BUILD THREAD 86 GP 2+2~Blown 6.0

[81cutlass]

I have the HD fans sitting right next to the GP so I can grab a thickness photo of the standard and HD cooling setup tonight.

I think ‘81 Cutlass can handle the extra thickness, but I can’t.

And on the topic of the built in GIF attachment tool, 'Thick' also has some, er, interesting ones.....

 

[Supercharged111]

Isn’t that fan thicker by a bunch? I have a lot of junk to jam in there lol.

It's pretty thick, I can measure if you like.

 

[81cutlass]

Went to the good old fleet farm and got wiring supplies to replenish my depleted stock. Got home and realized I never designed fuses info the system and obviously didn't got to get fuse holders so I gotta get those from the weird surplus store tomorrow and then maybe put the fan relays in.

As for the fan measurements. Survey says.

3.5" for the normal 5 blade fan and 4.25 for the HD intrepid fan.

 

[motorheadmike]

But, have you seen this 5-6 lockout pin? My brother's buddy makes it. Instructions and videos are in the menu: https://sixspeedlockout.com/shop/

 

[oldsmobile joe]

But, have you seen this 5-6 lockout pin? My brother's buddy makes it. Instructions and videos are in the menu: https://sixspeedlockout.com/shop/

Can you give us more info. Purpose? I know it locks out 5th & 6th gears. Is it permanent or just requires more effort so you don't hit 5 or 6 when trying to hit 3 & 4?

 

[motorheadmike]

Can you give us more info. Purpose? I know it locks out 5th & 6th gears. Is it permanent or just requires more effort so you don't hit 5 or 6 when trying to hit 3 & 4?

Six Speed Lockout

A custom reverse lockout pin kit for your Tremec transmission This custom lockout pin kit is simply too good of a product not to share. I have used this pin design in my transmission for over a decade.

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[Supercharged111]

Without watching the video, it sounds like it goes in place of the reverse lockout. I bet it's just an extension for it and then you wire it up to a toggle switch taking control away from the PCM. Having been inside a T56 this makes sense.

 

[81cutlass]

Yeah I read/watched through it, it makes sense so you don't hit 5th on the 2-3 shift. I could see it being very helpful on a road course where you are shifting up and down a lot.

Only issue with it is that I have the reverse lockout set up so I don't go into reverse on a 4-5 shift or reverse on the 6-5 shift, and I don't think you can use the reverse lockout with this setup.

Honestly this car blows the driveline up enough that I don't have enough passes at the quarter for me to know if I legitimately miss shifts often enough. Something to consider once I get to that point.

I have the stock t56 shifter and I like it, I don't see why people go to short throw shifters on them to be honest. However, I did learn to drive manual in a 40k pound 1982 IH grain truck with a 13 speed at age 15 which has the shifter feel of a spatula in a bowl of mashed potatoes so my baseline for bad shifter feel is pretty low.

 

[motorheadmike]

Yeah I read/watched through it, it makes sense so you don't hit 5th on the 2-3 shift. I could see it being very helpful on a road course where you are shifting up and down a lot.

Only issue with it is that I have the reverse lockout set up so I don't go into reverse on a 4-5 shift or reverse on the 6-5 shift, and I don't think you can use the reverse lockout with this setup.

Honestly this car blows the driveline up enough that I don't have enough passes at the quarter for me to know if I legitimately miss shifts often enough. Something to consider once I get to that point.

I have the stock t56 shifter and I like it, I don't see why people go to short throw shifters on them to be honest. However, I did learn to drive manual in a 40k pound 1982 IH grain truck with a 13 speed at age 15 which has the shifter feel of a spatula in a bowl of mashed potatoes so my baseline for bad shifter feel is pretty low.

I remember swapping in a B&M Ripper into my then-GF's brand new '02 Z28 - it was an improvement. But, not nearly as dramatic as putting the Barton in my HC. I think it has a lot to do with the shifter being in the transmission case vs. divorced.

My Barton has very strong centering springs so going 2-5 takes some proper ignorance. 3-4 is a dream.

 

[Supercharged111]

I remember swapping in a B&M Ripper into my then-GF's brand new '02 Z28 - it was an improvement. But, not nearly as dramatic as putting the Barton in my HC. I think it has a lot to do with the shifter being in the transmission case vs. divorced.

My Barton has very strong centering springs so going 2-5 takes some proper ignorance. 3-4 is a dream.

That's the way my MGW is. I've missed a few 3-2 downshifts on the Camaro because I didn't yank on it like a man. 2-3 up is an absolute dream as is 3-4 and 4-3. 5th takes some commitment like you said.