Looking into getting a Tremec TKO 600!!!

[rflow50]

Well, i want to get a Tremec TKO 600 for this Christmas. I did a little search on both the TKO 500 and TKO 600, and it looks like the 600 is more strong. I'm not an expert on this field, and i need some advise. Which spline to get, do i need to change my King Cobra Clutch, I also have a FMS aluminum drive shaft ( do i have to change the yoke). What mods do i have to make or what parts do i have to get along with the Tranny. Where can i get the best price on one of this babies. Thanks rick

 

[rflow50]

tomorrow mornig i am going to call D&D and modularmustangracing and compare prices.

 

[1990LXDropTop]

The 600 has a manditory 26-spline input shaft, while the 500 has an option of either a 10-spline or 26. If you get the 600 you will definately need a new clutch disk, but if you get the 500 you don't need a new clutch if you go with 10-spline. 10-spline is rated to 500lbs/tq, and 26-spline is 600lbs/tq. Other than that they are the same, except for the gear ratios. The 500 has a 3.27 1st, and the 600 has a 2.87. I have the 500 with 26-spline option and a spec stg 3 clutch and I love it. For your setup I would go with the 600 or ever consider a T-56 so that you will get more "gear" out of it. You are stroked and running a blower so the 600 would be ideal, especially with 3.73s in the rear. You will need a new drive shaft yoke, new x-member (you can always modify your stock one), new mount, and bell housing.

 

[strokedandblown]

I have the 500 with 26-spline option and a spec stg 3 clutch and I love it. .

i though you couldnt stand your stage 3? maybe im thinking of someone else.

I have the 600 as well same setup as my droptop buddy i love it too.

If your not going to go crazy the most cost effective way is to go with the 500 w/ 10spline input as suggested.

good luck and wise decision

 

[1990LXDropTop]

i though you couldnt stand your stage 3? maybe im thinking of someone else.

I have the 600 as well same setup as my droptop buddy i love it too.

If your not going to go crazy the most cost effective way is to go with the 500 w/ 10spline input as suggested.

good luck and wise decision

The first 1000 miles were rough and I could not stand it for a while. The main reason was because my clutch kept slipping out of adjustment due to a faulty firewall adjuster. I switched to a Fiore adjuster a few weeks back and all is well now. The clutch is still a little much for the street but I am use to it and like it.

 

[timeless2]

I have heard nothing but good about the TKO 600. I know of three other guys who have them. 2 foxes, and an '01 GT. All of them are weekend warriors and their trannies are holding everything they throw at them!

 

[tunedin302]

The 600 has a manditory 26-spline input shaft, while the 500 has an option of either a 10-spline or 26. If you get the 600 you will definately need a new clutch disk, but if you get the 500 you don't need a new clutch if you go with 10-spline. 10-spline is rated to 500lbs/tq, and 600 is 600lbs/tq. Other than that they are the same, except for the gear ratios. The 500 has a 3.27 1st, and the 600 has a 2.87. I have the 500 with 26-spline option and a spec stg 3 clutch and I love it. For your setup I would go with the 600 or ever consider a T-56 so that you will get more "gear" out of it. You are stroked and running a blower so the 600 would be ideal, especially with 3.73s in the rear. You will need a new drive shaft yoke, new x-member (you can always modify your stock one), new mount, and bell housing.

Well said ....

 

[rflow50]

O.k, I called three places this morning.
1st. D&D price TKO 600 $1,649 with yoke, Aluminum Bellhousing $169. Shipping $69.00
2nd. Modularmusrangracing price TKO 600 $1,649, yoke $59.00, shipping $92.00. Didn't even bother to ask for bellhousing.
3rd. Muscle Motors Performance. Package price $2,300, includes TKO 600, stronger bellhousing, yoke, spec 3 clutch and shipping.

MMP also told me that if i don't want to go with a spec 3 clutch, i can go with a Centerforce dual friction and they will give me a better price.

 

[1990LXDropTop]

O.k, I called three places this morning.
1st. D&D price TKO 600 $1,649 with yoke, Aluminum Bellhousing $169. Shipping $69.00
2nd. Modularmusrangracing price TKO 600 $1,649, yoke $59.00, shipping $92.00. Didn't even bother to ask for bellhousing.
3rd. Muscle Motors Performance. Package price $2,300, includes TKO 600, stronger bellhousing, yoke, spec 3 clutch and shipping.

MMP also told me that if i don't want to go with a spec 3 clutch, i can go with a Centerforce dual friction and they will give me a better price.

I got my TKO-500 and bell housing from D&D for $1720. I got the yoke and x-member from Mustangs Unlimited for $110. I got an energy suspension poly trans mount for $30, and I got the spec stg 3 from JDSPerformance for $285 (ordered a stg 2 and was sent a stg 3!). Add it all up at it comes to $2145 plus shipping with was under $100 total for everything. I also got a Fidanza aluminum flywheel off ebay for $280 shipped.

 

[strokedandblown]

I've baught tons of stuff from muscle motors and highly recomend them.

 

[RacEoHolic330]

Anybody have any first hand experience with a spec stage 3 and a stage 3+ clutch? I wonder how the two clutches compare in terms of pedal feel.

 

[strokedandblown]

you mean the older and newer stage 3 or like a stage 4?

I HAD both new and old stage 3's and they were both pretty much the same.

 

[RacEoHolic330]

I'm assuming the older stage three is just called the Stage 3 and the newer one is called the Stage 3+. Spec's site says it can take more power than the stage 3and has a softer feel. I'm not talking about the stage 4.

 

[rflow50]

Seems like muscle motors and D&D have the best prices so far. i made up my mind as far as the clutch, Spec 3. What kind of mods do i have to make to the crossmember to make the TKO 600 fit. Also I'm staying with my flywheel, I'm just going to send it to get it resurface.

 

[strokedandblown]

good decision, dont whine about your stage 3 untill you break it in a little and learn how to drive. on my car the diff b/t full grip and totaly off free is about a 1/16th of an inch(it feels like), but when you get used to it, You'll learn where it slips and it will be just like a stocker

see if you can talk muscle motors down a bit, They came down on my stuff from what they quoted me. But i baught my blower at the same time

 

[rflow50]

yes that's what i am going to do, i got my blower form them too, so i threw the line at them, and they told me to give them a call back when i was ready to buy it.