HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!i have only found one v8 t-5 with bellhousing.etc.. and it costs$750 for everything at the boneyard..I almost had one on ebay...but its up to $600 now so pee on it.HELP ME!!!! i have been loking for months now for a trans+stuff and im about to say pee on this and buy a mustang at least i can get parts for them everywhere and not pay much!!
mike

 

there is one on ebay right know, it is a 1986.. It is at 99 bucks too.... Good luck that is where I got mine, but I got someother stuff with it for 560 plus 140 shipping.... Kevin

 

Dude, don't pay that much for that stuff used. Make sure you get a World Class!!! You can get the bellhousing NEW from GM for around $160. Go to a transmission shop for the tranny. You can usually pick a rebuilt(WORLD CLASS) one up for around $500-$600 with a warranty. The place I got that price was ABE transmissions in LA. I bought mine from a guy in arizona that had his own 3rd gen junkyard in his backyard! I bet he was real popular with the neighbors. I bought the tranny, bellhousing, clutch pedal setup under the dash, cluth, flywheel, and driveshaft for $400. He even pulled the stuff out for me! However the dogs needed to be replaced and I just rebuilt the thing myself. It eneded up costing more than If I would have just bought a rebuilt one from ABE. The world class can be Identified by its 2.95 first gear ratio. Look in the JTR "TPI and TBI engine swapping book to get the full detail on what year/engine cars had world class T-5's. I would give them to you but someone barrowed my book, and it has not made it back to me yet!

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82' Z-28. 327" w/ flat tops. 216/228/112LS. Pocket ported 041 heads 1.94/1.50 SS valves. World Class T-5 from a 91'. Best run? Runs with 2001 vette to 150mph!

 

By the way don't get a mud-stain. they are piles of crap. I work on them. The seats fall through the floorboards because the metal is so thin! Yeah they are light weight, but that is why crap like the floorboards cracking happen. When you have a car that has as much metal weight as a BIG-BLOCK CHEVY removed from it, something is going to give. Besides, everybody has a mud-stain, be different! Plus you will miss the great handling and rigidity of your F-body. Plus the brakes are better. I could go on but you get the point. Mud-stain owners HATE it when I beat down there crap with my 82' and then stop 5-8 car lengths faster than they can. Brakes are stock too. 4-wheel-disc, mud-stains did not offer that on non SVO's until the mid 90's!!!!!!!!!!

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82' Z-28. 327" w/ flat tops. 216/228/112LS. Pocket ported 041 heads 1.94/1.50 SS valves. World Class T-5 from a 91'. Best run? Runs with 2001 vette to 150mph!

 

i know im not really going to buy a rustang,i am just pissed off.yo ucan finda t5 for one of those everywhere and theyre a dime a dozen.NO trans shops anywhere around my city have a freakin v8 t-5. fo ra thirdgen.....well theres one i know of but it is $1250
funk dat!!!for that price i better be getting everything with it.everyone is saying how one fell into thier lap...WHERE?hell they can make some money off me by buying one and reselling it to me id be so happy.i can get a delco bell at dealer cost($120)so thats not a big deal.i would just like to find everything at one place but ill do what i gotta do.i bid on a bell+stuff on ebay cheap hopefuly il get it.bidding on a t5 also but im sure itll go sky high.WHat is the difference between a wc t5 and a regular t5?how do i tell them apart at the yard?
mike

 

I got $750 for everything to go into a G-body 78-88; sold to a friend. Non world class 84 T/A trans, hydraulic bellhousing & pedals & all.

A friend owed me $ for some headers. I ended up with a World Class T5 for less than $170 (other cash & stuff was involved.) I got mechanical linkage from ebay (z-bar) and pedals from a friend in parts unknown. Gotta buy a clutch kit & I'm set. Less than $400 complete.

I would start looking around further on the internet. I have some hookups, but even if I didn't, I could damn sure beat $1250 with just a little research. You're better off getting a Lakewood & Tremec for more $.

