Building strong 914 tranny, Which are the most important items? Options

[dkjens]

So, I just picked up another 914 tranny, so now I have the one in my '73 and this newly acquired tranny. I will have a local shop owner and really great friend build me one good 914 tranny with the gear spacing for V8s. What can I do (spend) money on during this transmission rebuild to make it as strong as possible, in addition to the billet intermediate plate?

I figure we'll take both trannys apart, lay out the gears, synchros etc., pick the best parts (hope both 2nd gear sets are in good shape), 1st and 2nd stays stock, reversed 4th becomes 3rd, reversed 3rd becomes 4th and reversed 2nd becomes new 5th. New bearings and synchros if needed, although they work fine in the tranny in my car.

So, definately, the billet intermediat plate, there's $400.00, do I need oil cooler/pump and which system would be the best bang for the buck?

The car is/will be a fun street car, 911SC brakes all around, Kennedy 9" clutch, at the moment mild Chevy 283 (est. 200-250HP) but later in the year Chevy 350 (400-500HP) so may look for ceramic clutch plate (with springs if possible for a little engage slippage). I have never been on the track so I can guarantee that I am a lot less agressive driver than most on this board (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

[MZM]

Thinking out of the box, have you looked at the Subaru tranny option? Folks here are doing that with a Suby motor, but why not for a SBC? Many of the conversion issues are already solved. The 5 speed units are easy to get and cheap [relatively]. For big hp/torque, there are gears and rebuilds that hold together with the 500 hp range engines.

Then there are the 6 speed units that will take 500 hp stock. Just another thought for you.

Mike McBride