zjet

i am working on going real fast and dont to go the auto route and a 6 speed proably wont live in the 8 second range.anybody done this,what bellhousing and clutch to use.

Mindgame

What class are you planning to compete in?

Many don't allow Lencos.

If that were the case and you just had to go manual, I'd go with a Jerico.

-Mindgame

rskrause

It's going to be a custom job, no plug-n-play for this kind of application. Figure ~$7,000 in parts and a total of ~$10,000 if you have to pay someone to do the whole job.

Good luck. Lenco's are great trannies.

Rich

zjet

i am not building a for specific class,just a fast new toy.i am sure my chassis work would put it in a outlaw type class.jusy looking to run some the efi races around the midwest here.i was planning a 6 -speed to begin with i have a lenco from a past pro street car i had.thanks for the advice.but i do want to be able for run some of the shootout type stuff,will save it for something else.

Sunsceamer

I dont know much about lenco's but I heard theres no neutral and you cant down shift while moving like a street car? Is it a streetable trans at all?

rskrause

Yes, they are "streetable" though not exactly suited to a daily driver. They will happily go into any gear you pull the lever for with a pretty strong jerk (like a very hard shifting automatic). When you back off the throttle, the tranny will freewheel. When the revs pick up enough will engage again. The only time you use the clutch is when you come to a complete stop . I know a couple of people with them who do some street driving. The clutch packs will wear pretty quickly with street type use, but are easy to replace. The whole thing is very simple. They all leak oil, are very large, very strong, and expensive. ~$6,000 for a 5-speed "street" version.

http://www.lencoracing.com/images/st1t.GIF

Rich

zjet

i have a street verison,i must have lucky it never leaked oil.street driving is a little tricky,its been a long time since i have driven with it,it will take a lot i had it behind 575 bbc.