For years and years manual transmissions have always been the red headed step child when it came to aftermarket development.  This was even worse when you had to rely on your favorite brands supplier to come out with stronger replacement parts.  In the 60’s GM had the Muncie, Chrysler had the A-833 and Ford had the Top Loader.

From the 1980’s until recently we witnessed  TREMEC take a majority of marketshare by  being placed in everything from 5.0L Mustangs to the late model Dodge Viper ACR.  But what if you needed to put one behind your not-so-stock power plant?  The only option has been to step up to an automatic which usually consisted of variations based on the GM 3-speed TH400, GM 2-speed Powerglide or the Chrysler 727 Torqueflite.

The import companies ?  LOL  There is a reason why all the fastest Toyota Supras use GM  transmissions.

Automatics are great for drag racing but what if you want to bang your own gears ?  Mcleod has the answer.

After 3-years of development, and leaving 1 stress-tested and busted dyno in its wake, Mcleod has debuted the M-800 5-speed manual transmission.  A clean sheet design that was meant to be  a drop in replacement for Mopars A-833 4-speed from yore. The front plate and rear tail shaft can be changed to replace GM 4-speeds, Ford Top Loaders and T-5’s.

The M-800 is good for 800 ft/lbs of torque, uses all forged internals and has a 32-spline output shaft.  Mcleod is so sure of this beast that they have tagged it with a 1-year or 12000 mile warranty.

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