Beefing up my T-5
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From: Shelby Twp. MI
Car: 91 Z28
Engine: Rebuilt and modified 350
Transmission: rebuilt T-5
Beefing up my T-5
Ok, well the T-5 in my 91 Z28 was rebuilt a month before I bought it, only it was rebuilt to stok specs. What can I do to beef it up at all? I'm getting a 400hp 350 dropped in next week, and I want to be sure It will be able to handle the power.
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Car: 83Z28 HO
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It's not really the 400 HP that will kill it as much as torque will. What kind of torque will this 350 put out? A stock T-5 is only rated at something like 240 ftlbs....
Of course if you don't run stickies, and don't try constant 3K launches you'll be fine with the stock T-5. Depends on how you treat it.
It's not really the 400 HP that will kill it as much as torque will. What kind of torque will this 350 put out? A stock T-5 is only rated at something like 240 ftlbs....
Of course if you don't run stickies, and don't try constant 3K launches you'll be fine with the stock T-5. Depends on how you treat it.
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Contact TKOPerformance at BigRedK5Blazer@aol.com
He can make your T5 take 450 hp/ ft. lbs. for well under $1000. He'll also tell you the same as above, about torque, but knows how to put in some forged pieces to beef it up nicely--maybe for less than usual because you have a new rebuild--but that's his business.
He can make your T5 take 450 hp/ ft. lbs. for well under $1000. He'll also tell you the same as above, about torque, but knows how to put in some forged pieces to beef it up nicely--maybe for less than usual because you have a new rebuild--but that's his business.
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