What manual transmission do these engines need? I have tried searching on google to find the answer with no avail. Do I need to use a Tremec TR-606 or can I use a T-56? This would be great since the 6.1L is the about the price of a LS3. From searching a LS3 will require more work with this car, more than a Hemi would.

 

I think it is technically a 722.6 and the newer mopars are a 722.9. i dont think they are compatible. especially with the overprotective MB ECU

 

he's not asking about the auto's
if someone contemplated a 6.1 swap then put an automatic behind it, i would be required by manlaw to pimp slap them stupid

 

The biggest reason someone would put that much engine in one of these cars is for pure all out acceleration. Mating it to a manual would be at the description of the owner but I'd go auto just because it can shift a heck of a lot faster than any human can.

 

I have a sequential manual thatll shift faster than your automatic

I just hate them, suck for road racing or any other kind of sport that involves turning.

all out drag racing, eh I could see it but a lenco would take the abuse better.

 

SMGs, ehh, yeah it would shift faster than ours right now but I think given some more time with these little critters, we'll see them shift split second fast and grab like glue every shift. But you are right, an SMG would be the cats azz.

 

i dont have an smg, its a dogbox manual with a sequential shifter. all i have to do is push or pull
no clutch

 

On which car? Those things are NOT cheap. Hope you're not using that ikeya sequenshift thing. Seen one or tow of them and it looked like just another thing to break.

 

my 240
i have an ikeya, they are built to be bullet proof.
very simple actually, i could probably build one if i felt motivated to

 

Yes I was talking about putting a manual trans matted to a V8. The only V8 I find is Latana's V8 but its an auto and a benz engine. An automatic was made for woman and old people, or if you want an auto buy a grocery getter. To me they should never be put in a sports car. I am not looking to go straight only, thats only a very very small portion of my driving and I never race, maybe some point on the track someday.

Side note reason I am asking is I am trying to find another sports car that has a somewhat small engine that I can eventually put a V8 in down the road. I have a Solstice right now that I am trying to sell due to job issues. I am looking at a crossfire, a RX8 was looking at the 350Z but the insurance will be a lot (my uncle has one and pays a lot for insurance.)

 

If you're looking at the RX8, then it better be new. Those new Renesis motors are total junk and you WILL use the warranty at some point for an new engine. The RX8's are nothing like the older RX7s

 

If this is your objective, find a Hemi and see if they'll throw in a torch with it because that engine will not fit width wise without using the fire hammer to make more room between the wheels. BTW, there's lots of other stuff you'll need to do. If you're serious, I'd more than love to see it happen and applaud you for taking on a challenge of this magnitude and would be more than willing to provide whatever info I have that will help you out. If you're tire-kickin this idea around and want something you can do on a sunday afternoon, this is not your ride.

 

So Lantana...... Are you old, or a woman? LOL I must say, you are pretty ballsy for a new member to come in here and make a statement that will surely ruffle the feathers of many on here. I will take it from the manner of your post, that you are close to 20..... If so, I started driving manuals about 15 years before you were born. Having said that, I love this automatic for drag racing, and it suits my needs just fine. Not because I am old, but because I like it. You will get further with others wanting to help you if you think about what you are saying before you stereotype the people on here that have the greatest wealth of knowledge.

 

Love my auto trans in the SRT6!

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I would be in my later 20's, and I was not stereotyping I was stating an opinion. I love driving a manual, I have driven automatics and I just don't like driving them. I would like to use a LS engine, but I dont want to rewire pretty much everything just to use it, so then I am left with either a Hemi or a Benz engine (w/ an auto.) I have searched through all the threads I can before I became a member and only found reference to 3 people who have v8 swaps. This car would not be a weekend car only, it would be driven almost everyday of the week.

 

Once I can sell my car and I go with a crossfire I will definitely contact you for some more information on the V8 swap. Thanks for letting me know.