For Buick A-body cars with consolettes, will any modifications to the floor or driveshaft tunnel be necessary? Or can it be a true mod-free swap so originality can be retained on a collectible, all-original car?Ĥ. How will driveshaft length be affected when switching from my Muncie to a TKX? If I keep my stock driveshaft to save money, how much will I need to shorten it?Ī: *The TKX is 24.07” long, compare that to your current Muncie length*ģ. Your 28” tire makes the 3.42 act more like a 3.14 so your starting line ratio with the 3.27 1st will be a nice 10.26*Ģ. If I choose the wide-ratio version, with its super-low 1st gear, will it be more normal to start out from 2nd gear instead of 1st in stop-and-go traffic?Ī: No. I just got a reply from Silver Sport, from their VP of Sales, which answered some of my questions I had emailed a day or so ago. Was going to pull the trigger on a TKX, but I don't believe it will a true 'bolt in' swap for the guys with a Muncie and Hurst shifter yet. I'm planning on taking a look in person when they arrive. The Tremec TKX series of 5-speed transmissions are a great way to add an overdrive transmission to your project. There is a local dealer who has TKX's in stock and shifters are coming in next week. Input Shaft: 26-Spline (requires 26-spline clutch disk) Output Shaft: 31 Spline Ratios: 1st. Bolts up to a standard GM Muncie bellhousing or use a Quicktime bellhousing. Tremec TCET17805 TKX 5-speed manual transmission for GM applications. And looking at the side by side in the YouTube link above it appears the TKO and TKX shifter plates are different, so they're not interchangable. The All New TREMEC TKX 5-Speed TCET17805 GM 26-Spline. Firebird Sales Techs:Connect Now M-F 8:30A-11P, Sat-Sun 8:30A-9P. Verify parts fit and get product recommendations. I cannot find any of the Tremec delears online offering a TKX shifter aside from the one it comes with, except Silversport. BaT Essentials Chassis: AE9BMAAH2N1MT1125 1027 Miles Shown 427ci V8 Tremec TKX 5-Speed Manual Transmission Limited-Slip Differential Emminent White Pearl. ProFit Tremec TKX 5-Speed Transmission and Installation Kit (75-81 Firebird) Item EK-75-212610-1. What American Powertrain and others appear to be doing is selling a shifter that's using the back center position and biasing the shifter to the left. You can see the modification in this YouTube video: They CNC the tail housing to accept their shifter and they will not sell the shifter separately. They stated that you need their shifter and tail housing modification to bring the shifter up in the factory position.

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