Have a question for you guys , I picked up a T5 off of a 88 camaro V6 for 75 bucks. I have a 3.27 rear end with disc brakes I was wondering if the gearing on the tranny good for this rear end.

 

It won't work w a v8. It has a 14 spline input/clutch gear. It's also lighter duty. I got one years ago for free and was all psyched and then looked at the spline shaft, then was less psyched. The one I got was out of an 84. Yours may be different. The ones out of the newer ones may be different.

 

Can I put a 26 spline input shaft

 

No. Not by itself. You'd need the V8 countergear also.

IOW, you'd need a V8 transmission, to take apart and put those parts into the other one. Kinda makes a changeover moot, unless you have something like, a V8 trans with a busted case or mainshaft or some such. You'd probably want to swap the V8 5th gears over, too.

3.27 really isn't enough gear for a V8 T-5. It'll "work" of course; it'll just always feel like you're taking off in 2nd gear.

 

What about changing everything over to a 2.95

 

That's what I just said. You have to change EVERYTHING over to the V8 (the kind with the 2.95 1st) in order to get the 26-spline clutch gear. In a word, put a V8 transmission into the 6-cyl transmission's case.

Which of course won't make 5th have a V8 ratio. In fact it'll get EVEN WORSE. The 6-cyl 5th is something in the .60 kind of range; with the V8 countergear it'll end up closer to .5. Which might be partially acceptable for short uses if it had a 4.56 rear gear. With 3.27s though, you'll have to be doing AT LEAST 90 mph to use it, even on a level stretch.

You don't want a 6-cyl trans. Get rid of it and move on. Look for a V8 one.

 

Thanks for your help