i have been searching but havent found a solid answer on the mating of a 96 lt1 to a 99 t-5 i currently have 2 options between a 86 borg t-5 and a t-5 off a 99 v-6 camaro the lt1 is currently attached a a 700r4 will the bellhousings be the same? are the input splines the same? if not could i run diffrent spline clutch disk i dont have the money for a T-56 and would really like to remain manual thanks for any help

 

A 99 T-5 is going to be for a 6-cyl.

No it will not fit a V8 bell housing.

No a 6-cyl bell housing will not fit a V8.

No the splines are not the same.

Bottom line: No the 99 T-5 won't go in your car.

Sure there's bound to be a way to hack it in there; odds are, by the time you get it done, you will have spent ¾ of the cost of THE RIGHT transmission, but you'll still only have some 6-cyl steaming pile of baboon plop.

The 86 T-5 will be the 1st design. Very eeeeeeezie to tear up with a 305 (I tore up the first 4 or 5 of mine with the ORIGINAL UNMODIFIED 305....) and some people, probably smarter than me, even manage it with a 6-cyl. (I had to have a V8 t do it) Also not a good idea.

Save your money. Do it right. You'll be glad in the long run. Every penny you spend on that other dung, puts you THAT MUCH FARTHER away from the REAL goal, of a reliable, FUN, long-lasting transmission. Keep your money in your pocket until you have enough.

I'm reminded of standing in a parts store that I knew the owner real well one Friday evening about closing time when I was a kid, maybe 20 or so. Skillet walks in, asks for a starter for his 68 Olds or something. D00d tells him, $32. Skillet says, mang, all i gots is $25, sell me dat stahtuh foe $25. D00d says, starter is $32. Skillet pleads and begs, finally picks up about $25 of curb feelers, Playboy bunny mud flaps, and stuff like that, just about $25 worth; empties his wallet, and leaves. Next Friday, I stopped by again. There was Skillet, already there before I got there, begging for a starter for $25 again; mang, I just got paid, all I make is $25, you gotta gimme dat stahtuh. D00d says, starter is $32. Skillet picks up about $25 worth of chrome crap, couple of air fresheners, and other such, and leaves. Now I don't know for sure; but if I was dumb enough to be the betting kind, I'd BET that the next Friday, right before 6, Skillet would have been right back there again, with $25 in his hand, begging for a starter, and instead, buying $25 of useless crap for a car that didn't run.

Moral of the story: don't be Skillet. Be wise with your money. Save it up for the things you want, instead of blowing it on crap that keeps you from EVER getting what you want.

 

i gott ya on the moral so my next question ishow about a borg super T-10 is that stronger than the t-5 and will it mate to the lt i know where your coming from on the t-5 i got one attached to my tired lg4 now and i lost 3rd and 4th syncro and it howels like a pack of wolfs. i dont plan on it living at the strip im more into highwy roles but this still just a project with a budget a little smaller than i wish it could be

 

Yes, the T-10 is a stronger transmission, FWIW.

However, it's even farther from being able to go in your car, unless it's the one out of a 82, and you have EVERY PIECE that goes with it; pedals, crossmember, shifter, Z-bar, "frame" bracket for the Z-bar, bell housing, fork, torque arm bushing, and maybe a few other goodies I'm sure I'm overlooking.

Probably also a detour away from the real goal, I think you can see.

I'm afraid, this is going to be one of those things, where either you want to make it work, or you don't. If you don't, you'll piddle around trying to jerry-rig something, the car won't ever run again, it'll be so hacked up you can't even put it back like it was, and you'll end up selling it in about 2 years at a loss. If you DO, you'll knuckle under, get a 2nd job or something, save the cash, and do what it takes.

At the very least, get a 3rd gen V8 T-5 setup. Even the 86 one is better than nothing. If you always treat it like there's an egg between your right foot and the skinny pedal, and another one at the top of the clutch travel that the pedal will hit if you let it out to suddenly, you can at least drive the car, at least for a little while. That other, no way. Dead-end left turn down a dirt road, off into the weeds, and it'll end up in the lake. Don't go there.

 

thank you soo i guess im going to be turning over every rock i can find crawling through every junkyard i can find and reading the police logs for totaled 4th gens with 6 speeds thanks for talking me out of it becasue basicly i figured itd be fragile but on second hand by time i by 4 of them i might as well have bought the rite one

 

Might be easiest to watch the tow truck lots and the police impound lot, and catch yourself a wrecked one before it reaches the buzzards. Get a whole car, prolly cost less than piecing it together at the boneyard, and certainly will be a better guarantee that you'll have everything you need.