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Joined: 10/11/2003 From: United States Status: offline
I just bought a 351, and i am lookin to put on gt40 heads and a mild cam. I have a 93 T-5, and i was wondering if the trans would hold up for awhile. I have 3000-4000 miles on a rebuild. I am looking for some track time, and I was wondering if the T-5 would hold up? Also, what is another good 5speed? I heard trmeck makes some good ones, but i have not found any prices yet. And are the trmemcks a stright bolt on? Thanks
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Joined: 6/25/2003 From: United States Status: offline
Yeah, its downtown. Nice place. The owner's youngest son just made his dad,(Guiseppe), buy him a 95 Prelude. I want to race him, but he cant drive for 6 more months.
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Clinton is on the very south end of Whidbey Island. I'm the head chef of Trattoria Giuseppe Italian Restaurant. Giuseppe used to own it, now he has a new restaurant up there.
I have a T-5 and i run a 351W with trickflow heads and it holds but I only run it cause at was jaming gears with my world class t-5 and it broke. so just be nice to it so it will be there for you when you need it.
T5s are kinda funny. I've seen some get beat on all the time (not alot of missed shifts, just hard power shifts) and keep ticking. Others seem to pop if you just look at them wrong.
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Joined: 5/5/2003 From: United States Status: offline
mine went out of no where. just drivin casually and about to put it in third and a bang and then knocking. 3550 went in 5 days later. lovin every minute of abuse it gets.
I shift my T5 very carefully but it still grinds a little going into 3rd at high RPM. I need it to last awhile longer so I can save up for T56. I think I still have several months before she dies.
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Joined: 5/5/2003 From: United States Status: offline
kinda close to the end. the third gear is the failure gear in the t-5's. and so is 4th grae. the chances of you breaking 1st or 2nd gear is really slim.
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