will a t-5 or a wc t-5 hold up to a 400 sbc? bone stock, then when the engine is modded?

 

bone stock 400's are turds. But a t5 wont last behind anything if you beat on it even a little.

 

umm...so your saying even a 305 could damage it if not driven propelly. no offense but i think everyone nows that. if i drive the 400 correctly will the t-5 witstand it?

 

My 83 305 was modded with cam, intake and exhaust mods. Stock-ish tires and 3.73 factory axle. It ran high/mid 14s with NO traction and maybe 225-230 hp. I street raced it and cruised it for 60,000 miles. The syncs were dead and the gears were worn, the bearings were dead and noisey too. I can speed shift with the best of them but the trans finally ended up in three pieces. Unless you're only driving in a very conservitive and sane manner the trans will die sooner or later behind the torque of a 400.

 

then why ask, you aparently know the answer already.

The t5 will work fine and last forever if the car is just driven normally, using the clutch to shift, no high rpm shifting/clutch-dumping ect. Its when you start beating on it thats problems arise. Its just way to small and the case flexes too much, gears misalign and boom.

 

 

lol i think i might of said that wrong but thank you and thank you GICATA

 

Yea, it's the BOOM I know all about! Mine ended up in 3 chunks.

 

that must of been fun. but question will a turbo 350 or 400 hold up to a 400 sbc? you know with out the boom

 

same deal, on a stock motor, you will probably never have a problem with a stock th350 or th400, once you start modding the motor, you need to upgrade the trans as well. th350/400 can be built to hold enormous amounts of power

 

is it possable to upgrade a t5 to with stand a modd 400 sbc? sorry for the questions but im completely lost when it comes to transimittions, and thanks for the help.

 

is it possible? Yes, is it gaurenteed, no.

You can buy a modified t5 from gforce, and they even offer an upgraded case, however, these transmissions do not have a good reputation, and at a cost of 2500$ really not worth the risk when a tko600 is the came amount and will hole the power.

you can also get upgraded gear sets from a few places, buy they are very expensive as well and really dont help the case issue.

This is my favorite quote on this subject;

on a side note, 5678TA, here on tgo uses a gforce trans and upgraded case in a drag car and is running low 11's, might even be faster now, have't checked in a while. Maybe PM him and get his opinion.

 

o ok. thank you, my questions have been answered