a6t8vw Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 ive searched and didnt come up witha def. anwser but will a mustang t-5 trans work with a chevy 350 if the bellhouseing is swaped? ive heard the input shafts are diffrent not not sure... whats the low budget way to run a manual 5 speed with a sbc? thanks andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hey there I am wondering the same thing i seen on ebay for ford and chevy the input shaft were the same 26 1 1/8" Spline not sure on the output shaft. maybe there is a bellhousing for this swap or maybe someone makes a conversion kit for this swap i would like to know also hopefully someone replys back...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonZ Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I thought all ford t5's had a 10 spline input shaft. Sorry I have no real usefull info to post. I also considered trying to make this work but found a good deal on a GM T5. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustorbust Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I think you would be able to use a clutch disc that has a 10 spline eye but the input shaft length would be the detemining factor. I beleive the input shaft is designed to fit into the pilot bearing in the rear of the crankshaft so if they are different it wont work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbhsbZ Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I tried to do this....and here are the difficulties: You have to use a steel (scattershield) chevy bellhousing and redrill the holes to mount the trans. The front bearing retainer on the ford trans will have to be machined down slightly to fit in the pilot hole in the bellhousing. The Pilot shaft on the ford trans is about 3/4 of an inch longer, so a 3/4 inch spacer will have to be used between the trans and bellhousing or between the bellhousing and block. Then you have to make a custom pilot bushing because the shafts are different diameters. Once you've made everything fit, you should be able to use a ford clutch disk with a GM pressure plate. This is not the cheap way to do it. If you'd like, I've got a WC-T5 gearbox out of a TPI camaro for sale, and I'm in LA (pretty close by). I've got the shifter and bellhousing aswell. I'll let the whole thing go for $450. Oh yeah, the splines are slightly different sizes and shapes between the ford and Chevy pilot shafts, so while the chevy clutch will slip over the ford pilot shaft, there isn't a whole lot of spline contact and you would probably strip the splines off of either the shaft or clutch or both the first time you stood on the throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY77Z Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 i might be wrong but the clutch fork doesn't function the same way, the ford one needs a push type SC where the chevy one needs a pull type SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well for starters just to be honest a t-5 tranny is garbage (and I was born and raised ford) if you are wanting to get above 300hp a just won't hold it. And it is a 10 spline if it mounts to a 5.0 liter but you could go with a newer tranny to get different splines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I think lbhsbZ summed it up well. Although I'm not all that versed in the Ford side of the T-5's I think the internals are pretty much universal (there are lots of differnt internals available) and what needs to changed out is the input shaft assembly. Last year I rebuilt a GM V-6 WC T5, put Ford Cobra "R" gearset inside with a new V8 input shaft assembly (all the bits that go w/ it). If you need ANYTHING, or want a specific answers and help on what you need to get your trans to work w/ your T5, go to http://www.thegearbox.org. He has all the parts and knowlege to help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 get info guys, thanks for the link bill great site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 350datsun Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 ive searched and didnt come up witha def. anwser but will a mustang t-5 trans work with a chevy 350 if the bellhouseing is swaped? ive heard the input shafts are diffrent not not sure... whats the low budget way to run a manual 5 speed with a sbc? thanks andy hey andy im dealing with same the t5 problem. the input shafts are all different sizes for each make/model. im using a t5 from a 90 camaro v8 i got for $75. it needs an input shaft and cluster gear which almost any used one will, but nationaldrivetrain.com has them for $210 with ups ground shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 The 151 (2.5L) inline 4 engine was used in '80-'83 CJs including the CJ-8, CJ-7, and CJ-5. The 151 is often called the "Iron Duke... The engine does have the Chevy bell housing bolt pattern though. The engine is manufactured by GM and uses a cast iron block .... The neat part about the engine is it has the same bell housing bolt pattern as a Chevy small block. The bell housing makes a great low buck Ford/Jeep to Chevy adapter since it is basically Ford on the transmission side and Chevy on the engine side. A regular Chevy bell housing will bolt to the 151, . Also, a Chevy 305 or 350 will bolt right to the Iron duke bell housing. Found it here http://www.jeeptech.com/engine/gm151.html The jeep also uses a hydraulic clutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy74 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I've been looking into this also and quicktime list a bellhousing to mate a mustang t5 up to a SBC http://www.quicktimeinc.com/products.html#chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 When I bought my Tremec TR-3550 (weak version of TKO 5spd) I had darkhorseperformance build it with an old style Ford input shaft, which was a little shorter than the GM input shaft. It's a 10 spline, 1-1/16" shaft. It came with a pilot bushing that fit into the larger more rearward machined hole in the back of the chevy crankshaft. McLeod makes a bearing version of that bushing. Using a McLeod hydraulic TO bearing, I needed to space the trans back from the bellhousing about 1/8" using a plate I made. Using this trans and TO bearing is documented here: http://alteredz.com/TremecInfo.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy74 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Good read Pete, now I'm thinking of a TKO instead of a T5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 I ended up getting a t-56 from a Ls1 car and weir products bellhousing to mate the t-56 to gen 1 sbc...still need flywheel and clutch. just thought i would put the info out there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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