I have only seen 1 5 speed in my whole life close up. I have seen an awful lot on this board. Did most of you guys change to a 5 speed? I see a 5 speed in my future. Thank you Kevin.

 

Umm..I converted to one...

 

mine came stock with the borg warner 5 speed
its an 86 Z

 

mine came stock with a 5 speed also

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86 Camaro with 88 305 LB9 converted to carb, edelbrock performer manifold, S/R Torquer Heads, Hedman Headers, Crane Compucam 2032 edelbrock cat-back, gutted cat, slp underdrive pulley, mallory ignition, 305 h.o dual snorkel air cleaner, hypertech thermomaster chip,160 degree thermo, and fan switch, 5-speed, 3.23 posi

95 Beretta Z26, 3100 V6, 4 Speed auto, stock

 

stock also

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1992 Camaro RS 3.1L
T5 Manual 5 speed
Open Air Intake
Z-28 Exhaust
8.5mm MSD Ignition wires
TB Coolant bypass

 

Mine came stock with a 5 speed but I gave it to Jester

 

I had a auto, but I switched to a wc t-5

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86Z28, GM 350, Jet perf Q-jet & chip Dual snorkel air cleaner, Edelbrock performer intake, Edelbrock headers, Edelbrock cat-back, Off road pipe, MSD 6AL, Accel Super Coil, Taylor Spiro-pro wires, Rapid fire plugs, Jet fan switch, World class t-5, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, Ram Flywheel, Center force dual friction clutch,Aluminum drive shaft, BW disc rear 3.45's & a posi, PBR calipers, Earls braided brake lines, Polygrapite bushings all the way around, poly tranny mount & torque arm mount, Hotchkis lower control arms & panhard rod, Rancho limiter straps, KYB struts & shocks, Gm Wonderbar, Edelbrock strut tower brace, SSM sub frame connectors, Jamex lowering springs, Carbon metallic brake pads, Crossed drilled rotors, Mobil 1 Tranny fluid & motor oil, GM syntheic rear end oil, K&N, Grant stering wheel, 1,200 watt system, Jet Black Paint, 91 Z28 rims, 92 wing, Tinted windows.

 

85 IROC, stock 5-speed.

JamesC

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Me too. Stock.

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Godti
'89 Trans Am (Red)
305 TBI 5spd

 

Mine came stock also, but as I understand it, a stock t-5 is somewhat of a rarity.

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1989 Firebird Formula L03
Stock except for K&N and Flowmasters. Much more to come.

 

I have stock borg warner with a special 5th gear ratio. Not going to be too special when this thing blows up in a few weeks...

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'92 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE package
Mods: SLP headers,SLP catback,SLP air foil,ported plenum,Crane AFPR (42psi),MSD6AL,homemade cold air,K&Ns,3:73s,JET fan switch, Macewen white face gauges...ZZ9 cam (i still have to install it )

 

I spent about 8 months of my life trying to find an 88-90 IROC TPI with a 5 speed. I was EXTREMELY close to giving up when a couple days before my birthday I got a message on my machine saying that " I do indeed have a 5 speed TPI with many mods.." Many peple say that those car arent rare but In America, ot Canada, those cars are VERY hard to find.

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-Red '88 IROC 5 Speed 305 TPI w/3.08
-Dual Friction Centerforce Clutch
-Accel 300+ Racing Ignition
-Accel 300+ Pro Sleeve Plug Wires
-Accel U-Grove Plugs
-Flowmaster Force II 3 Chamber Cat Back Exhaust
-Hypertech Chip
-Hypertech Airfoil
-Removed, Then Re-installed (out of fear) MAF Screens
-Gutted Air Box
-Best E/T 14.90, 60 ft. 2.17, 1/8th mile 9.61(bald tires, Code's 34,36)
-Best MPH 92.7(bald tires)

 

Add me to the list of the "haves"... mine came with one, I later put the one out of Matt98SS's 91 1LE in it...

They don't seem that rare, at least not in the earlier (carb) cars.

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."

 

mine came stock also. 1988 was the first year they put the World Class T-5 transmissions into the f-body cars so if your going to get one get at least a 88 or newer T-5, they are stronger. If I was you, I would spend the extra money and go ahead and stick a 6 speed in the car from a wreck 93-97 f-body (non LS1 motor car) b/c a lot of us are wanting the 6-speeds now and we already have 5-speeds. THe 93 cars had a 0.80 5th and a 0.62 6th and the 94+ cars had a 0.75 5th and a 0.50 6th! The 94+ 6th gears are definetly made for fuel economy only but will allow you to run a low gear in the rear without effecting the gas mileage too much. While my 5th gear won't acclerate that fast my motor will still pull in 5th gear and peg the 145 limit of the speedo. It's your choice and driving style that will affect the tranny you want.

THe special 5th gear "theformula" was talking about is the 0.75 gear ratio instead of the 0.63 ratio. This came only in the TPI cars and would allow you to reach top end much faster. Unless you have a heavily modified engine the common 0.63 ratio 5th gear will be useless for performance but will still allow top speed runs and you can use lower rear gears and go off on long interstate cruises. The 0.75 would be a nice 5th gear with a taller rear gear of say a 3.23.

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1988 TA 300+hp 350 w/ TBI and Holley TB unit, Holley projection intake,
WC T-5, 3.42 gears w/ Auburn posi. MSD 6A, edelbrock TES headers, dynomax 3" cat and cat-back system, ACCEL coil, polyurethane bushings all around, aluminum driveshaft, Mr. Gasket open air cleaner.

1993 S-10 w/ 4.3L V6 TBI, slightly bigger cam, Mild polish job and 3 angle valve job on heads, Edlebrock TES headers, Dynomax cat back, MSD 6A, ADS chip

2000 Kawasaki KX 125

[This message has been edited by badbird88 (edited November 14, 2000).]