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Apr 5, 2006 | 07:18 PM

Blakcamaro

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From: VA

Car: 86 iroc

Engine: 496ci

Transmission: stock t5

Axle/Gears: stock/323 posi

5 speed or 6 speed

i am just curious about which tranny is better. i was just wondering what the positives and negatives of each one are. What do you guys think. My brother has a mustang 5.0 and he really isnt sure what to get. He has a post on a mustang forum but no one has given him an answer. Any thoughts or comments on which one would be better would be greatly appreciated.

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Apr 5, 2006 | 09:36 PM

Gummie

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From: Readington, NJ

Car: 88 GTA

Engine: 350 TPI

Transmission: T-56

Axle/Gears: 9 bolt w/ 3.73

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Originally Posted by Blakcamaro

t-56 > t-5 in strength, smoothness of shifts, etc. It costs more, the clutches are about 3 times the price, and the swap is a little bit more involved because of the pull style clutch. If you plan on building an engine in the future I would say to go with the T-56.

Apr 6, 2006 | 08:16 AM

Greg '85 T/A

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From: Milwaukee, WI

Car: 1985 Trans Am/WS6

Engine: 5.0 TPI

Transmission: Auto

Axle/Gears: 3.27

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Originally Posted by Gummie

t-56 >. . . the clutches are about 3 times the price, and the swap is a little bit more involved because of the pull style clutch. If you plan on building an engine in the future I would say to go with the T-56.

Get the "T-5 retrofit" T56 and you don't have to worry about any of this.