Super T-10 in SS/H Camaro

[Dwight Southerland]

When I raced my A/S Camaro, aftermarket transmissions were not legal so I had to use a T10. A production Super T10 was good for about 10 passes before something broke. I used an iron case AS9 model of the T10 (the version used in the mid-late 70's Camaros, Corvettes and Firebirds) with a 9310 nickel gear set from Liberty with a 2.99 first gear, a billet side cover and a machined steel bearing plate in the rear. Such a transmission cost about $1500 in 1985 dollars, and I carried two with me wherever I went. Rarely did I break a gear, but that was due to a very light clutch and 9" tires. However, I budgeted $1000 a year for transmission maintenance for sliders, hubs, magnafluxing, new dog rings, gear replacement, etc. plus time to disassemble transmissions for check ups after every 20 passes. Two years after I sold the car, aftermarket trans were made legal. (Had I know that was going to happen, I might not have sold the car.) I built an SS/C '66 Corvette after that with a Jerico and put over 100 passes on it with no transmission failures. (Driver failures, but nothing to blame on the trans.)

All that to say that you can race the car with a Super T10, but it will not be as much an enjoyable experience. I wouldn't do it.