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Quote from: BigNate on July 09, 2014, 10:58:45 AMQuote from: chilly460 on July 07, 2014, 10:11:53 PMCan't really see the need for a T56 other than ultimate strength if you're going big power. .50 gear is going to only pull 1700rpm running 70mph even with a 4.11, most any hotrod engine is going to be cammed where that is not really a good RPM to pull that much load. For me - the appeal of the .50 is exactly that. Being able to run at less than 2000 rpm, over 70 mph. It is a pure "loaf along the freeway" gear... The intent is not to "pull hard through 6th" - and I suspect that just about anyone who would be looking at doing so would be is such rare air power wise (thinking about the hard core Bonneville or Texas Mile crowd) that the T-56 would not be in the running as a race trans. As to the cam bit... not all "hot-rodders" make power with huge compression and 300 degrees of duration... turbo's don't want need a bunch of cam... Just my 2 cents...EDIT - When I read the cam sentence above I realized that it might come across as a bit snarky. No offense intended - just noting that I'm not worried about having the necessary torque / engine manners at 1700 to maintain cruising speed... :-)I fixed it for you. Turbos like big cams... just with lots of lobe separation. http://www.prolineracing.net/classifieds/blogI promise all these cars have HUGE cams in them.
Quote from: chilly460 on July 07, 2014, 10:11:53 PMCan't really see the need for a T56 other than ultimate strength if you're going big power. .50 gear is going to only pull 1700rpm running 70mph even with a 4.11, most any hotrod engine is going to be cammed where that is not really a good RPM to pull that much load. For me - the appeal of the .50 is exactly that. Being able to run at less than 2000 rpm, over 70 mph. It is a pure "loaf along the freeway" gear... The intent is not to "pull hard through 6th" - and I suspect that just about anyone who would be looking at doing so would be is such rare air power wise (thinking about the hard core Bonneville or Texas Mile crowd) that the T-56 would not be in the running as a race trans. As to the cam bit... not all "hot-rodders" make power with huge compression and 300 degrees of duration... turbo's don't want need a bunch of cam... Just my 2 cents...EDIT - When I read the cam sentence above I realized that it might come across as a bit snarky. No offense intended - just noting that I'm not worried about having the necessary torque / engine manners at 1700 to maintain cruising speed... :-)
Can't really see the need for a T56 other than ultimate strength if you're going big power. .50 gear is going to only pull 1700rpm running 70mph even with a 4.11, most any hotrod engine is going to be cammed where that is not really a good RPM to pull that much load.
