how much power can my v6 5speed trans. handle? or do i have 2 upgrade

 

well...let s put it this way, there's a reason they didn't put a 5 speed behind the 350's in 3rd gens. They're unreliable once you get over about 325 ft/lbs of torque. Some people have been fine with them, others...not so much.

If you were serious about building it and have the money, I would definitly consider an aftermarket 5 or 6-speed if you wanted to bang gears, otherwise, a well built auto with a good stall converter.

 

MYTH!!!!

The T-5 especially WC will tak a LOT of abuse, hell even the non-WC will take that much power and more. I have about that from my old set-up (270 at the wheels, a little over 300 at the crank), and had no problems with the "4 cyl" tranny I had in there, in fact I'll continue to run it when I gete it back out.

 

theres guys making 400 hp with t5's,it all depends on how bad u abuse it, if u rev the motor to 4,000 and drop sidestep the clutch it not gonna last long.
generally with a stick car u usually break the ring an pinion before u break the trans

 

+1
If you are really good with launching, you will only burn clutches. My old car, I could maintain a perfect 3k RPM (powerband) launch and only hear a little chirping from the tires by playing with the clutch (it's the shock you have to worry about).

 

Please correct me if I'm mistaken, I may have bad info, but don't the 60* T5's have a smaller input shaft than their 90* counterparts? I agree, it's all in how you abuse it, I have no doubt that you can get a t5 to stand up to turbo power, but there is a small question about the reliability...

 

Yes teh input shaft is different in size and length. No question about reliability from me, as long as the fluid is flushed and changed every few years, I beat on my=ine HARD, usually shift without the clutch too. Still attempting to ;learn how to powershift without the clutch, the only times I've done it successfully was when I was pissed off