Anyone run the stock 6 speed for weekend drag racing?

[MEAN LT1]

Before my rebuild I was going to the track 2-3 time a month. Im running 26' et streets on a stock 10 bolt with a t/a girdle. Running 4.10s in the rear I was consistently cutting 1.8 60's. After two years of banging gears, third gear syncro is starting to go out. But hey, that what happens when drag racing. Shit starts to wear out. Alot of people drag race stick cars. Go to you tube and look up stick shift racing. I'm a purest and think all race cars should have three pedals. Get a rear end and upgrade the tranny and clutch and you'll start cutting some good 60's and being more consistant with alot of seat time. as long as you have your suspension in order. Ask other stick drivers. Its fun as hell. More smiles then a auto. lol

[Chopstix]

to be honest my car ran better at the track and was easier/more fun to drive in traffic with the auto over the T56 by far. The clutch I was running was brutal to drive in stop and go traffic. Imagine driving a manual transmission car with a toggle switch instead of a clutch pedal, on or off. Now mine is a full manual valve body so I still get full control over upshifts and downshifts. As far as reliability mine went in the car in 2004 and was pulled out in 2009 to work on a high RPM (6800) 2/3 upshift concern, and a converter adjustment. Clutches showed very little wear but we replaced them since it was apart anyways.

[fullforce]

great information from both of you, thanks