And those are all options for you...no one poo-poo'd your choices...what it sounded like to me from the get-go was purely spitballing. I can't speak to any of the issues with the new 6 speed...not in my build, so I don't concern myself with it.
Xp, I know what you mean by being a realist, but the only solid figure I noticed you throw out was the $400 x-member...again, with the correct skill set, a more than sufficient support could be fabbed for less than $100. I never saw any numbers about how much the tranny runs, or a shifter, or any other ancillary components.
The kits to throw a new auto into a fox are however a respectable idea-especially if you don't wanna mess with a clutch or miss a gear at the track...one of the guys at work said something last night about new Mustangs in the 8's with a stock tranny-impressive needless to say.
Although you say different and better are two completely separate trains of thought, that's not always the case, and many times they can and do coincide. Hence the reason I'm dropping a 4.6 turbo in my '84. That being said, I know we've disagreed on a few points in the past, so I'll not bother you anymore with it...I'll agree to disagree. Have a good evening.
tex, while i realize different and better can go together, for me, better is the only reason to do something. If it's different, than so be it, but that's not a reason for me to do something. While it may appear that i have a bit larger of a budget than others, i really don't, i just put ever dime where it counts at this point in my life, so cash on different doesn't pay.
I'd throw out a solid number on the trans, but the only one i can find for sale are rebuilds and that's for $1800+shipping. Which means it's pretty rare still.
A good bellhousing that is not custom costs $350, so assume a specialty bell is going to be more. Then you need a new clutch, something to convert the speedo and skip shift, a cable.
Let's not forget either that the new mustang has a hyraulic clutch, which is something that i know is possible to run on a fox, but making it work properly won't help the cost either.
As far as fabbing up a mount for $100, i can believe that, but only if someone possess the welder and the proper skills. Which is probably less than 1% of the people here, it's certainly not a project for a first timer.
I used a tko600 because it's the best, cost wasn't far off of a t56.
But i'm with twilight, the 6 speed swap is physically useless.
Have you guys even checked the 6th gear ratio on a 2011 6 speed?
It's .65, which is worse than some t5's and tko's, and on par with others at best. So no gas mileage to be had there for sure.