Going to look at a t5 for sale tomorow.Supposedly it is out of a 89 camaro v8 car.How can i identify it as a world class?Just want to make sure im getting the best for my buck.I am converting a 85 6 cyl 700 r4 to an automatic and i am getting, the trans,pedals ,all the hydraulic clutch set up, flywheel and clutch even tho i wont be using it over,crossmember, and the console plate for $600 what do you think?Good deal? anything else i'm going to need?He says i can have evrything i need for that price.I just want to make sure i grab everything while i'm there in case he gets a change of heart if i realize later i dont have everything.Thanks in advance for the help!!!

 

Oh yeah i almost forgot i am also converting the car over to a carbuerated 350.Thats why i need a world class.

 

You can identify a world class T5 by looking to the lower left of the input shaft. There will be a cap there, if its smooth and has a rounded edge its a non-world class, if it has a ridge like the top of a stock piston, it is a world class....

HTH

 

And on that ridge, it should say TIMKIN, that will be a World Class T5.

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What year did they start using the WC T5s? I'm snagging a T5 from an 87. Am I SOL on it being a WC?

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Yep, 88 was the first year for World Class T5's in f-bodies. Unless an 83-87 car was changed over. They are a direct swap for each other.

 

Thanks. Since this apparently won't be a WC, how long should a T5 last behind a ~300-350hp motor if I don't drive it like an idiot and don't speed shift? Chuck had 400+ horsepower and never had a problem with his (wc??) because he didn't drive it like an animal.

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View the restoration of an 85 IROC</A>
"I didn't know a bored out Ford could go so slow" -Shenandoah

 

If you don't act like an idiot and drive like a maniac, then the T5, wether it be a world-class or not will last you many miles.......

 

I agree. Don't be fooled into thinking that the world class is some magical trans. Apparently they're both pretty weak. If you really wanted to you could break either type. The key is to drive reasonably, most people who break trannies are doing something wrong, i dare say, they're usually doing something slow!

 

Look for a tag on the drivers side tailshaft bolt. look at this link:
https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000124.html