does anyone know the difference in weight between these three transmissions im just curious

 

t56~700r>t5

Exact weights, no. But I do remember the t56 seemed to weigh just as much as the 700 I pulled out.

 

n/m

 

T5= 75lbs dry
T56= 125lbs dry
700R4= 225lbs dry
TKO 600= 95lbs dry

 

This came off of the tech data portion of tgo.


Differential Weights of Accessories
Code Item Weight

MD8 Automatic Trans 101.9 (with 305 & 350)


I have seen it listed several places that the t5 is 100 lbs.

So 100 + 101.9 = around 200 lbs.


Keep in mind this is just a guestimate.

 

the post says the 700r4 ways about 225 pounds does anyone know if it ways this much for sure.

 

I could be wrong but I kind of find that hard to believe. I'm a freaking wimp and I lugged that thing below my bird before I swapped it completly out...

I'd like to see proven weights..

 

a 700r4 doesn't weigh 225 lbs

 

Same here. Id freak out if they weighed that much.

 

Got that info off the net. Double checked it & found GM lists the shipping weight of a MD8 at 180lbs. If ya don't believe that I can weight the one sitting on the floor of my garage! All I know for sure is they are heavy ****'s.

 

do us all a favor and weigh the one you got lying around Ricktpi and end this mystery weight thanks .

 

Well the ol' Health-o-meter says 140 lbs. This without fluid or converter. Take it for what it's worth.

 

thanks
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info.

 

I ship them out at 125lbs. dry.

 

How about the T5 weight? Is it 75 or 100? I heard it was closer to 100lbs (95 lbs to be exact).

A guy at the UPS Store said that a T5 tranny would have to be shipped freight. Is he full of BS? Can't I just stick the T5 in a box and just say "here ya go..."?

Would $100 - $125 sound right for shipping from S.A. Texas(78249) to Denver CO (80227)?

Thanks

 

not sure

 

T5 is less than 85lbs dry. I shipped my old one out and that is what it weighed in the box with packing materials.
I had it boxed and shipped from UPS. they put it in a box, used that expanding foam stuff and away it went.

 

Its gotta be closer to 75lbs. I am a pretty small guy(5'10"/130lbs.), I've never worked out or anything like that, and I had no problem pulling my T5 out myself when I did my clutch. (I used a trans jack to hold it up while removing the bolts, but I took it off the trans jack and set it on the bench with no problems.) I'd say its right around 75lbs.

Shawn

 

Thanks guys, that sounds about right. I placed it on a scale and read it at about 75lbs. Just wanted to make sure.

 

mine weighed in right around 80 lbs. with it in the crate i made.

Justin

 

what about the exact weight of a t56? I just bought one and was curious how much it weighed compared to a 700r4 while its in the car with fluid and all!!!!

 

The T56 by itself weighs about 125. with the clutch/flywheel/PP/fluids, I would think it weighs about the same as a 700R4 with converter and fluid, about 175lbs or more.

 

thanks

 

yes, that is how summit ships the mustang t-5 (just a double walled box) simple as that!

 

Just got my LS1 T56, with bell housing. Box says right on it that the weight is 143 # (dry).

 

My aftermarket t56 weighs 125 pounds on my Walmart scale.

I picked up a 700r4 from a junkyard it also weighed 125 pounds.


I think the 143 you speak of is with the box.

 

Yes, the 143 # was with the box, but it was a cardboard box, with foam and stretch wrap around the tranny. Packing may have weighed 3 #. OH yeah, it also had the hydraulic throw out bearing - another pound?