Transmission/shifter question

[91ghp5.0]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums, but I wanted to ask your advice on the manual transmission swap (my baby is currently an automatic) I'm hoping to do this summer. First question...T-5 or 3550? Second...what shifter do you guys like? My dad's new saleen (and by new I mean 1995...its new to us) has a pro-5.0, and I like that, but I believe out 98 saleen has a steeda tri-ax. opinions welcome..thanks again!
-Danny

 

[Michael Yount]

What else are you planning to do with the car? How will you use it? The 3550 will take more abuse than the T5 - but if you're not gonna abuse it, MANY t-5's out there are holding up just fine. If you're gonna supercharge it the 3550 will stand up better to the torque of a boosted motor than the T5 will. Of course - you have to do some chassis/suspension/tire work to get the traction to really put the tranny to work in the first place.

Good luck with the project.

 

[91ghp5.0]

its my daily driver. im still in high school, so its how i get around. maybe a track night every once in a while (and i really mean a while), mostly just gettin around town/the occasional trip to a car show. the supercharger will most likely be in a year or two, so im not going to factor that in. thanks for the input.
-danny