T-5 rebuild
02-04-2003, 02:24 AM
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Car: 85 Trans Am
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Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: Moser/Strange 9"
T-5 rebuild
I have a borg warner T-5 in my 85 trans am. I am building a 383 that the shop said will put out at least 450 horsepower and 500 lbs of torque. my question is what should i do to my trans so it will handle the power? the syncros for 1st and 2nd gear are bad already so its time to be rebuilt
02-04-2003, 05:40 AM
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Drive it gently, avoid big clutch dumps and speed shifting.
A rebuild is a rebuild, not a whole lot you can do. There's no way to make the shafts or gears any bigger, or the case stronger, or do anything else that really makes a huge difference to the ultimate strength of the trans. It's never going to be a 4-speed.
A rebuild is a rebuild, not a whole lot you can do. There's no way to make the shafts or gears any bigger, or the case stronger, or do anything else that really makes a huge difference to the ultimate strength of the trans. It's never going to be a 4-speed.
02-04-2003, 07:43 AM
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Originally posted by RB83L69
Drive it gently, avoid big clutch dumps and speed shifting.
A rebuild is a rebuild, not a whole lot you can do. There's no way to make the shafts or gears any bigger, or the case stronger, or do anything else that really makes a huge difference to the ultimate strength of the trans. It's never going to be a 4-speed.
Drive it gently, avoid big clutch dumps and speed shifting.
A rebuild is a rebuild, not a whole lot you can do. There's no way to make the shafts or gears any bigger, or the case stronger, or do anything else that really makes a huge difference to the ultimate strength of the trans. It's never going to be a 4-speed.
03-26-2003, 11:25 AM
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Car: '92 Firebird
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yeah dude, stop doing the burnouts, that might let you use the trans a bit longer. and if it should happen to BLOW UP then buy a tremmic t-5!
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