Joel Grannas Which Clutch is best for me? I get this question a lot... "What clutch would you recommend?" So here are how i rank my clutch options. These recommendations are based on your HP goals. This is mainly tailored towards the JZ engin... Jun 11, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas What Pilot Bearing Should I use for LS engine and T56 Magnum? There are 3 Chevrolet LS pilot bearings with different OUTSIDE dimensions. This guide will help determine the size for your engine. When using the TREMEC aluminum bellhousing or the Quicktime Chevy LS... May 16, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas Why is my TREMEC T56 Magnum transmission making loud noises? I get a lot of emails asking for my opinion on "is this normal noise" so I wanted to make this blog post all about the what noises are normal when you swap to a performance manual transmission setup. ... Apr 30, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas New BMW G80 M3 T56 Magnum swap kit - S58 Engine Our new T56 6-speed H-pattern 6-speed swap kit for the BMW S58 engine is in place and installed in my G80 M3. See the kit -- G80 M3 T56 Kit This is a factory manual car so the swap was pretty straight... Apr 4, 2025 News
Joel Grannas Toyota Supra MKIV (JZA80) Differential Info 'Big Diff' refers to B0xx-series 220mm ring gear sizedifferential 'Small Diff' refers to A0xx-series 200mm ringgeardifferential 'Big flange/Small flange' refers to the 3-boltinput flange (aka companio... Apr 3, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas New Personal Best 6.63 ET - The Reunion Bradenton A little late recap of our weekend racing at The Reunion in Bradenton. We went into this race looking to test and push our program further with some new gear ratios we worked up to fit an "outlaw spec... Mar 31, 2025 Success Stories
Joel Grannas T56 Driveshaft Tech: Will my current driveshaft fit? How can I measure? Will My Current Driveshaft Fit? Unless your already running a T56 (like an older LS T56) or you have aF-body camaro then likely you will need a new driveshaft as the length of your current transmissio... Feb 19, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas T56 Wiring: Should I get a wiring harness or a pigtail kit OEM/Stock ECU If you are on a stock ECU or an ECU where you do not have any extra/available inputs/outputs then I recommend you get the wiring harness. The harness makes thing easy, because it's built... Feb 17, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas Should I index my T56 bellhousing Do you need to index your bell? SHORT ANSWER. YES. We have seen that even on our precision machined aluminum bells, which we keep within a tight .002-.003 variance, that the Toyota blocks are not as t... Feb 8, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas What is the best rear gear ratio with a T56 Magnum So, I often get asked "Can i use the stock 6speed/V160 diff with yourGR700 6-speedswap kit"... and I politely say no, you can not. But why not? Well, the 3.13 or even the 3.25 JDM gear that you can ru... Feb 8, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas BEST PRACTICES: Fluid and break-in recommendations for the Tremec T56 Magnum In this article i will cover my recommendations for transmission fluid, differential fluid, and brake fluid for your clutch master. TRANSMISSION FLUID I get this question quite frequently and I figure... Feb 7, 2025 Technical
Joel Grannas BEST PRACTICES: Hydraulic Release Bearing and Clutch Master Cylinder Want to know the easiest way to burn up your clutch and/or release bearing? LACK OF AIR GAP! WHAT IS AIR GAP? When it comes to clutch setups with a concentric slave cylinder, air gap is space forthe c... Jan 19, 2025 Technical
