Im doing a complete conversion of my 92' RS and im in need of a t-5. I almost got a richmond 6 speed,but the thing looked like $hit and i dropped it. I need a really good t-5, and my question is What year were T-5's more stronger. I bought an 85' T-5 and just by the looks of it, i dont think its gonna hold up to the mods i've done to my camaro. Are the T-5's in mustangs stronger than the t-5's in camaros. Will it fit in an f- body. Anyone selling a t-5 name your price.

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92' camaro
New 305 block TPI conversion, Flat top pistons,Bore over .30 Forged parts all around,Edelbrock intake,ported plennum,ported corvette alluminum heads, accel cam,52mm throttle bodie, SLP runners Home aid cold air induction, Air foil,ford SVO 19lb injectors,fuel regulator,cloys timing chain, comp alluminum roller rocker arms and pushrods MSD 8.5 mm wires, bosch plattinum plugs, hypertech cap & rotor and coil, Edelbrock TES headers, free flowing catalytic converter and a 3 inch force II flowmaster exhaust system, and a 3 inch cutout,Zoom multi friction clutch, T-5 tranny,billenstien shocks&struts.
Soon to come!!!
Procharger system 12lbs o boost.
New paint job(hawaiin orchid purple)Cast alluminum ZR1 rims w/ 275 tires.
Favorite quote: "where ever u go, there u are"

Other car;
1971 plymouth Duster
Mods:340,edelbrock victor jr. intake, 650 4 barrel holley, heddman headers,40 series dual flowmasters, cold air intake,4:10 gears, just got a new paint job and cragar rims with 315 tires in the back.
:Yeah its not a chevy but damn how many 71' dusters have u seen in the streets.

 

Damn it someone better answer

 

Oh! let me reply before you have a coronary!


The Mustang version of the T5 won't have the right mounting pad for use in a camaro (among other things). The WC T5 would be your best bet for marginally higher torque capacity. It doesn't matter how strong it is, It's up to you to make it live. They're all gonna break if you strain them. I've built a lotta gearboxes. The result is always the same when the driver scrambles them with a bonehead move. Drive smart and MAKE it last

Clem

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Clem
SCCA TransAm Series Race Mechanic/CrewChief
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1983 Z28 with LG4, 5 speed, and (unfortunately) T-tops
1983 Z28, NO T-tops, (unfortunately) Auto Transmission---FOR SALE---
Looking for a V8, preferably 4 or 5 speed Camaro with NO T-tops (wanna trade?)

 

I thought I would add a warning to your rebuild plans.

My friend had an 86 Z28 with a T-5 and a 383... one day the clutch/flywheel let go while he was power shifting... the flywheel exploded, ricocheting off the pavement it cut through the frame rail, firewall, wiper blade and clutch pedal arm, finally stopping punched halfway through the hood. It missed his foot by 3"

The moral of the story here is to BUY A SCATTERSHIELD before your foot is hacked off in one gruesome chop.

 

or just buy an aftermarket clutch and flywheel. A stock cast iron flywheel and pressure plate is dangerous in a high powered car.

You're not going to find a strong T5. They're all weak. Either upgrade to a T56 or find an old Muncie 4 speed.

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87 IROC-Z SuperPro ET Bracket Race Car
461 naturally aspirated Big Block

Best ET on a time slip: 11.242 altitude corrected to 10.69
Best MPH on a time slip: 121.52 altitude corrected to 127.76
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 504.5
Best 60 foot: 1.546

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley

 

vortec buddy, do you still have that old T5? 'cause if you're planning on another one maybe i could buy it from you and see if i can make one out of two, i've put a 350 on my camaro and 3 weeks latter started to sound like grinding (pretty scary)
and yes i've read somewhere that the world class is good only up to 350 pounds/torque.
fernando. e-mail me at: fulcrum_c@videotron.ca


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third gen muscle power is the only thing that can match the power of flight...

 

88+ has the world class T5. You arent going to find a stock T5 to handle that much torque. Get a T56 from an LT1 4th gen, or a Tremec T5, or a Richmond 6-speed.

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1991 Camaro Z28
5.7L 5-Speed (originally 305)
13.23 @ 107.62 MPH
Southern California
Member: SoCal 3rd Gen F-Bodies
Webmaster: SoCal F-Bodies
-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

The only T-5 that could last is one with a 6 at the end of it!

