T5 Questions?

[rustorbust]

Im pretty sure there are two different t5 trannies. I was wondering what the two different trannies came out of and which one was able to handle more power.

 

James B.

[Mike C]

Hmmm. There are more applications for T5's than you can count. GM, Ford, Jeep, Nissan, etc. But I'll guess you are talking about Nissan application T5's? 82-83 turbo cars and 84-85 turbo cars. They have different gear ratios and input shafts requiring different bellhousings. And the block pattern is different from the L6 to the V6. The 84-85 will be stronger due to it's lower numeric gear ration most likely. It also has a tick more overdrive. You can get the list of trans ratios and some pics of the L6 T5 at http://www.zhome.com go to the index of technical articles then drivetrain.

 

If not Nissan, then there are both regular and World Class versions of the GM and Ford T5's. The World Class units are the stronger, and in the case of GM's more expensive.

[rustorbust]

Sorry about that, it was the gm ones i was talking about. Will the world class trannies or the regular ones hold up to say 450 lbs and 500 horses out of a 377 small block.

[Modern Motorsports Ltd]

Sorry about that, it was the gm ones i was talking about. Will the world class trannies or the regular ones hold up to say 450 lbs and 500 horses out of a 377 small block.

 

Not unmodified. For stout modified units go to:

http://www.darkhorseperformance.com/acatalog/darkhorseperformance_Transmission___Clutch_13.html

 

http://www.fortesparts.com/tremec/index.html

 

They have a reputation for being 'notchy' to shift but most users follow up later saying they're fine once an initial proper fluid change is completed etc.

 

I may have one customers full/new darkhorse unit available in one month's time if he doesn't sell his complete V8 Z setup / package during a present private discussion underway.

[rustorbust]

Thanks

 

James B.