March 1, 2018
Installation of Tremec TKO600 5-Speed gear box
Rick checking out the job before hand.
Still working on getting the hydraulic clutch in place.
All the pieces laid out as the job begins. The heart of this install was to remove the original welded-in cross member and fabricate a removable cross member for easier transmission removal in the future.
Original flywheel resurfaced and already installed, ready to accept the new clutch and pressure plate.
Brand new clutch and pressure plate assembly installed.
Tremec TKO600 5 Speed ready for install. This TKO 600 has has the following gear ratios - 2.87, 1.89, 1.28, 1.00, 0.64.
Almost done with the install. Notice the removable cross member. Excellent job Rick!
Here's the two brothers, Nick on the left and Gene on the right, standing tall with the finished job and ready to run down the road. Excellent install by all involved. This installation was done at Mean Gene's Machines located at 902 Carter Rd STE. 310 in Winter Garden, Florida 34787. They can be reached at 407-717-4899. Gene is truly a professional, treating every car as if it were his own.
Awesome team with Rick, the lead tech and Dalton, the mechanic's man.
Awesome team with Rick, the lead tech and Dalton, the mechanic's man.
Running at 70 mph, tach now reads 2300 RPM's in 5th gear.
Prior to the 5 speed, 70MPH would be turning 3400 RPM's
Prior to the 5 speed, 70MPH would be turning 3400 RPM's
Cruising at 61 MPH, tach now reads 2050RPM's.
A really nice improvement to save the engine from hi revs and maybe gain 1-2 mpg. LOL
A really nice improvement to save the engine from hi revs and maybe gain 1-2 mpg. LOL