I want to know if Ken is going to go with a dogged clutch? :-)
-- Jim
I went with a Quartermaster lightweigh racing clutch and aluminum flywheel.
Used a Super Alloy T5 customer transmission with 2.87:1 first gear, and a .80 fifth gear (basically a high performance close ratio box).
A lot of people simply use a Tremec TKO 500 or 600 (to safely handle the power), but they shift like cr@p. Normal Tremec T5 transmission can't hold serious power, but they can be rebuilt using hardened parts. If you're going to build a transmission, you can pick/match your gear ratios exactly like you want them. And finally, the SA T5 is one of the best shifting/feeling transmissions in the world.
The 2.87 first gear matches up well with my 3.55 rear gear and the .80 fifth means the motor won't fall on it's face between 4th and 5th.
As a bit of a project update.... I've pulled the front end apart to install power steering. Inititally, I thought I wanted manual steering, but I found it too slow and too heavy. Using a quick ratio Mustange GT rack and a modified Toyota MR2 electric power steering pump with aftermarket reservoir. Could have gone with a simple pulley driven PS pump, the electric can be mounted where I need to add weigh anyway (right front). Advantages of this setup is that it looks trick, puts weight were it's needed, power assist can be adjusted, and doesn't sap any power from the engine:-)
Ken
