which transmission to get?
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From: Sussex, Wisconsin
Car: 1991 RS Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.27
which transmission to get?
right now i have a 1991 rs camaro with a 305 with a 9 bolt Borg Warner with 3.27 posi rear end and an automatic transmission i want to get ride of the auto i plan on putting an engine in when i get some more money with some where around 400 hp and change the gears in the rear end to 3.73 what kind of transmission should i get t5 t56 or any other kind of transmission i know summit has a tremic 5 speed that can hold up to some beating and first gear is a 3.27 which should fly i think any of the t5 have just over a 2.0 first gear not exactly sure but the tremic is a little over 2 grand but i dont rly have the money for that so whats the best transmission for the price to convert my auto to manual
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Re: which transmission to get?
T5: 2.95:1 first. T56 retrofit version: 2.97:1 first. T56, '93, 2.73:1 axle = 3.36:1 first. T56, '93, 3.23:1 axle = 2.97:1 first. T56, '94-'02, 3.42:1 axle = 2.66:1 first. Tremec TKO500: 3.27:1 first. TKO600: 2.87:1 first. The TKO600 is as strong as the T56, and is lighter, and but ends up costing just as much as the T56 by the time the installation is complete. You might be able to find a good deal on a used TKO or older Tremec TR3550 from a Mustang guy, then use the McLeod modular bellhousing to install it. It's alot like a TKO500.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Sussex, Wisconsin
Car: 1991 RS Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.27
Re: which transmission to get?
T56, '93, 2.73:1 axle = 3.36:1 first so this t56 has the highest first gear ratio at 3.36:1 for first gear right?
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