The T56 Magnum is a godsend. Grannas Racing, the holder of the fastest quarter mile stick shift car on the planet with their Supra, runs a T56 Magnum with stock gear and just set the world record at 7.005 @ 208. No straight cut gears or no-lift-shift or sequential conversion, just a H pattern beating autos in their own game
@@Realtime1501 I was going to say they have to have something special inside it, I have seen lots of grenaded stock T56 Magnums before that were not running 7's, not even running single digits 1/4 miles lol
3 uploads in a week. wow.. you must've spent your whole stay-at-home time on this. glad so we also have something entertaining for staying home too. keep up!
the subaru sti transmition can also take quite alot. there have been many people put 800 lb/ft through them. there great because you can use it in awd and with some modification fwd and rwd.
and even in reverse. Special shops offer kits to convert these for rear-engine application, even keeping the AWD working. For the use in dune buggies or VW T1 and T2 vans for example
Fantastic subject !! i was long waiting some gearbox/diff video with good choice and review of each of them.. knowing the ratio directly on your video would've been crazy but a bit o' research ain't gonna kill anyone. Do more !!! I want to see a manual 7 Speed review as well as some auto 8 !! that's exactly what i wanted,Thanks !
I remember my dad telling me about the old Chrysler 4-speed gearboxes, and how they were sometimes referred to as the "rock crusher 4 gear" because they were basically indestructible.
Ford had a super t 10. All the old 4 speed boxes you couldn't kill. I like having 5th gear, but damn the aluminum case trans you just couldn't have fun without having to work on them.
Out of these option which of them can I use to replace my stock auto. It’s for a project truck that’s gonna be towing a 10k ibs trailer. The rigs “expected weights gonna be around 9k. So 20k ibs dry. Recommendations?😅
A lot of those Tremecs used to be dirt cheap back in the day. Got mine factory direct for about 700 USD about 15 years ago. Now they're like 2500-3000 USD. Quite a difference. They do last, tho. Had it for a long time with no real issues other than some leaks.
Aisin AR5 is insane too. Intensely strong but also the cheapest budget beefcake manual for me to JZ or LS, cheaper than going CD009 R154 GS6 T56 etc… It’s the modern American Aisin R154, they even share parts. Some LS people in Western Canada are ditching their brand new T56’s and TR6060’s for AR5’s. A 3500# Turbo-LS Colorado broke 3rd gear at 800wheel ftlb. Fabbot LS / Driftmotion 2JZ swap parts for AR5 are very very cheap.
I was considering an AR5 to replace the w58 i currently have in my supra. I just bought a 1jz-vvti and plan on building it up, so ill lukely need something stronger. Gonna have to do some research into different types. I was also looking into the ZF series. Still not sure.
Toyota’s V160/161 is a pretty popular trans as well, it is used in a lot more expensive JZ swaps as well as the TT MK4 Supra. The only issue is that they’re around the $10k mark and usually people pick the T56 over them any day
MR2 guys will know the Toyota E153 5 speed for power capabilities. 7-800 horsepower capability, more than plenty for any 3SGTE or 2GR swap power goals. They can be bought new from Toyota for $4,000, but can be found used for around $1,500
The cast aluminum shift forks are the weak link if you're abusing a R series. I run one behind a NA 2.7l, broke a couple shift forks then swapped to the billet unit's from marlin crawler. Been good since.
How about a guide on how to choose the right transmission to turn something like a Honda L15 , Chrysler four cylinder out of a Dodge Neon, Renault Cleon, or similar, for example, round for a rear wheel drive layout for a small hot rod or kit car?
@@berardoferrari the superduty fords ran until 2010 or 2011. I forget which was the last. I thought dodge had aisin or something like that as there manual trans.
Rb25/z32 trans can take a beating they cost between 2-600 usd. They're limited to about 500 ft lbs. They can take little more if you're careful with shock/wheel hop etc.
Three things: 1. SCREW the R154. They finicky as they can either be a pile of bolts or a solid transmission. However one thing that they all share is terrible shifting feel. 2. CD009 are great, as I have one for my UZ swap but Holy crap they are heavy! 3. No one gonna mention the AR-5? It's an updated R-Series transmission with a shifter feel of a W-Series and has triple syncros and super robust. Quite a nice option for those in the JZ platform.
Rumoured to be the same fundamental gearbox as the Getrag 420G as all 3 were made by Getrag at the same time, but the BMW one didn't get the JDM Icon tax applied to price
Nice video, very professional coverage of an odd subject. It pains me to see nice cars drift. (Somehow drag racing doesn't). My preferance is cars and bikes cornering at the limit without "pomp and circumstance". Yeah, we blew your doors off around that corner, so what? Keep it straight and go fast folks!
Naaaaah there are more CD009s and T56s out there than there are people building cars. Also didnt mention the ZF boxes in the GM LFX cars that are strong and super plentiful.
What? They break on stock cars man. Had a tow truck driver tell me it was a weekly occurrence. Since the 90's they've been selling dog boxes because they are weak
The Getrag 260 is incredibly weak, and the much preferred gearbox is the ZF310/320 That said, I never broke my 260, before I upgraded it to a Getrag 420G