I've done some searching around and haven't been able to find a whole lot of answers (thanks to all who have tried), probably because not many people have been in my situation before. I'm planning on swapping out my AODE for a manual soon (maybe near the end of this month), and I'm trying to figure out about how much HP I could be making so I can decide what transmission I need. As I've posted before, my long term goals are to replace the heads and add a Kenne Bell supercharger and a custom cam. I want a fast street car.
My problem is that no one seems to have any idea what kind of HP I will make. The guy I spoke to at Kenne Bell said little other than "It all depends on your setup." I'm looking at buying a kit online that is supposed to have everything I need for the tranny swap in it. It comes with a T45 transmission, and from what I can tell this is rated to a maximum of about 325-350 ft/lbs. I was hoping to be pushing more than that and thats where I need some help. If I'm making more torque than that I will go ahead and invest in a TKO 500, but I don't want to throw away money I can spend on other mods.
Alot of things are still up in the air. I want some AFR heads but I dont know what size to get or if I should run a lower compression ratio. I also don't know which s/c I'll end up with. There's the regular version and the Blowzilla, I'll probably get the biggest unit I can run on pump gas.
I guess all I'm asking is, based on the above, is it worth the extra cash to get the TKO or should I stick with the T45?
My problem is that no one seems to have any idea what kind of HP I will make. The guy I spoke to at Kenne Bell said little other than "It all depends on your setup." I'm looking at buying a kit online that is supposed to have everything I need for the tranny swap in it. It comes with a T45 transmission, and from what I can tell this is rated to a maximum of about 325-350 ft/lbs. I was hoping to be pushing more than that and thats where I need some help. If I'm making more torque than that I will go ahead and invest in a TKO 500, but I don't want to throw away money I can spend on other mods.
Alot of things are still up in the air. I want some AFR heads but I dont know what size to get or if I should run a lower compression ratio. I also don't know which s/c I'll end up with. There's the regular version and the Blowzilla, I'll probably get the biggest unit I can run on pump gas.
I guess all I'm asking is, based on the above, is it worth the extra cash to get the TKO or should I stick with the T45?