TREMEC T56 Magnum S197 Transmission

[fhlh]

Saw this same trans at the autorama in Houston. Looks very nice... want!




Lemme guess.... the jeep was running a 3" or better lift kit?

After my experiance with my Jeep, I think they are a bad idea for a high performace street car. Just an opinion... doesn't mean I don't know what I am talking about.

 

[white05gt]

Post 35 says 6" lift, I asked him that already.

 

[marcspaz]

Yep, 6"... but I had a custom AL DS made for it that was made to fit. Guess it didn't work as well as I hoped. The slip yoke eliminator kit was the right way to go for sure.

 

[bigray327]

FYI, these are commercially available now. I saw a bunch of them in a transmission shop's warehouse yesterday. I'll be replacing my clunky 6060 with a T56 Magnum in a week or two. They make two models:

• TUET11011: 2.97, 2.10, 1.46, 1.00, 0.74, 0.50, Rev 2.90
• TUET11010: 2.66, 1.78, 1.30, 1.00, 0.80, 0.63, Rev 2.90

I'll probably be getting the latter.

 

[dysan]

I think those are the ones for the previous model stang. They are on Summit Racing and show their application as 1992 - 2009 which leads me to believe they are the ones that have been on Summit for a while now.

 

[dysan]

Yup...looking at Tremec's PDF, those are the part numbers for the previous stangs. The S197 part numbers aren't even available yet.

http://www.ttcautomotive.com/english/onlineorder/pdf/TRMC_R3_0210_198.pdf

page 10.

 

[bigray327]

Good to know, thanks.

The shop guy tells me they're the same except for the newer ones being sized for the 5.0 engines. I'm gonna try to confirm that.

Edit: yeah, the new one has the same internals as the current T56, just a different shifter location. I guess I'm waiting until September.

 

[vegasfergie]

Good thread. Can't wait to hear more. I'd love to have a six speed. I put in a request with American Muscle to see what they say. Looks like they have complete kits to do install. Not sure if that's right or not, but inquiry sent.

 

[classix_stang289]

Exactly why i picked up a 6060 for a great deal, cause i got tired of waiting!

Im more than happy with the decision I made, now I just got to see if there is someone in NJ who can polish the gears in it for an even smoother shift.

 

[KITT]

Good to know, thanks.

The shop guy tells me they're the same except for the newer ones being sized for the 5.0 engines. I'm gonna try to confirm that.

Edit: yeah, the new one has the same internals as the current T56, just a different shifter location. I guess I'm waiting until September.

So this will be available in September? I cant find anything on a release date! Thanks

 

[BruceH]

So this will be available in September? I cant find anything on a release date! Thanks

IIRC it was supposed to be available in September of 2009.

 

[06whipple]

You would think that TREMEC would do a much better job of keeping us all informed about where this is at. For example why the delay, if there is a chance it won't be released, estimate on price, etc. Absolutely piss poor marketing in my opinion. There is going to be a really good market if they would just get if f*in done.

 

[luillo]

I called last Friday and they told me it will be done by the end of the year 2011. Damn that is far....

 

[bullitt boy]

They said this spring last year.. keeps getting further and further away.

 

[redstangs9308gt]

I gave up on this and just went with a built 6060 from Liberty and even got them to change out my 5th and 6th gear ratios to match the new 6060s .74 and .50

 

[classix_stang289]

I called last Friday and they told me it will be done by the end of the year 2011. Damn that is far....

i can back this comment up as i have called them as well a few days ago and they told me it would be atleast 6 months before a release maybe more.

 

[Airborne2000]

I gave up on this and just went with a built 6060 from Liberty and even got them to change out my 5th and 6th gear ratios to match the new 6060s .74 and .50

is there a link for the liberty 6060?

 

[Back@itagain]

is there a link for the liberty 6060?

http://www.libertysgears.com/

 

[redstangs9308gt]

No, not a direct link I don't think but I just called them up one day about 2 months ago I spoke with Brad.

 

[Boomer_Gooner]

Just buy a 2004 Cobra specific T-56 Magnum, get LS-1 mid plate, buy swarr shifter and trans mount, custom driveshaft, all= T56 magnum for S-197 at your doorstep in less than 2 weeks.