What year t5 available?
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Re: What year t5 available?
Originally posted by Farfire70
Subject pretty much explains itself. I'm just curious what years came with the t5 and the other manual tran that are out there. Thanks for any input.
Subject pretty much explains itself. I'm just curious what years came with the t5 and the other manual tran that are out there. Thanks for any input.
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Re: What year t5 available?
What Pete said applies to 1982. 1983 onwards was the T5 behind all manual 305 models.
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One point worth mentioning is that the F-body didn't get the World Class trans until '89. The earlier transmissions are not as strong.
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Originally posted by TKOPerformance
One point worth mentioning is that the F-body didn't get the World Class trans until '89. The earlier transmissions are not as strong.
One point worth mentioning is that the F-body didn't get the World Class trans until '89. The earlier transmissions are not as strong.
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If it helps at all, the later WC T-5's, from what I've read (just to qualify my statement) are rated to be good for 300 ft-lb torque. And, I ve read and believe it to be true that a competent manual transmision driver/operator could probably be alright with more torque than that - you'd just have to watch sudden loads on the tranny (like really hard clutch-dropping burnouts.......) Of course T-56's have a better durability record but then there is their cost - and I'm not totally sure, but I bet good ones are hard to come by in the 'yards. Tradeoffs...............
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Originally posted by Farfire70
But anything afer 83 would be a 5-speed, that's my main concern. I thought i read about a few being 4 speed, true?
But anything afer 83 would be a 5-speed, that's my main concern. I thought i read about a few being 4 speed, true?
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Originally posted by Petes 84Z28
The Saginaw and T10 were offered in the first years.
The Saginaw and T10 were offered in the first years.
Starting in 84, only the T-5 remained so far as manuals went.
Or so I've heard.
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