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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 03:24 PM
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WC T5: G force case vs cluster support plate

hello thanks in advance for your time and wisdom

i have a 92 rs street car that sees quite a bit of track time drifting and i still drive daily year round. i dont have to launch hard like a drag car with slicks or even shift hard, but i will clutch kick it at the track on street tires and generally thrash it on the street. power goal is 300-350hp later this year. its my understanding that beyond that i need more that a beefed up 10 bolt rear and T5.

my original plan was hanlon rebuild kit, g force case, a street or street/strip clutch, and a umi torque arm relocation cross member.

I called one very reputable shop yesterday and they said to use the G force cluster support plate and that frankly the case may be a waste of money.

I called G force today and the person i spoke to lacked confidence in their answer but recommended buying both after speaking to other employees.

will the support plate do 90% of what the case does for stiffening?
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 05:12 PM
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Re: WC T5: G force case vs cluster support plate

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...101-post2.html
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Old Mar 7, 2014 | 07:01 AM
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Re: WC T5: G force case vs cluster support plate

http://www.5speeds.com/t5.htm

lots of info about the plate
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