Originally Posted by gator
1) 4 forward gear proshifted t56 - they eliminate the 5 and 6 and there are no sychros - ford tremec guys been doing it for years. wot shifts and never a missed shift.
2) billingsley is not in tampa. he is one of the premier chasis builders in the country. he is out in the st louis, mo/il area.
3) wasted car? shrug. i find any fbody with a 10 bolt to be a waste of its potential

I've obviously heard of pro-shifting, but I'm not sure why they remove 5-6? Is it less parasitic drag? More room for bigger gears/synchro's?