Utopian Drivetrain
I drove an LS1 FD w/ T56 a few years ago and it felt so slow and clunky compared to my stock FD Mazda trans.
EDIT: and Canadian
Yeah I have, believe it or not. There is one 20 feet behind me. It works fine. The other one (that is near double stock power and torque) works fine too. The others that I have driven (1000whp turbo cars) work fine as well.
Leave my dream alone.
Leave my dream alone.
That's for you to decide.
It's smooth enough to be used on a TON of cars from Z06 vettes, to cobras, to ever single viper starting from 1992.
It's a great trans and I have driven a lot of them. I have not encountered one yet that I would not pick over my current miata trans or any other miata trans I have driven.
8.4 viper v10 w/ t56 = My dream miata drive train.
Yeah it was. I was there.
Salt to your wounds: List of cars that use the "shitty" T56
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, 1999–2003
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, 2001–2006
Chevrolet Corvette, 1997–2007
Chevrolet Camaro, 1993-2002
Dodge Ram SRT10, 2004–2006
Dodge Viper, 1992–2007
Ford Mustang Cobra, 2003–2004
Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2000
Ford Falcon XR6, XR6T, XR8
FPV F6 Tornado/Typhoon, GT/GT-P 2004–2008
General Motors GM F platform V8 cars, 1993–2002
Holden Commodore 1998–2008
Holden Monaro, 2001-2006
GM M12
2001–2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2004–2006 Pontiac GTO
2004–2006 Cadillac CTS-V
GM MN6
2004–2007 Chevrolet Corvette
GM M10
2005–2006 Chevrolet SSR
2006–2008 Holden VE Commodore
GM MZ6
2005–2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
[Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am], 1993–2002
Salt to your wounds: List of cars that use the "shitty" T56
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, 1999–2003
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, 2001–2006
Chevrolet Corvette, 1997–2007
Chevrolet Camaro, 1993-2002
Dodge Ram SRT10, 2004–2006
Dodge Viper, 1992–2007
Ford Mustang Cobra, 2003–2004
Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2000
Ford Falcon XR6, XR6T, XR8
FPV F6 Tornado/Typhoon, GT/GT-P 2004–2008
General Motors GM F platform V8 cars, 1993–2002
Holden Commodore 1998–2008
Holden Monaro, 2001-2006
GM M12
2001–2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2004–2006 Pontiac GTO
2004–2006 Cadillac CTS-V
GM MN6
2004–2007 Chevrolet Corvette
GM M10
2005–2006 Chevrolet SSR
2006–2008 Holden VE Commodore
GM MZ6
2005–2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
[Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am], 1993–2002
Yeah it was. I was there.
Salt to your wounds: List of cars that use the "shitty" T56
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, 1999–2003
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, 2001–2006
Chevrolet Corvette, 1997–2007
Chevrolet Camaro, 1993-2002
Dodge Ram SRT10, 2004–2006
Dodge Viper, 1992–2007
Ford Mustang Cobra, 2003–2004
Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2000
Ford Falcon XR6, XR6T, XR8
FPV F6 Tornado/Typhoon, GT/GT-P 2004–2008
General Motors GM F platform V8 cars, 1993–2002
Holden Commodore 1998–2008
Holden Monaro, 2001-2006
GM M12
2001–2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2004–2006 Pontiac GTO
2004–2006 Cadillac CTS-V
GM MN6
2004–2007 Chevrolet Corvette
GM M10
2005–2006 Chevrolet SSR
2006–2008 Holden VE Commodore
GM MZ6
2005–2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
[Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am], 1993–2002
Salt to your wounds: List of cars that use the "shitty" T56
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, 1999–2003
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, 2001–2006
Chevrolet Corvette, 1997–2007
Chevrolet Camaro, 1993-2002
Dodge Ram SRT10, 2004–2006
Dodge Viper, 1992–2007
Ford Mustang Cobra, 2003–2004
Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2000
Ford Falcon XR6, XR6T, XR8
FPV F6 Tornado/Typhoon, GT/GT-P 2004–2008
General Motors GM F platform V8 cars, 1993–2002
Holden Commodore 1998–2008
Holden Monaro, 2001-2006
GM M12
2001–2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2004–2006 Pontiac GTO
2004–2006 Cadillac CTS-V
GM MN6
2004–2007 Chevrolet Corvette
GM M10
2005–2006 Chevrolet SSR
2006–2008 Holden VE Commodore
GM MZ6
2005–2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
[Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am], 1993–2002

You're the only person I have ever heard complain about the T56, then again you did drive a poorly swapped car that probably had a beat to death LS T56 and not the buttery smooth, superior viper T56.
So I just noticed, you have not listed your dream drive train. Contribute to the thread, please.
An "LSx" from the Pratt and Miller Corvette C6RS, it's punched out to 8.2 liters and sounds like ******* thundersex.(hear it here) For the trans, I'd just go T56.
I'd also like to try out a Mopar 360c.i. V8 in a miata. It's a OHV engine like the ford 5.0 and chevy LSx so I think it would fit.
I'd also like to try out a Mopar 360c.i. V8 in a miata. It's a OHV engine like the ford 5.0 and chevy LSx so I think it would fit.
My dream drivetrain has already been posted. N/A peripheral ported 20B w/ Quaife gearset in stock box, although stock gears would handle the power just fine. Easy 400+whp that revs like a formula car.
I always wanted to make a custom frame for a kelmark GT and put that very drivetrain in it...
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Wow. 'Lotta different ideas. I thought there would be a few different engines with followers fighting for their engine god. I was thinking something like a modern NASCAR engine (with injectors instead of carbs) because its got a load of power and I would think its relatively pretty responsive. Thats for a surgical track weapon. I'd go with a Merlin V12 from a P-51 if I was going for badassery.
When I'm bored with the Miata/done with it, I am going to buy another FD shell and do a 20b, although more likely than not just a street port with ITB's. 350whp for a weekend car is more than enough.