Keep your eyes on eBay and keep asking your buds on the email lists. I waited and lucked out on my WC T5 (the shifter cover was from an 86 so he didn't know )

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jmd
L69 / T5

 

HEY!
You're in Rockford,IL? I live near St.Louis, MO... but I'm in Illinois. I live near Belleville,IL. Anyways, I have a '91 GTA that I drive. It has the WC T5 and I'm putting a built 350TPI in so I want to swap to a 6-spd. I'm wanting to sell mine. It will include everything but the pedal assembly. It will include flywheel to tailshaft. I even have a brand new Ripper shifter for it that I may throw in the deal. For EVERYTHING I'm wanting $600 obo. THis is negotiable, but its a little high to scare off non-potential buyers. Well, email me if you want. Maybe we can work a deal. You're not too far away. Here's my email:
heizemen80@hotmail.com
THX

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'91 GTA:
www.fbody.com/members/91WS6GTA

 

why do you want to put in a T-5? just buy the stuff to mount a Tremec in a junkyard ad buy a new(or used)Tremec. if im not mistaken(and im most likely not )the T-5 had a torque rating that was barely enough to handle the 305 equipped Z's......why do you think the 350's only came with auto's? Even the world class T-5 is rated at a measly 305lb torque capacity. the Tremec 3550 handles 425 lb ft and has a 3.27 first and a .68 overdrive. step up to a Tremec TKO model and you get a 525lb ft rating with the same ratios. if you want a tranny that wont blow chunks when your making some power later on

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1991 RS LO3
mods: 14" chrome air cleaner, straight-piped after cat exhaust with one chrome dual tip on the left side.
future mods: headers, removing smog equipment, and as many cheap mods as i can find
aol s/n: budman8503

 

I have a t5 out of an 87 IROC and live near st. louis. 150.00 w/80k on it. I thought the tranny had problems so picked up a WC and found out it was the clutch fork, so, I have the old t-5 left over

 

jj,i will send yo ua money order tommorow if its in any kind of good shape!!!i need to have it shipped so we will talk about that when oy ucall me or email me
mike ryan jr.
(815)968-9910
oh and to all the other folks...thanks for the input,but i dont have $6000 to spend on a t-56 or tremec.parts here by chicago are terribly expensive,and im single so i dont have a ton of cash around
mike

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86 camaro:was a v6 car with stick,converting to v-8..NEED A V-8 T-5!!!!!!!!!!email me if you have one!!!
350 cylinders bored .040 over.a little oves 9:1 compression(getting a blower some day when im rich lol)line bored.deck milled a little(was pitted)
trw forged pistons with summit stage 2 polished rods with arp bolts.
194 intake valves,pocket ported,gasket matched,and polished ports,old vette intake with new zinc 650 holley

ase certified for a few years,learned alot though

working on freakin NEONS ,cirruses,tauruses,cobras(wel at least they look nice lol)and intrepids all day makes me drink too much
good job security though

 

I had a "regular" T-5 in my '83 Z28 and
the countergear bearing (below the input
shaft) looked like the bearing in the rear
of an older GM alternator only a lot bigger.
If the bearing looks like that, just say NO!

 

lol ok dude.i know im asking for trouble,but i really want a stick car,and i just dont have the cash fo ra t-56 setup( i really want one)heck for the money id have to pay i might as well kick in a few more grand and get a 4th gen with one already in it.

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86 camaro:was a v6 car with stick,converting to v-8..NEED A V-8 T-5!!!!!!!!!!email me if you have one!!!
350 cylinders bored .040 over.a little oves 9:1 compression(getting a blower some day when im rich lol)line bored.deck milled a little(was pitted)
trw forged pistons with summit stage 2 polished rods with arp bolts.
194 intake valves,pocket ported,gasket matched,and polished ports,old vette intake with new zinc 650 holley

ase certified for a few years,learned alot though

working on freakin NEONS ,cirruses,tauruses,cobras(wel at least they look nice lol)and intrepids all day makes me drink too much
good job security though

 

well all thanks alot.i got it today.
is it a world class or "regular"?it came from a 86088 iroc.it has a 26 spline input shaft
the#'s are:
borg warner 13-51-097-901

and on the sticker it says:wg-13-52-157

thanka again to all for the input

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86 camaro:was a v6 car with stick,converting to v-8..NEED A V-8 T-5!!!!!!!!!!email me if you have one!!!
350 cylinders bored .040 over.a little oves 9:1 compression(getting a blower some day when im rich lol)line bored.deck milled a little(was pitted)
trw forged pistons with summit stage 2 polished rods with arp bolts.
194 intake valves,pocket ported,gasket matched,and polished ports,old vette intake with new zinc 650 holley

ase certified for a few years,learned alot though

working on freakin NEONS ,cirruses,tauruses,cobras(wel at least they look nice lol)and intrepids all day makes me drink too much
good job security though