Putting a 6~speed in a Satellite

[moparcrazy]

Has anybody ever used a Richmond trans behind a 440 ! i am interested in possibly putting one in my 65 satellite, Found it craigslist, Questions are.


1, do i have too cut my hump

2, is the shifter in the stock location

3, any useful tips

 

[lewtot184]

if its like the 5 speed i think there's a bunch of whacking and fabbing a mount.

 

[moparcrazy]

if its like the 5 speed i think there's a bunch of whacking and fabbing a mount.

Not sure if i want to do whacking on my car but, fabbing a mount is not to bad !

 

[moparcrazy]

Well here it is my new 6~Speed Trans I'll Keep you guys up dated, but probably wont get to it till next year, holidays and all.
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[moparcrazy]

i went on Richmond's web page today and found a ratio calculator to figure out my RPM speeds in over drive,
(6th gear) in my case a .76 gear so with, 3.55 @ 75MPH with a 26 inch tall tire (246/60-15) the RPM=2600 not to bad, now one mite think that RPM's should be lower ! but really heres where the fun begins because ther are a lot of options today in tire size & wheel combo, and i would love to stick to a mid 60's look on this 65 satellite, so now playing with there calculator again, if i use a 28 inch tall tire "2 inches taller" , my RPM's=2400 @ 75MPH that i can live with.

then i decided to see what if @ 150MPH ! WOW i don't think so ! but just haven some fun (4856 RPM)

Included pics of what I'm thinking for wheel combo ! Also a link to Richmond site;

http://www.richmondgear.com/101032.html

 

[Postman]

Well here it is my new 6~Speed Trans I'll Keep you guys up dated, but probably wont get to it till next year, holidays and all.

Please don't forget us!! I'm very interested in the updates and things you will find!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

 

[moparcrazy]

Please don't forget us!! I'm very interested in the updates and things you will find!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Will Do Postman ! Merry Christmas To you & your Family

 

[Darter6]

I always felt that 2200-2500 was the sweet spot. I did a Tremic 5 speed with a 3.55 in a Duster years ago. The small block cam was too much for the 3.55's and wanted more rpm in OD.Rpm was around 1900-2000 with a 28'' tire,60-65 mph.Next was a bb B body 5 speed Tremic 26'' tire with 3.73's,Much better. Just a thought.

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Lots of floor work and some tab cutting on the Tremics.Your Richmond looks better for clearance.

 

[moparcrazy]

I always felt that 2200-2500 was the sweet spot. I did a Tremic 5 speed with a 3.55 in a Duster years ago. The small block cam was too much for the 3.55's and wanted more rpm in OD.Rpm was around 1900-2000 with a 28'' tire,60-65 mph.Next was a bb B body 5 speed Tremic 26'' tire with 3.73's,Much better. Just a thought.

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Lots of floor work and some tab cutting on the Tremics.Your Richmond looks better for clearance.

Hello there darter ! Richmond recommends 3.08 but i don't remember with what size tire, id like to stay with 26" but ill figure it out when i get there, you mention that the Richmond's trans looks like a better fit, its a 18 spline trans specific to mopar, the guy i got it from claims it fit's in the stock location of his 1970 4~speed challenger, i am excited to see how it goes in... even if i have cut i think ill be OK with that, well i know i have too cut cause i have a automatic & a 4~speed hump needs to go in, thank you for your input & always nice to here form Guys who have already done it, in your case twice !