Do the best engines always get paired to the best transmissions, or is there always room for improvement?
If you could bolt any transmission to any engine, what would your dream setup look like?
Yamaha Two Stroke Twins (RD & TZ); because H-pattern synchro gearboxes are abominations in comparison and a rev happy two strokes spinning to 12K are glorious. This is also the reason I like motorcycle engined cars.
If I have to pick a common automotive combo I'd go with Miata engine and gearbox. Nice gearbox with a revvy motor.........I especially like 1.6s.
The TR7/TR8 gearbox is phenomenal, unfortunately I don't think it was ever mated to a really good engine.
Twin turbo 555-ish " BBC/BBF and a Lenco. May or may not include a Bruno for the inbetween....
Yamaha V8 + 6MT or V12 Maranallo + 6MT
20B + BMW DCT
In reply to triumph7 :
The 4 speed or the 5 speed?
TKX bolted to the back of an LS.
Not a cheap proposition, but I have learned to be blasé about 6 speed manuals.
Because of a current thread re roll-your-own mid engine, I have become fascinated with LS to Audi conversions. Fascinated, but not sold on for various reasons.
In reply to fidelity101 :
That sounds like a fun combo to me.
In reply to NOHOME :
I don't think you can really go wrong with that.
Depends on what I'm dreaming of building. Right now, my dream engine/trans combo to stuff a Cummins 12V backed by an Allison 6 spd AT with a dual range transfer case into my 1992 E350 to make it 4WD.
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