Install a Tremec T56 Magnum in your A-body

72bluNblu said
In the physical world we inhabit, you CAN NOT install a T56 in an A-body without cutting the floor. Unless you lower the entire drive train a couple inches, effectively turning your A-body into a 4x4. Which is a far worse solution than reshaping the tunnel, and has implications that go well beyond abysmal ground clearance.

A well thought out and fabricated tunnel is not “trashing” the floor. If the crossmember maintains or exceeds the strength of the original, the tunnel is just sheet metal. No big deal. A bit of careful fabrication will come out better then what the factory did anyway.

Obviously “purists” need not apply. But a 6 speed transmission is completely wasted on purists anyway.

Well said! I totally agree!! You are right.... comparing these to a 4x4 seemed quite comical to me!! Can someone fabricate their own? Absolutely.... but I guarantee you will have a whole lot more than $700 worth of your time involved with installing, measuring, figuring, adjusting,... then pulling it all out... and fitting and welding and adjusting.... then checking and rechecking the engine and Driveline angles!! Hey... maybe you aren’t a customer of mine....that’s cool... but I can assure you that the T56 is a much superior transmission than the TKO in every possible way. The shifting is not even comparable. To each his own!! Personally we wanted to create a kit to install the best available 6 speed into our A-body MOPARS. We have done it.
Perhaps some people’s attitudes are the reason the aftermarket doesn’t want to build anything for MOPARS.
PEACE.....