5spd repair ? ? ?

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by arthansen:
G-Force looks like the way to go. I wonder how dificult the rebuild would be? With labor only $250 I might just send it off.

1998 Silverbird, you dynoed with 433rwtq. Did the trans hold up? Has your trans given you any trouble?

Mine is still holding up and I should have similar numbers with 231rwhp (N/A) plus a 100 shot. However, at the track, I have a very hard time getting the car into 2nd gear so I know it will not last forever. I just want to know what yours is doing.

Sounds like you are losing your 2nd gear synchros, or a possible bent shift fork, I lost those on 3 T5s when I had my 3.4L. pretty soon it will likely stop letting you in.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by arthansen:
G-Force looks like the way to go. I wonder how dificult the rebuild would be? With labor only $250 I might just send it off.

1998 Silverbird, you dynoed with 433rwtq. Did the trans hold up? Has your trans given you any trouble?

Mine is still holding up and I should have similar numbers with 231rwhp (N/A) plus a 100 shot. However, at the track, I have a very hard time getting the car into 2nd gear so I know it will not last forever. I just want to know what yours is doing.

Sounds like you are losing your 2nd gear synchros, or a possible bent shift fork, I lost those on 3 T5s when I had my 3.4L. pretty soon it will likely stop letting you in. </font>[/QUOTE]yeah my 2nd gear syrco is goign to :mad: :mad:

[Mr. Spock]

are the 3.4 and 3.8 t-5s interchangeable? both are rpo m49, but. . . . that's too easy

[RallyRed 98]

some of the 3.4 versions were not WC spec because they were built before GM went over to all WC spec...

[Mr. Spock]

so if it is a WC then it would be usable? I noticed on tacreations website that they have the same torque rating. How can you tell if it is WC?

[RallyRed 98]

you have to check the casting numbers against the list that tremec/b-w keep.

the 3.8 version isn't that much more expensive, no need to try to save a few bucks on parts when you're talking about something as important as a tranny.

[Mr. Spock]

some of you may get a kick out of this, . . . I destroyed my clutch & tranny with one pass down the 1/4 about a month ago. I was using A Powedyne kit for a little motivation. I sold the kit to a friend and well . . . after two passes his t-5 is also now toast. He says he will be selling that kit soon . . My old kit is the tranny slayer!

['94firebirdv6]

not very funny if you ask me man that must suck

[1998silverbird]

Originally posted by arthansen:
G-Force looks like the way to go. I wonder how dificult the rebuild would be? With labor only $250 I might just send it off.

1998 Silverbird, you dynoed with 433rwtq. Did the trans hold up? Has your trans given you any trouble?

Mine is still holding up and I should have similar numbers with 231rwhp (N/A) plus a 100 shot. However, at the track, I have a very hard time getting the car into 2nd gear so I know it will not last forever. I just want to know what yours is doing.

My stock tranny held out pretty good.. It lasted 115,000 miles and about 50,000 miles I had the spray on it.. It broke when I was running my friends 89 Formula.. I was running him on motor went to bang 3rd gear and it grinded through it and broke it.. when we tore the tranny down there were 3 teeth left on 3rd gear.. If you dont bang gears, Power shift your tranny should hold up for a while.. I also had a stage 3 spec clutch on it..

[arthansen]

When you tore down your tans, did you re-build it?

I have never broken down a transmission but I have rebuilt a few engines. Would you think that rebuilding a trans would be harder or easier then an engine?

I am just trying to figure out if I could do it.

[1998silverbird]

I didnt rebuild it.. I have a friend that works for a ford dealership that rebuilds trannies for 150.00.. He did it.. I had a spare tranny with a broke 4th gear so he took both trannies I had and basically made one good one out of the 2..

[arthansen]

I got an e-mail from a guy at G-Force Transmission. They recomend having a transmission shop do the re-build but check out this Acrobat file he gave me a link to:

http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English...ice_Manual.pdf

I have looked over it a little and it does not seem hard to rebuild a T-5. Tommorrow I will print the whole manual from work and go over it carfully. The only tools you need are some wrenches, a rubber mallet, c-clip pliers, a puller and a press (I have a press where I work). No feeler gauges or mics which usually indicate some very delicate adjustments.

I might give this a try.