He he! Yeah Merv It is in some respects, but thanks to our current regs it was the obvious choice for emissions and due to its weight and dimensions it fitted in the bay extremely well. I have an early chassis so that would have meant some surgery to fit the 5.4 in. If it makes you feel any better I had a 429 cobrajet fitted in for a short time but to get it to pass rego was not an option... Now that the LS is in,(as hard as it is to say) I'm very pleased with the end result and its now too hard to turn back for the sake of a brand name. Next step LS7... The car is made up of parts from just about every major motor car maker on the planet... E.G jaguar (diff & suspension), mazda (power steering rack), toyota (EHPS), Mercedes (rack ends), GM (Engine)... Someone said to me the other day...Do you have ANY ford parts on the car? Yes, I replied with a smile.. It has a handbrake from an escort
Not sure about the tremec, I guess you could consider it ford !
By the way, I've been too scared to ask Rob what he thinks of me putting a chev in to his creation, but thats what I hear Richards gonna do if he starts producing them again.. Got that news first hand!