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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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ford t5 fit in chevy

hey im buildin up my 91 and puttin a 350 in wit a lil extra power. n i no chevy t5s blow big time and i kno the ford t5s hold up alot better. does any1 no if the ford t5 would work. i kno theres gana be some modifying but llike what.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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Re: ford t5 fit in chevy

I hate to tell you to do a search, but I've seen this discussed at length more than once in the last year. Long story short: give it up. You'll spend more to do the swap than it takes to just get the correct T5.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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Re: ford t5 fit in chevy

Just to add to what Jamie said, the Ford T5's aren't any better/stronger than the GM ones anyway. The only reason they hold up longer in the Mustangs is it's a lighter car and the Ford 5.0's don't have as much torque as the Chev 305/350.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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Re: ford t5 fit in chevy

Not to mention, the GM T5 does have a bigger input shaft, so that would make it stronger if everything else were beefier.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Re: ford t5 fit in chevy

Along with every thing else every one else said, the Ford t-5 has a different bellhousing to trans. bolt pattern so you cant bolt a chevy bellhousing to a ford trans. as well as the tailshaft is different. Their is nowhere for the torque arm and the shifter is to far forward.
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