i have a 1992 camaro rs 5spd. Third and fourth gear dont like me very well as it grinds going into those 2 gears. I t has the not so awesome t5 5 spd that everyone tells me to ditch and get a t56. i would but im not overflowing with money right now if you feel my drift. i have a friend that races late models on pavement and has a built saginaw he is giving me a DEAL on. Besides losing 2 gears (3spd) is it worth doing? will the t5 bell housing work? what about the fly wheel and clutch? has anyone tried this or seen this before?

 

The clutch disk will not work. A saginaw is 10 spline vs I think 26 for the t5. You will lose your torque arm mount on the tail shaft so you will need to buy a different cross member that relocates the arm. I think the drive shaft length will be different as well. Bellhousing should work. Also the t5 shifter is somewhere around 3 inches further back then the saginaw.

 

You don't want a Saginaw. Free or otherwise.

If I couldn't avoid one being on my property (like, let's say, one day, it just started raining Saginaws) I would pay somebody to come haul it off. IOW, it has NEGATIVE value... it would devalue my property by being on it.

Why not just fix the 3 & 4 grind?

Usually that's the pilot bushing/bearing.

 

Hmmmmm. Ok I know this question has been asked a hundred times, but whats keeping a ford t5 from working? Bolt Pattern Obviously. any thing else? do they make and adapter plate?

 

Really? Just the pilot bushing? need to replace the clutch anyway, guess i could do the clutch, pilot bushing, and see if it goes away.

 

the clutch does chatter when taking off. Pilot bushing?

 

What does yours look like? When was the last time you put one in?

Why would you want Frod gear ratios?

 

Had the car a few months. Wasn't running when I got it. Running now, and having problems with trans.

 

Can't see the pilot bushing in that pic?

 

The Ford case & third gen GM case are different patterns up front where they bolt to the bellhousing.

Then, the Ford V8 ratios have maindrive & countershaft gears that have no "easy bolt in maindrive replacement" due to tooth count.

You have one of the best T5s made, except it didn't get a tapered mainshaft pilot bearing. Fix it. Save up for a T56. Really.