Blackmopar
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Hi All
I have a 1965 Dodge Monaco - stock drivetrain was 383/727
I am replacing the engine with a 440 (stroked to a 522) expecting roughly 500HP/600TQ
this will be primarily a street car (driven hard) with some possible light autocross action - no quarter mile.
My reason for the thread is to discuss the transmission decision.
1) keep the stock 65 727 and rebuild
2) replace with a 67 727 from Hughes or TCI
trying to get some pros and cons listed out to help the decision.
About the only PRO to keeping the OE trans is that I can use the OE console cable shifter
I know there is much debate on pre 67 units being weaker - is that really the case?
Im ultimately looking at about the same cost to rebuild this unit or replace - the biggest drawback to replacing with a new trans would be that I cant keep the stock console shifter - unless some one here can show me a late model linkage trans somehow adapted??
thanks in advance.
I have a 1965 Dodge Monaco - stock drivetrain was 383/727
I am replacing the engine with a 440 (stroked to a 522) expecting roughly 500HP/600TQ
this will be primarily a street car (driven hard) with some possible light autocross action - no quarter mile.
My reason for the thread is to discuss the transmission decision.
1) keep the stock 65 727 and rebuild
2) replace with a 67 727 from Hughes or TCI
trying to get some pros and cons listed out to help the decision.
About the only PRO to keeping the OE trans is that I can use the OE console cable shifter
I know there is much debate on pre 67 units being weaker - is that really the case?
Im ultimately looking at about the same cost to rebuild this unit or replace - the biggest drawback to replacing with a new trans would be that I cant keep the stock console shifter - unless some one here can show me a late model linkage trans somehow adapted??
thanks in advance.