[Rickd]

Snake. I have an ERA FIA in the works. It is presently at Tony's (one of ERA's painters) for paint, and will be back in 8-10 weeks (he's got a backlog and you need to 'budget' 12 weeks for body work & paint). The Tremec TKO 600 is what Peter recommends. But definitely a 5 speed regardless of whether you go with a Tremec, a Doug Nash, or a GForce T5. I had a Unique FIA with a T-5 and for any track time (running hot laps) or twisty roads, gears 1-4 are your equivalent to the 4 speed, and any highway cruising you do, that OD 5th gear is really great as you will be cruising at 2000 - 2800 RPM (depending on your rear end and highway speed). With my Unique (3:31 rear) 60 mph was 2000 rpm, and 2500 rpm was 75-80 on the turnpike. My ERA FIA will have a 3:54 rear, TKO 600 with .64 OD, and a Keith Craft 331 stroker with AFR 165 heads. Also ordered the FIA with the ERA rear suspension with outboard brakes - nice option, larger rear brakes, better for cooling and maintenance, plus the aluminum housing for this custom rear weighs 50 pounds less than the 'standard' rear. Great car, good motor, and hopefully a reliable transmission = a real nice drive. Good luck! Rickd