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The Tremec TKO is a great choice for retrofitting into the old muscle cars, but it isn't quite a direct bolt-in replacement for a four speed. There are a few areas that will require modification and/or custom parts for a TKO conversion into any muscle car.

The Tremec TKO's three rail internal shift mechanism is positioned at the top of the transmission, making it taller, wider and flatter across the top than most of the old four speeds that were common in the 1960s and 1970s. Some cars such as the 1967-1981 Camaros and Firebirds typically have ample room to install a TKO without any tunnel modifications. Other muscle cars have transmission tunnels that are barely big enough for the old four speeds, and will interfere with the TKO. Body mounts that are in bad condition will make things worse, so make sure your body mounts are in good shape before installing a TKO. Some cars can get by with just dimpling the transmission tunnel in a few areas, but on others there just isn't any way to get around cutting the tunnel and reshaping new sheetmetal around the transmission. However, the modifications can almost always be covered by the factory carpet, and with a console may be completely invisible from inside the car.

Your transmission crossmember or its location will have to be modified in some way due to the mount pad location on the TKO being further rearward than the mount pad on most four speeds. On some cars you can just move the crossmember further back on the frame rails and drill new holes, but others may require sectioning your factory crossmember and welding it back together, or possibly fabricating a new one. Before removing your old transmission, it is wise to record the height of the transmission output shaft relative to some fixed point on the car so that you have a reference point to shoot for when modifying your crossmember or building a new one. The transmission height may need to be raised or lowered slightly in the end in order to obtain acceptable driveline angles, so keep that in mind if you are fabricating a new crossmember.

The TKO at 24.07" long is not exactly the same length as any factory four speed, although it is very close to some versions of the Ford Toploader. Plan on either having your old driveshaft modified or having a new one built to work with the TKO. The TKO requires a Ford C6 pattern 31-spline slip yoke, but there are slip yokes available that will adapt the TKO to common 1310, 1330 or 1350 universal joints. You may want to keep your original driveshaft intact in case you ever decide to sell your car and want to convert it back to the original configuration.

Most four speed transmissions use a solid bronze pilot bushing in the crankshaft, but a roller pilot bearing is a good idea with almost any transmission. The TKO requires one. Make sure you install a roller pilot bearing along with the TKO.

The Tremec TKO has tapered roller bearings supporting the input shaft, and is designed with relatively tight tolerances. It doesn't have the "slop" in the input shaft that the old 4-speed transmissions have. Tremec requires that you perform a bellhousing runout check to make sure that the transmission is properly aligned with the crankshaft. If you have more than 0.005" of misalignment, you will need to install offset dowel pins to correct it.

Some cars have other challenges to overcome, such as the torsion bar front suspension on Mopar muscle cars. The support structure that the rear ends of the torsion bars attach to interferes with the TKO. A Mopar installation will either require a specially modified transmission, a serious amount of fabrication and reinforcing after removing the torsion bar support structure, or a new front suspension that eliminates the torsion bars altogether.

The areas of concern above are common to almost all TKO installations. Even considering these obstacles, the benefits of increased fuel mileage and decreased noise, heat and engine wear are worth the effort if you plan on driving your muscle car any further than just across town very often!

Keisler Engineering has overcome many of the hurdles above by modifying the transmission case and shift position to fit better in the old musclecars, and they also provide complete transmission kits that include crossmembers, driveshafts, and other conversion parts that are custom-designed specifically to mate the TKO to your car. Give them a call at (865) 609-8187 for more information on what is needed to install a TKO in your model of muscle car or street rod.

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Keith Farren is an ASE Certified Master Technician with a BS in Business Administration, an Associate degree in Automotive Technology, and over twenty years experience in the automotive industry. He currently works for Keisler Engineering.

Moparz " Custom Bodied Concept Car With First 1000 Cube Hemi V-8 Makes Its Debut

Moparz a custom bodied muscle car with the worlds only 1000 cubic inch Hemi V8. Jeff Lilly Restorations http://www.jefflilly.com is pressing down the pedal to the Moparz metal on this one off creation. Jeff states "I've always loved Mopar Muscle cars with their distinct curb appeal, so I took the best of each area I liked and combined them to flow in harmony from the different body styles like the Challenger, Charger and Cuda and others along with some tasteful custom touches. It looks the way I would have wanted it to be in 1970 or in 2008 "

Jeff Lilly Restorations specializes in building original muscle cars as well as custom builds. Their work has appeared hundreds of times in all the major magazines and I highly recommend "The Ultimate Shop Tour" at their website and click on the "Crazy Plumb" Purple Beast in the muscle car section to see MOPARZ first hand at http://www.jefflilly.com

To start with, the car will have a custom chassis to house the world's only 1000 cubic inch Hemi V-8 engine, " see engine specs below " 6 speed tranny, one off independent suspension system front and rear with electric power brakes and 14 inch rotors set behind the one off "Cuda Bullet" wheels featuring no visual lug nuts. The interior will be built with custom one off seats, a pistol grip shifter with custom inlaid wood and a Black Chrome shifter arm. A/C, killer stereo, modern dash and door panel treatments etc,

The exterior will feature a custom fabbed Charger style concealed head light system, repositioned Cuda hood bulges, Cuda lower valance air grilles and recessed Challenger style tail lights.

The roof will be chopped and raked at the front 2 inches from stock, the front and rear windshields will be refitted from the interior side to allow a smooth opening with no chrome moldings only a wire formed edge, The rear qter panels will be slightly longer to accommodate a custom transition spoiler that wraps around the rear light assembly. The bumpers will be fitted close to the body with the door handles, locks and gas cap removed and smoothed.

With an insane Mopar like this, what else would you expect! It will pretty much smoke the tires at any speed you like and the sound will be like no other ever heard. See the engine specs below!

The 1000 Cubic inch Super Charged Hemi Engine will feature a CN Custom 5.300 Bore Space Hemi Block-5.100 Bore Size and a Bryant Custom 6.125 Stroke 5.300 Bore Space Crankshaft (5.100 x 5.100 x 6.125 x .7854 x 8 = 1,000.98cu) with 5.300 Bore Space Hemi Cylinder Heads featuring 2.700 Intake Valves and 2.0 Exhaust Valves. In addition a Jessel Hemi Rocker Gear system with Custom 70mm Roller Camshaft.

A Custom Dan Olson Dry Sump Oil Pan with Moroso Dry Sump Pump will lubricate the Custom Aluminum Billet connecting rods with Custom Hemi Blower Pistons & Pins along with HD Push Rods. For the top end Custom Sheet Metal Hemi Rocker Valve Covers will be fabricated along with a Custom Sheet Metal Blower Intake Manifold featuring a Pro Charger F3 Blower and Pro Charger Drive Kit fitted with an Electronic Fuel Injection system Estimated to be 1500 to 2000 horsepower!

For additional information about this fabulous machine or if you are meant to be the Owner of this masterpiece contact Jeff Lilly or visit www.jefflilly.com

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Now, how do you wire a 4 pin mopar ECU from scratch?

Ok just check out the link below and youre in business. Very easy to do.

http://www.usaimports.co.uk/Mopar_Tech_Pages/4_pin_2_pin_ballast_resistor.htm

Heres the one for a 5-PIN ECU:

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3129021&Main=3128802

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