ctsv t56??

remember this they adverstise those numbers based off a 3400lb vehicle. The stock hydraulic line is restricted bad and it will cause you issues unless you do the drill mod. Even then it doesnt solve the issues. This will work tho with a light pressure plate. For a clutch with a heavy pressure that pedal is going to break. The stock pedal uses a 1/8" plastic square hole. this will break every time, if you run teh Ls7 clutch it has a light pressure plate and shouldnt cause you to bust the pedal.
another thing that happens to the trannys with the plastic pads on the sliders is when you put an extension on the shifter it puts more stress on the sliders when you shift. {leverage = strain] Even built trannys come with the plastic pads, same as a factory trans does.
just trying to give you a heads up. as this will be a PITA road chosen

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Originally Posted by Paulster2

I don't have personal experience with the Richmonds. One thing I like the T56 over the Richmond is the double overdrive. The Richmond, while being a 6-speed, only has the single overdrive. To me, the double overdrive of the T56 allows you to have the performance AND better gas mileage, with less wear-n-tear on the engine at highway speeds. Just my thinking though. As far as what Quik said, if you were going for 1000+ rwhp application, his route would be the right one. For your application, it's way more than overkill. Bulletproof, yes, but way overkill. A Magnum T56 with a dual friction Ram or Spec clutch (single disk) should hold just fine IMHO. The Magnum is rated at up to 700 ft lbs of torque, so you should have plenty of room for growth. Please keep us abreast of what's going on with this ... if I didn't mention before, this is along the lines of something I want to do down the road as well. About five or six years ago, I almost bought a RCSB V6/M5 to put a BBC/T56 into ... almost, lol. I would still love to purchase a newer RCSB 4.8L/M5 and covert it over with a T56 and twin turbo or maybe a LQ9 408 (or larger). Ah to dream :D