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The T56 USED to be made by Borg Warner. Now it is made by Tremec, along with the TKO-500/600, T5, T45 and many others. I was just looking at the Dellow catalog and it looks like they already make a bellhousing that will mate a 1UZ to a TKO-500/60 trans. Those are 5 speeds and are practically...

The TRD V8 is very similar to the SB2 Chevy engine. The bellhousings are made out of magnesium and have a GM 4 speed mount. Here is one of the transmissions that is used widely: http://www.texracing.com/t101a.htm Andrew

Just some marketing bullshit. In America we do that a lot. Andrew

The Autorotor and the Lysholm superchargers are indeed very different. The Autorotor is much better suited for aftermarket high performance applications. It has a billet case, parger bearings and a host of other features that are different from the Lysholm. Andrew

I think an OA 422 (2.2L) should be just about perfect. Andrew

But its so much fun to show up at the Super Chevy Show with a Mazda and run high 11s through the mufflers against open header cars barely running 12s. I could give a rats ass what the Chevy or Rotary guys think. I give my respect to any vehicle that is put together well and that performs. All...

Lets not get started on the whole weight issue when it comes to RX7s. I have an 88 Rx7 with an LS1 and a T56 transmission. My car weighs 2915, the same as it did when it had the rotary and all the related turbo hardware. There are a ton of guys doing V8 swaps into RX7s, 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen...

Let me email the Autorotor rep here in the states and see what can be done. Andrew

I am new here and have greatly enjoyed reading some of the posts. I just wanted to let you guys know that Whipple does not actually make superchargers. The superchargers that are sold by Whipple are Lysholm twin screw superchargers that are manufactured by Opcon Ab in Sweden. Kenne Bell uses...