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[jordanm]

And I think I am leaning back to the easy X302B and T-5 combo. Simple plain driver, and with EFI super reliable.

The Superformance 289 comes with a set of tires already I believe?

[LMH]

Originally Posted by jordanm

And I think I am leaning back to the easy X302B and T-5 combo. Simple plain driver, and with EFI super reliable.

The Superformance 289 comes with a set of tires already I believe?

The T5 is an awesome transmission! I haven't crossed this bridge yet but I've done some research on T5's and shifter location. In an original car with a BW trans, the shifter is 16" back from the bellhousing. There is a couple ways to get a T5 with it's shifter location in that position but it takes some fitting of different tailshaft housings and cases. Possibly a custom output shaft as well, depending on what components are used.
This is of course, all dependent on engine location, body and interior panel placement, etc, as compared to an original car. It's also dependent on your requirements of how accurate you want it to replicate. My 289 isn't an SPF, it's a HiTech/Sagebrush, so I can't really advise on all of those aspects of SPF. Just saying it's something you might want to look at before you get going on the car.
Larry