Tremec Magnum and TKX Mechanical Speedometer Adapter

The TREMEC T-56 Magnum, TKX, TKO, and T5 transmissions use a Ford based mechanical speedometer drive and require an adapter or a custom speedometer cable to drive a traditional speedometer. This mechanical adapter is the easiest and most economical solution to connect your existing GM 7/8″ threaded speedometer cable to the transmission. The one-piece design…

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Carbon Edition Tremec Magnum and TKX

We are excited to announce the release of our new Carbon Edition Tremec Magnum 6-speed and TKX 5-speed upgrade packages. In the past we offered some various upgrades, but with the addition of our new in-house REM Isotropic finishing equipment we’ve been able to take these transmissions one step further. The Carbon Edition package is…

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Transmission Tunnel Patch kit

If you’ve ever swapped a newer transmission into an older car or truck, more than likely, you’ve probably had to do some tunnel modifications. These newer Tremec manual, and GM or Ford, automatic overdrive transmissions utilize much larger cases than their non-overdrive predecessors. The older cars were built for what was available at the time…

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Ford Transmission options

I’m not even going to begin to try and argue what the best engine of all time is or whether or not it’s wrong to put a GM engine in a Ford bodied vehicle, but one things for certain, Ford engines are still popular! Ever since the debut of the Flathead, Ford has designed some…

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Stage II T56 Magnum

The Tremec T-56 Magnum is by far one of the best manual transmissions available today. With its 700 lbs./ft. torque capacity and ability to shift under brutal RPM levels it is a winner at nearly every level. You will be hard pressed to find another transmission of its size and weight with equal abilities, but…

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Which 6 speed is the best for my project?

Clarifying the big differences between the original T-56, the TR-6060, and T-56 Magnum The T-56 6-speed transmission has been highly sought after for transplanting in hot rods and muscle cars ever since Dodge released the Borg Warner variation in the 1992 Viper. Since that time the T-56 has undergone several design changes and multiple application…

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ATF in my manual transmission?

Transmissions and the fluids they use have come a long way over the last 50 years. One of the most misunderstood uses of fluid today is ATF in a manual gearbox. There are a lot of old school hot rodders that can’t wrap their head around why you would use an automatic transmission fluid in…

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New Tremec TKO Mid shift options

If you’ve been following along with us for any amount of time you’ve probably noticed that we’re not content with just leaving things as they are, and such is the case with the shifter mechanisms on the Tremec transmissions. Tremec supplies a great shifter that gets the job done, but in some cases you may…

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