i've heard that all that is different from the v6 t5 and the v8 t5 is the shorter input shaft....is there anything else i would have to worry about if replacing my burnt v8 t5 with a v6 t5. and also, are the input shafts interchangable easily?

 

The input shafts won't swap in directly...the number of teeth, and hence, the diameter of the transfer gear, are different. Too different to work. It would be like trying to put a 13" tire onto a 16" rim....it just won't work.

Pete

 

hmm....well...i have a t5 from a v8 and am looking at getting one from a v6 to put in my car...what if i switch and swap to get everything that the v6 would need to fit in a v8? is that possible?

 

Look at it this way:

To turn a 6-cyl trans into a V8 trans, you need a 6-cyl trans, and one good V8 trans. You need to take them both apart, set the 6-cyl-specific parts aside, and use the V8 parts. The case, extension housing, the mainshaft, and the gears on the mainshaft are the same; the clutch gear and the countergear are different and must come from the trans that matches the engine.

So: what you accomplish by doing the above, is tearing down 2 transmissions and rebuilding 1. And the one you rebuild will be the V8 one. So spare yourself the extra work, and just use the V8 trans. Or, if you get a V8 one that needs a rebuild, spare yourself the extra work of tearing down the 6-cyl trans, and only work on the V8 one.

The conclusion is, the easiest way to turn a 6-cyl trans into a V8 one, is to buy a V8 one and throw the 6-cyl one away; or vice-versa for that matter, except you can sell the V8 trans.

I can't imagine why anybody would want a 6-cyl transmission in their car. The gear ratios are extremely wide; they are set up so that a no-torque 6-cyl can get the car moving, but won't blow up driving down the freeway from too much RPM. Behind a motor with some power, the gears are so widely spaced that you have to wind the motor up past its peak power before you shift (you lose time while doing that) and then after you shift the motor is below its torque peak RPM (so you lose more time wating for the motor to speed back up to where it has power again). They are not appropriate for a car with reasonable power.

 

Or the V6 tranny makes a fine backup if you have on sitting around. All you need is a differant clutch disc.

 

works cool in me setup

1st gear is a granny gear

 

lol...well alright then, thanks for the input....guess i'll have to look into rebuilding my tranny or just tryin to find a tranny in good condition somewhere

 

i gott a t-5 ill sell ya its out of a 89 firebird i just putt in a t-56 so i dont need it now

 

how much ya asking, and is it a WC or NWC??

 

not lookin to spend to much on a t5...just tryin to get something to keep it running till i save up for a t-56 myself lmao