automatic or stick?

ok i started this post and, everyone either thinks i'm looking for a deep 10 second drag car or a 13 second street car, and i'm much more on the 11.50 to 11.30 car that will probably get faster as time goes by. and it probably won't be seeing that many street miles except the occasional trip around town. and if i didn't think i could come up with a way to get it to leave dumping the clutch off a two step at 5500 or 6000rpm  i wouldn't even consider a stick. because your right there just not consistent enough i've even looked at a liberty gear proshifted toploader, but they do say you will eat it up quick on the street. i wonder what the difference is in the jericos and gf5rs that people run on the street is?

Here's another idea, it's what is in my son's car and was in mine years ago.  My son's car has run 11.40s so far and is using a Mopar 883 4 speed Hemi trans with pro-shift modified gears.  That thing is a tad heavy but also indestructible in a 11 seconds car. 

But if I were doing it again, I would probably do a Tremec TKO-600.  Great combo for street and strip.  Call Liberty's Gears and talk to Paul.  They sell the complete trans and also modify them.  That way you have the ability to handle the power and have over drive for the street.
http://www.libertysgears.com/ttc.htm

With a line lock and a two step limiter, there's no reason a decent driver can't be consistent with a stick.  If you want to race in the box class, add a magnet to the clutch pedal that can be controlled by your box.  The car will be consistent once the clutch is setup properly.  The driver is usually the issue.


Edited by stickshifter - Feb/01/2011 at 7:23am

what bellhousing does it take to put a moper a883 behind one?

yeah i've been investigating theTKO 600 option which seems like the best choice and quicktime makes a bell housing to adapt one to a amc so mating it to the engine would be easy. and i like the idea of a overdrive i figure if i can find a good deal on one, and send it to liberty and have 1 through 4 proshifted or faceplated, and leave 5 synchoed i might have a good balance of street, strip. with the proper clutch setup, but i'm still talking about probably five thousand dollars for it all to be done right. i'll probably run the auto since i have one and save for the stick