How about a paddleshift tranny from a Ferrari Enzo - there's a totaled Enzo
somewhere on the Cali coast, right?
John F
'69 2000
>
> > John is correct, the 411 automatic transmission will bolt up to a
> > Roadster engine, though where are you going to find a 411 these days?
> >
> > I did a late model automatic swap into a roadster and it required the
> > front two legs of the "X" member to be removed and reworked to get
> > the gearbox to fit. The transmission tunnel also needed to be widened
> > on the passenger side to fit the box. I also had to add an automatic
> > transmission fluid oil cooler, but that fit nicely in another portion
> > of the "X" member.
> >
> > Lots of work, IMHO.
> >
>
> And begs the question -- Why? These are "sports cars" after all -
> where's the sport in letting a slushbox do the shifting for you, in
> relegating a portion of your control over the car to pre-determined
> shiftpoint decisions that were set by the manufacturer?
>
> YMMV - but an automatic transmission doesn't fit in to my mental image
> of a "sports car".
>
> Gary McCormick
> '0 2000 SRL311-13291
> San Jose, CA
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