Really good information. The voice of experience. I ran a Saginaw 4 speed in my pickup for several years. '53 Chevy, stout 270,Dana 44 limited slip with 3.54:1 gears. I didn't race it but I beat the crap out of it and had no problem. I took it out because I wanted an OD and couldn't figure out how to make it work with the shifter I got from Patrick's. It's a modified Hurst that moves the stick forward to clear the seat. I gave the Saginaw to a friend who put it behind a 350 in a Model A coupe and blew it up within a month. I replaced it with a T-5 from an S-10 but WC inside. With my gearing 1st is still too low and the OD in these is not as high as the Camero version. The shifter is far more sloppy than the Hurst. I am either going to a 3.08:1 rear end or try and find a better geared T-5. I am going to use a Saginaw 4 speed with a BW OD in my Roadster but it's just a 4 cylinder.

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