Does anyone know where i can buy a rebuilt t-5 to handle up to 450 hp/tq? Monster transmissions sells them to hold 400 hp/tq but im going to be over that with my 383 build (hopefully). The only other thing I've seen is a G-force rebuild kit but that costs more than the transmission from monster plus the labor involved.

I cant afford to go t56 at this point and my other option is a 700r$ from monster that holds 500hp/450tq and comes with a manula valve body.

 

swap in a tremec tko...im about to order mine soon and total will be about 2700 for new trans and all swap parts and shipping. im over 500hp and trq and the tko600 will handle that

 

Looks like the Monster tranny is just a rebuilt stock one, I see no point in spending money on that if your looking for it to survive your 383. Honestly your better off with a used t-56 or going with the TKO in the long run.

 

I just cant afford either of those right now, and i dont see me being able to afford them for another year and a half or two years. We decided that we're gonna just pick up a cheap t5 and rebuild it ourselves. I have s&w subframe connectors which relocate my torque arm off of the tranny. This will help a little with keeping the extra torque off of it. Hopefully it will last long enough for me to afford a t56 rebuild. Ill just have to be easy with it.

 

I wonder if even getting the g-force t-5 beefed up case would help since your doing a rebuild anyways.

 

That what im thinking, depends on how much i can get the conversion parts and everything else for. Ive put a lot of money into this engine and am in a little jam with money right now. Its not too bad but i cant justify any reason to spend more that $1200 on a manual tranny, considering the 700r4 is 500hp/450tq for $1200 and no swap parts.