american motors is my hobby also...i understand the low cost mentality...completely...you get what you pay for...most of time anyway...but in my situation my jav has quite a bit of horses and torque!! i was tired of blowing those lower torque tranny's... i do like to play...work hard play hard....so the 3650 was an answer to my problem....darn good tranny[tough]....everybody's different!!! thank god!!! lol....and i just hate those darn automatic borg's and 727's and 904's...lol... i just hate automatic's....esp with a bigger lift cam like mine up in the 500 lift area!! not trying to argue just my two cent's worth!!!!----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:15 PM Subject: Re: Ouch T-5 > " From: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > " > " The American is my HOBBY. Not my lets see how much money I can throw > " at this car project. I try to keep prices sane and do things myself. > " Sure I could run out and by the 3650 and a centrifical supercharger. > " Then I would need a rear axle. Oh, then a good blwproof bellhousing, > " wait a driveshaft loop, Oh by the way, Lets get the newest Exhaust > " Diffusing, Plasma unit. > " You get the idea. > " Call it Rambler mentality if you will, It is my car. > " I'm doing it my way :] > > i agree. the tremec wouldn't make sense for anything smaller than a > 343 anyway; if you're gonna buy something the svt t5 is strong enough > for a 304, let alone a six, and several hundred $$ cheaper. > > and i rather like clever, low cost solutions myself. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > > > >