Made my first run down a track today but only had time for one run: 18.314 @ 93.48...3.31 60' spinning and bouncing the whole way

Sounds like a really cold track. Were you on street tires?

Hey guys im new here, I have an 04 Regency RST black with red stripes. Im getting ready to do a ls6 and t-56 swap, my motor is out of 202 z06 405hp;) plus I installed a comp cam 224/230 113lsa .581/.588 lift cam and 918 behive springs. Here in about a month im gona have a Keisler front shift conversion installed into my t-56. once that gets done im gona start my swap

i dont know much about the shifter conversion, but i dont think it will move the location forward far enough to work without modification. you might want to check on the measurements, cuz when i installed mine it didnt look like it would line up.

by the way, sounds like a nice setup, good luck with the build.

thanks, from what iv read so far its only about 1.5 - 1.75 inches back from where my stock 5 spd is, it uses the secondary port on the t-56.. id like to keep my jumpseat and any bit i can get it forward helps lol

the only question that comes to mind is, what are you going to use for a boot around the shifter if you widen the hole?

I was just gona slide it back to the needed position and then add black carpet to the front where the floorboard would be showing.. heres a link to the front shift conversion im thinking about T56 Front Shift Conversion Kit | Shifters, Handles & Boots | GM Parts and Accessories | GM | Keisler Engineering, Inc | Keisler Engineering - KeislerAuto.com

looks like a nice kit. when i did my boot, i used an fbody boot and flipped it upside down and zip tied it to the top of the shifter base.

yea that could work, id like to keep it looking origanal as much i can lol. did i read u had to get a new driveshaft made to mesh with the t-56?!

yeah. due to the shaft needing to be shorter and stronger. youll also need a different yoke at the tranny. and if you havent thought of it, you need to upgrade your gears to at least a 4.88 on a 30" tall tire.