got an 89 rock with a borg warner t5 what a peice of crap !! first gear syncros are gone and 3rd and 4th are whinning want to throw it away need something good on a budget that will bring the real power of the 355 to the wheels any ideas.

 

IMO to hold any power in our thirdgens you need a built 700R4 or for those like myself that prefer a manual, the T56 swap is the way to go.

 

its not a piece of crap, its setup for factory, you start ****ing around with it its not going to hold up to that dumbass.

 

no need to be calling people a dumbass we all mess around with our third gens thats why we love them so much or have you forgotten that

 

I ran very fast times (119-120mph trap speeds) with a supercharged firebird fir many years with the T5 with no problems. It isn't the T5, it's the driver that breaks 'em. The third pedal on the left, is the clutch.

-- Joe

 

19 years old, probably 200,000 miles.
It may be time for a rebuild.

 

IMO id trust borg-warner over any other product, and i just had my 700R4 rebuilt to handle a 383 w/ nitrous, and he recommends borg-warner

 

back to the original complaint grinding 1st, noise 3-4.Fourth gear is direct any noise would be driveshaft or rearend.I would not trash the t-5 find a good shop to rebuild,you can find overhaul kits cheap on line,gears you better price.

 

No such thing as a strong transmission on a budget. Any aftermarket manual trans is going to cost $2000 or more.

 

If and when you rebuild the T5, buy a shifter with the stops on it, overshifting hurts these transmissions. Also as noted, use the clutch, don't be slamming gears in them.

 

yea i def agree, i like the t5 aint nothing wrong with them,.,. Its not fair to judge one trans., that has prob seen better days to all the borg warners.,thats like stero typing.,lol ., any way with those you you really just got to make sure the clutch is all the way in when you go shifitng around,. or youll def ruin the throw out bearing., but most likly not the gear box.,in my opinion i believe they hold up extreamly well,.., then again honestly i never had a t5 in a v8 camaro just v6., but that has not stoped me from abusing it,.lol.,