hey everybody, Any of you folks out there with Wc T-5s in your cars, how do you find your trannys are holding up?i have a mild 350 in my 87 Iroc and my NWC T-5 is definitely in need of a rebuild, But I dont want to spend the big bucks rebuilding my NWC T-5 which is basically a weaker tranny.I never powershift and I dont drag race it so I think the world class tranny would be a good idea.Anyone out there with a WC T-5 behind a 350?How did yours hold up?Any advice would be appreciated, thx everybody

 

anyone?

 

Search this forum, there are several of us with WCT5's behind 350's, myself included. Mine's been rebuilt once or twice with new synchros and gears for 2nd and 3rd.

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1991 Camaro Z28
5.7L 5-Speed (originally 305)
13.23 @ 107.62 MPH
Southern California
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holding perfect look at my sig

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1991 Firebird
350 L98 (was a 305 TBI)
T-5 transmission
Edelbrock TES and cat back
Accel manifold
NOS
subframes
jegster torque arm
MSD Digital 6
AFPR
Lakewood lcas
Hurst linelock
SLP cam (206 212 .480 .486)
relocated battery
cold air
Hypertech chip
centerforce df clutch
poly bushings and mounts
AFR 190s
Harland sharp 1.5 rockers
a/f gauge
autopower rollbar

12.44 @ 114.63 juiced uncorrected

13.549 @ 102 non juiced uncorrected

 

Ready my sig -- there's almost no new O/D tranny out there IMO that will stand up to brutal torque if you don't make it stand up. But, if you can take it easy, it'll last.

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1985 Trans Am - rough and ready -- 3" cat and primary exhaust, lowered 2", custom rust body work mild fender denting. Daily driver.
1976 Corvette Stingray - not so rough, but always ready. 427 BBC .030 over (433 ci) 12.5:1 compression about 600-700 HP/World Class T5 tranny, and no, I can't gun it for fear of breaking my tranny - upgrading to a muncie/gear vendors O/D as soon as I get some more $$$