Quick time YB bellhousing on sale

[cos]

Hello Members   I have been thinking about a TKX trans for my YB block  ranchero (57). Been put off by high cost of quicktime RM-8056 bellhousing.  I noticed Holley has a winter sale on it for 464.00 dollars. Is this what I need?  I havent checked on gear ratio for ford compatible TKX yet. But half price bell makes it more affordable. I have very limited knowledge of this combo. Thanks for any advice. Bill Oregon

[gasman826]

Hard to beat sale price and free shipping!  Jump on it!

[cos]

Hi  Spend a couple of hours on computer and phone with MDL Looking like saving $500 on bell just reduces cost from about $4500 to $4000. From what i was told Ford tKX trans has a 7.2" input shaft and getting it to work with a quicktime RM-8056 bell make for 6.5"  the input shaft would have to be changed to a 6.5" add (200 plus) for shaft and $350 installed (By them to keep warranty) plus some special flywheel and starter and  disc maybe depending on ratio of trans. So Iam still priced out. I did check out t-5 ? with shifter mods for use with bench seat from fella in Idaho, still about $3000 and still have early model trans. Thinking I will walk away from and this use a narrow tin top 4 speed or t-85OD. Sorry for taking up anybody's  time Iam done. 

[cos]

Other note. Fella MDL thinking the RM-8056 is done for.

[59meteor]

There are adapter/spacers available to accommodate the longer input of the TKX, and allow the TKX to bolt up to your original "narrow pattern" Y block bellhousing. Assuming your current clutch has a 10 spline disc, there is a TKX version that will allow you to keep your existing clutch disc, although that version is only available with the lower 1rst gear ratio, and I believe, a 0.72 overdriven 5th, pretty close to the ratios of a T5.

[cos]

Thanks Meteor  No one has mentioned that for a TKX option. Can you steer me to that adaptor? Thanks

[gasman826]

Summit Racing is offering the Ford version TKX for $2895 plus $19.99 for oversize plus sales tax.  My first TKO600 was picked up right at a Tremec Warehouse.  Back then a shorter input shaft was required or a spacer plate.  They installed the shorter shaft for the cost of the shaft.  The spacer was half the price and upon hindsight I should have went with the spacer.  It would have saved $150, saved even more for a cheaper style on hydraulic throwout bearing, saved on a shorter drive shaft and put the shifter a little closer.  Now, Tremecs are available factory assembled as a toploader replacement.  The MDL boys might be good at what they do but kinda pricey for stuff you can buy out of the box.

[lalessi1]

My quote for the MDL stuff was $5000. I put that on the back burner.

[cos]

Hi  Called MDL back and spoke with tech support fella.  Told me their MD-401-2105 adaptor  would mate a yb bell to a TKX trans, with a 7.2 inch input shaft. Was told earlier that I would need a quicktime bell to do this. Thinking this adaptor is same one for a T5 to yb bell.

[gasman826]

I've been studying on the MDL adapter plate.  It adapts the TR3650 to toploader bolt pattern.  MDL also makes an upgrade gear kit for the TR3650 to handle 1000HP!