Does anyone here regret their auto to manual swap?

[melloelky]

I have not owned a high stall type torque converter, how streetable is it? I'm not taking my car to any drag strip as thats nowhere to be find here so this is a strictly supposed to be a fast car on the street not stand still launching. So far to my rough calculations a 4l80e is about 2 or 3 grand cheaper than a t56 magnum.
I can get a th350c with converter for about 2-3 grand cheaper than the 4l80e would cost to swap in.

Edit: By fast car i mean as long as it would technically go 14s in the 1/4 mile i would call it fast. Better said it would be a normal street car with reliable 450hp would be plenty for now


So true. I have already had to solder that once

they're very streetable.

 

[Malibu795]

The newer T56/Magnum have a lot of shifter modularity.. I'm running an old T56 with shifter in the rear.
im 5'10 with 31-32" inseam and bench seat.

There's roughly 1/4-3/8" clearance between shifter and seat in 2/4/6 gears. The magnum would allow you to move the shifter forward 1-3" iirc.. before really jumping forward...I'll take some better pictures tomorrow

If I do it again, I'd get a magnum with 2.97 1st with .62 6th, run ~3.73 gears with a 25-26" tall tire(275/40/17) put you ~2300rpm at ~75mph in 6th