Author Topic: Putting a tko 600 behind a SBF  (Read 612 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

JacksFordParts

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 92
    • View Profile
Putting a tko 600 behind a SBF
« on: June 22, 2022, 10:38:47 PM »
Will it bolt up behind a lakewood bellhousing without the tko adapter plate or is that needed?

Jack

blykins

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4857
    • View Profile
    • Lykins Motorsports
Re: Putting a tko 600 behind a SBF
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2022, 03:50:39 AM »
If it’s a short input shaft TKO it will.  Otherwise it will need a spacer plate or a Quicktime bellhousing made for a stock length TKO.

Input shafts are easy to change, nothing like a Toploader.  You usually pay less than $300 for the shaft, bearing retainer, etc.
Brent Lykins
Lykins Motorsports
Custom FE Street, Drag Race, Road Race, and Pulling Truck Engines
Custom Roller & Flat Tappet Camshafts
www.lykinsmotorsports.com
brent@lykinsmotorsports.com
www.customfordcams.com
502-759-1431
Instagram:  brentlykinsmotorsports
YouTube:  Lykins Motorsports

Rory428

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1011
    • View Profile
Re: Putting a tko 600 behind a SBF
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2022, 12:18:42 PM »
Brent, do you know if Tremec has any plans to make the newer TKXs available with the standard Toploader length input shaft? I would like a TKX, but don`t want to need to buy a new bellhousing, or a spacer/adapter plate, as I want to keep my stock bench seat.
 
1978 Fairmont,FE 427 with 428 crank, 4 speed Jerico best of 9.972@132.54MPH 1.29 60 foot
1985 Mustang HB 331 SB Ford, 4 speed Jerico, best of 10.29@128 MPH 1.40 60 foot.
1974 F350 race car hauler 390 NP435 4 speed
1959 Ford Meteor 2 dr sedan. 428 Cobra Jet, 4 speed Toploader. 12.54@ 108 MPH