Hey Dray, thanks once again for your input. I have a 727 in my Challenger and although it's a nice cruiser with some decent pep, the 'Cuda was always going to get a pistol grip stick shift. I'm dreaming of the day I can finally shift using a pistol grip and shift through the gears then back down listening to that engine brake only a manual seems to make. I also see that as my only concern, the TKO-600 rated at 650hp.
I've asked Tim Banning to try and keep the build to around 650hp and a tops mark of 700hp. I think it will be fine as long as I don't launch the car or dump the clutch at too high an rpm. I feel the trans will be fine or have no worries once under way. As they say, when you hook and the tyres bite, this is where all the energy is placed on the drivetrain/line. I'll just roll away then give it some death. What did Keisler say to you when you said it was going behind a 528ci Hemi LOL?
Anything about warranty void etc?
I am using the exact same Keisler transmission, TKO-600 with 0.82 final drive. Hopefully I can get 325/50 tyres to fit without mini-tubbing and with 3.55 (3.84) or 3.73 (4.03) I should be cruising at 2,500rpm around 68-70mph. I never knew that about Hemi engines so will take that into consideration, Tim knows his stuff so it pays to listen to what he has to say. So, does this or could this hurt the engine on long trips or can Hemi engines (heads) take that kind of sustained high rpm?