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I WOULD RATHER PUSH A CAMARO THAN DRIVE AN IMPORT

1983Z28 350w/ edelbrock performer RPM power package , dynomax shorty headers, 700R-4 with shift kit, 750cfm carb, edelbrock 3" exhaust system, ASCD SS hood, 16" IROC rims.

future mods:
completely done over suspension, black paint with flames, Hurst shifter, dakota digital gauge package, procharger supercharger.

 

ahhh $hit. I was hoping my conversion was almost done. Every time i get something done, i end up with some type of bull$hit that i have to modify. I should of just bought a GEO metro. If ur still interested in the t-5 ill sell it to u. Im sure 92' T-5 are pretty strong, but they are rare so whats the best year i can get. I have Zoom muilti friction with pressure plate and disk, but im using stock resurfaced flywheel. Anyone got a WC T-5 that they want to get rid of. The 85' T-5 has 35,000 miles on it and its been in my garage ever since. Name your price.

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92' camaro
New 305 block TPI conversion, Flat top pistons,Bore over .30 Forged parts all around,Edelbrock intake,ported plennum,ported corvette alluminum heads, accel cam,52mm throttle bodie, SLP runners Home aid cold air induction, Air foil,ford SVO 19lb injectors,fuel regulator,cloys timing chain, comp alluminum roller rocker arms and pushrods MSD 8.5 mm wires, bosch plattinum plugs, hypertech cap & rotor and coil, Edelbrock TES headers, free flowing catalytic converter and a 3 inch force II flowmaster exhaust system, and a 3 inch cutout,Zoom multi friction clutch, T-5 tranny,billenstien shocks&struts.
Soon to come!!!
Procharger system 12lbs o boost.
New paint job(hawaiin orchid purple)Cast alluminum ZR1 rims w/ 275 tires.
Favorite quote: "where ever u go, there u are"

Other car;
1971 plymouth Duster
Mods:340,edelbrock victor jr. intake, 650 4 barrel holley, heddman headers,40 series dual flowmasters, cold air intake,4:10 gears, just got a new paint job and cragar rims with 315 tires in the back.
:Yeah its not a chevy but damn how many 71' dusters have u seen in the streets.

 

Whats wrong with the one out of the 85? I might be interested, email me @
Higotoody@hotmail.com

Eric

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My 1986 Z28
GM350, T-5, 3.23's, lots of go fast goodies, 4th gen Firebird interior etc...
85 IROC w/ 1364 miles!

You'll always find what you've lost in the last place you look

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

 

Nothing that i know of, im selling a New in the box B&M ripper shifter as well.

 

Tim Burgess, moderator of the Electronics Board, is the original owner of a '92 Z28 305 with 5-speed. The car now has over 110k miles and is driven daily. I mention all this because he's been dynoed at 300 rwhp and 400 with 90-hp nitrous. He runs consistent low-12's and does full burnouts and 5,500 rpm launches. BTW, his T-5 has never given him problems and has never been rebuilt. Lucky? Maybe.... but you guys need to know that they can last.

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Willie

Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig): 12.57 @ 111 mph.
Former Paxton (6-psig) & former 50-hp nitrous: 12.04 @ 114 mph.
Current ATI D1SC (Initially 10-psig): Projecting high 11's.
Future ATI D1SC (15-psig): Gotta catch them pesky 26-psig boosted TTA's!!

http://willie.camaro-firebird.org/

1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.

 

Thanks Willie for bringing some reality back here. Seems everybody thinks they can kill a T5 with their "monster" engines. Maybe a little driving skill would do a tranny some good!
"if you abuse it...it WILL break" (regardless of engine displacement or power)

Clem

 

Im sure WC t-5 are great trannies, im just looking for one. What was the reason that GM didnt install T-5 tranny's on 350 camaros, oh yeah cause they couldnt handle the abuse of the 350's torque

 

So do you have a 92 V8 T-5? If so, that's about as good as it gets.

I have a 91 one behind my 400; since I wised up and quit treating it like a 4-speed, specifically learned to take my foot off the gas between gears, it has done much better.

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."
ICON Motorsports

 

i have a world class t-5 for sell if you want to buy it for 300 and you have to pay shipping cause im broke.

 

Ah i think $300 bucks is too much. I have a 92' camaro but installed is an 88' motor and an 85' t-5. Before i got this 85' t-5 i've seen so many WC t-5 for $150 and i didnt buy it cause i didnt know the differenc, $hit.