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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:30 AM
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Transmission broke
Cracked the housing on my t5 looking to upgrade to a better one now ab 2 drop a 351 in my 1990 gt any ideas what tranny i should go with
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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Tremec would be the best way to go. Can handle more power than the T5.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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If money isn't a problem a tko would be the way to go. If it is, go with the tremec hd t5.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Man that world class t5 is still a great trans. They take a lot of abuse.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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I broke a couple of those, but they're still great trannies.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500
I broke a couple of those, but they're still great trannies.
But that was driver error
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra

But that was driver error
Pure tranny bullying
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500

Pure tranny bullying
Hey, that's not 3rd !
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra

Hey, that's not 3rd !
I snapped the shift fork one time 1st to 2nd, stuck in 2nd and drove all the way to the dealer. Aaahh good times
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500

I snapped the shift fork one time 1st to 2nd, stuck in 2nd and drove all the way to the dealer. Aaahh good times
Yep. 3/4 fork bent and a snapped syncro key on my stock t5. Still the WC is the best bang for the buck IMO.
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