Only happens when the car is at operating temperature and the tranny is warmed up enough. The clutch is brand new by the way and the T-5 tranny is the stock one.

I rev it past 3 k when in gear and the shifter handle rattles like crazy and the car makes this grinding type noise. It keeps making the noise until I put the car in neutral. And if I rev it past 3k in neutral it doenst make the noise. Could it be the synchros? It also grinds into 2nd sometimes

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91 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6

Paxton SN92 polished kit, SLP airfoil, ported/polished plenum, March pulleys, Crane AFPR(43psi),Crane Gold 1.6rrs,MSD coil,MSD6AL (4700rpm limit),Holley 9mm wires,Ac delco R43ts plugs,fastchip,Ford SVO 24# injectors,Bosch O2sensor,SLP 1 5/8" headers,SLP catback,shortened shifter,3:73s w/Auburn posi,170* t-stat,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.

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well i'm no expert but i pretend to be one on these boards. i'd be dropping the trans and/or having it checked out before it gets worse. not very often you'll find a noise or problem get better or fix it's self. i'd say gears,shift forks, or what ever controls the thrust in a t5, i've never had one apart to know.

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ICON Motorsports

1st & 3rd

 

Hrm. Well, we can pretty much rule out the syncros and shift forks because it's already in gear. The last two ideas I have are.....

Low fluid (hopefully refilled correctly on clutch replace)
and the dismal....
Stretched case causing a mis-meshing of gears. As with most things in the drivetrain, the faster they move, the more exact the clearences need to be.

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1984 WS6 Trans Am Hartop
Former L69 Car under restoration
1984 Trans Am T-tops
4-bolt main 350, performer intake, headers, Holley 650, T-5, hayes clutch, dual elec. fans and 3.23's.
Daily driver and restoration
13.98 @ 101