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#41
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I ordered mine Oct 12th.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#42
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If anything ever happens to my number matching M21 in my gto to where it can't be fixed ( broken case) this tkx will be the replacement.
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72 lemans,455 e-head, UD 255/263 solid flat,3.73 gears,,,10" 4400 converter,, 6.68 at 101.8 mph,,1.44 60 ft.2007 (cam 271/278 roller)9"CC.4.11gear 6.41 at 106.32 mph 1.42 60 ft.(2009) SOLD,SOLD 1970 GTO 455 4 speed #matching,, 3.31 posi.Stock manifolds. # 64 heads.A factory mint tuquoise ,69' judge stripe car. 8.64 @ 87.3 mph on slippery street tires.Bad 2.25 60ft.Owned since 86' |
#43
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I ordered mine Oct 20 and I just received my shipment confirmation. Scheduled to arrive on Thursday!!!
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
#44
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I was told Fedex would deliver it on Sunday and I am still waiting.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#45
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Just curious, did you get a tracking number?
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
#46
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I got my tracking # last night mine is coming across the country and it is scheduled for Monday delivery
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#47
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Yes I got 2 tracking numbers. 1st one said it should come today and the 2nd one has no date. WTF.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#48
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So the crossmember I ordered arrived but no transmission.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#49
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No trans...
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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I have had bad luck with things shipped to me frustrating for sure, I sure hope they work all the bugs out on your order before mine ships, just saying.
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It's the height of crunch time for shipping right now due to the holidays, so I think there will be a lot of delays once an item has been picked up by the carrier. I bought a tool from Eastwood that shipped on 11/30 and FedEx was supposed to deliver on 12/6. That day came and went, and the updated delivery date has said "Pending" ever since. In my experience, FedEx has been the least reliable carrier in terms of meeting the target delivery date.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
#52
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My trans just showed up.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#53
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Now I need the right side of my Quickjack to show up. Ive been waiting for 2 1/2 weeks for that.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
#54
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It’s kinda like being a kid at Christmas time.
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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I have quotes out to American Powertrain, Silver Sport, and Modern Driveline for my 70 TA. I asked for quotes on the TKX as well as the Magnum.
Did anyone go with the cryo treatment of the TKX to increase the torque capacity to 985 lb/ft? Do you feel it is necessary? What made everyone choose the TKX over the Magnum 6 speed?
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James 1970 Trans Am Spotts Built 484" IA2, Highports, EFI Northwind Holley Terminator X sequential EFI fabrication and suspension by https://www.funkhouserracecars.com/ |
#57
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I have chosen the 5 speed route over the 6 speed for a myriad of reasons.
Having owned 3 different 6 speed cars I always found myself never using 5th gear for anything and would routinely just shift from 4th to 6th. I will say I do like the gear ratios in the 6 speeds better, but for retro swaps I find the 5 speeds much easier to deal with. I only need 1 overdrive gear anyway. Plus the fact that 6 speeds require some surgery to fit and I find a lot of guys just don't want to cut on the cars. As far as the cryo treatment, I've thought about that in the past but really don't think it's necessary now. The new TKX is a much stronger unit even though they haven't changed the rating. The case is a stronger design. If you talk to Bruce at MDL where you got one of your quotes, he'll tell you they are not worried about pushing up to 800hp through these things and they have routinely pushed 1200+ through the magnums despite their ratings. Get Bruce on the phone and discuss the reasons why will better than me trying to explain it. For most street guys with 5-600 hp that might go to the track once a year I just don't see a problem at all with a TKX. Just an FYI, when I talked to Bruce at Goodguys about 3 weeks ago, he told me they have 100 TKX models on the shelf ready to go, while others seem to have a pretty extensive waiting time. And he's closer to you, just up in Utah vs shipping from Tennessee. |
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#58
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American Powertrain is fully stocked right now. Ask me how I know...
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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Got to love shipping Fedex has had it at the local station since Friday and have not even attempted a delivery
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FedEx sucks. I'm still waiting for 2 different things I've ordered. They send you text messages saying it's on the way with a shipping date and nothing shows up. Next you get a text updated delivery pending.
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A new best of 9.135 @ 145.41 71 Lemans Sport. 72 Lemans Sport. |
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