TKO 600 ....Anyone done one?

Revhendo said

Remember, the trick with the Richmond 5 speed isn't the final drive, but the first forward gears. I've done several Richmond swaps (non-Mopar) and changed the diff gears to something in the 3.0 range. Works like a charm. The downside is that the shift linkage takes up alot of real estate on the side of the trans and I don't know for sure where the shifter would end up in an A body.

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Ya, I read the site info and it sounds like a good idea if you are starting from scratch, but to put more money and work into changing gears when the diff is new and ready to go doesn't make sense to me at this point.
I honestly have to say that right now I'm leaning toward the T-5. All the info I've received up to now on T-5's is based on guys slapping a stock T-5 into a car cause it was cheap and then when it finally blows up (usually after a 2 or 3 years of street/strip use) they say the T-5 isn't strong enough. The strongest stock T-5 built was only intended for 330 FT Lbs.of torque and yet people are surprised how long they hold up behind a 450 or 500 ft lb engine in stock form. Now I just have to decide on the super
T-5 from American Powertrain or the G Force(more money and longer wait but beefier case). If I was to go with the TKO 600 I would not use a stock one and by the time Liberty adds the mods to make it shift properly it's about the same cost as the G force T-5. Keep in mind that the quickest I can make this car run at our track without a roll cage is 11.5 sec. I'm not talking about a 10 sec car. Kev