with three different transmissions depending on the model and 6 different driveshaft configurations. It's also incredibly hard to find a low-mileage one, so that's why I need to expand my search to alternative options.

Dough.Nash 4+1. 😁😎

@ufartface

2 жыл бұрын

4+3 you mean? early c4s

What is the best TREMEC 5 or 6 speed to bolt onto a 302 and fit in a stock 65 Ford Mustang coupe?

@GiovanniSilensio

2 ай бұрын

T5 or tkx

I'm guilty of killing many 3rd gears in T5s.

@the_rush_to_nothing

2 жыл бұрын

Money shift!

gm used tremecs in 1986 in firebirds and trans ams and you couldn't get it with a 350. only with the v6 or the 305 because it couldn't handle much power.

@levistoner

2 жыл бұрын

GM used Borg Warner T-5 manuals, and they were only available with 5.0L V8. All other engines were the 700R4 automatic. The Borg Warner had notoriously weak bearing and input shaft. Stock 350 torque is more than capable of snapping the input shaft or severely twisting it.

@fransmith8992

2 жыл бұрын

@@levistoner 1986 v6 firebirds were available with the 5 spd t-5 manual

How much torque can the TKX hold?? Was mentioned for all the trannys except the TKX unless I missed it?

@HolleyPerformance

2 жыл бұрын

600 LB/FT

@fransmith8992

2 жыл бұрын

@@HolleyPerformance how come you couldn't get the tremec 5 spd with a 350 in 1986 trans ams? gm said it couldn't handle the power of the 350 , which wasn't much in 1986.

@jubjub905

2 жыл бұрын

@@fransmith8992 thats over 30 years ago...technology my friend

@fransmith8992

2 жыл бұрын

@@jubjub905 aha. so now the t-5 is much stronger? how much will a modern one handle and is it a straight bolt in replacement?

What is wrong with Parachute pants, K-car, and the mullet? Where is the video on that? Also why call it a T5Z instead of a T4Z since it appears to only have 4 gears?

So the TKO Bodyslams itself out of the car

I never liked the notchy, clunky shifter on the t56. I switched to a silky smooth CD009 nissan box.

I'm in the market for a manual that can handle 700+ ft/lbs for a turbo big block chevy.

@carado1984

2 жыл бұрын

T56 Magnum/tr6060

@ks_1111

2 жыл бұрын

Bout the only trans that will is the old sm-465. Some of the mud truck guys are rumored to be putting about 1200-1500 horse through them. But, they're not drag racing them.

Imagine if the emissions era hadn’t happened. The t5 would’ve been awesome

@chaseschlafmann1239

6 ай бұрын

Did they use poor ratios?

@danielnunez3518

6 ай бұрын

@@chaseschlafmann1239 poor case reinforcement. The t5 case flexes in 3rd if you push a lot of power because they were intentionally only designed to handle the 185 horsepower of the 305 and 5.0 of the 80s

You can send one to me to test and do auto to manual swap

Torque ratings on the tkx?

@adventure6583

Жыл бұрын

600ft pds

The t56 mag wasn’t released in 1992.

@alexsamson9942

Жыл бұрын

Thats right. The original T56 was not a Magnum.

The host looks familiar. I think he was on one of those Motor Trend TV shows where they never did the work onscreen, the stuff was done off camera during commercials. Back from the break, they were talking about what a tough time they had...Yeah, right.

Do any of these mount up to a transverse tho?

Why is it, the TKX is the only one? He didn't mention the torque rating capability of.

@cenewman007

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. It's 600lb-ft, and can handle up to 8,000rpm, though shifts are rated at 7,500. More than enough for my needs.

@johnvirgilwilliammccoy2332

2 жыл бұрын

@@cenewman007 thank you, for the info.

They need a tkx6 speed

So you only have one style transmission for mopar, that’s cool I didn’t want to get a five speed for my 69 dart

@moparproud3978

2 жыл бұрын

Every single one of those will fit in a Mopar. I believe the use the “Ford” style input. I mean, in the time it took you to post your grumpy comment you could have easily figured that out....

@kademulkerin7313

11 ай бұрын

It's always the dodge guys

C’mon guys…adding one gear is nice, but never gonna double mileage….

Any of those 4x4 trans or nah?

@TheRoadhammer379

2 жыл бұрын

The t56 was used in project crazy horse years ago, behind a 347 stroker, in a 1967 bronco 4x4

@piercer2

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadhammer379 I’ve got a 80 Bronco with a 331 stroker with np435. It works

Ain’t nothing wrong with the k-car.

What about the tremic 3550?

@billysandals

2 жыл бұрын

The Tko supercede's the 3550.

This isn't a complete guide,where is the T4?

Opening the video by dissing one of the best types of car ever is very bold

They are bigger than a complete EV drive unit.

@imthedarknight-8755

2 жыл бұрын

They make bigger smiles than a complete ev drive unit too