stock M5 durablity

[99BlackW68]

how much hp can the stock M5 tranny handle? when all is said and done, 350wheel hp is the goal. supercharged and cammed. what about 400 wheel hp? (not saying ill ever get that high...just curious.) thanks.

[ssms5411]

Re: stock M5 durablity

About 300 hp and 300 TQ, 3rd gear always breaks first it seems.

[xcdarrel17]

Re: stock M5 durablity

350wheel hp is the goal. supercharged and cammed. what about 400 wheel hp? (not saying ill ever get that high...just curious.) thanks.

= BOOM


Plan to upgrade.

[SilverRS96]

Re: stock M5 durablity

ive broken 2 and i only had a clutch

[99BlackW68]

Re: stock M5 durablity

ok...so what about the A4?? just as wimpy?

[SilverRS96]

Re: stock M5 durablity

can hold more and better aftermaket too

[99BlackW68]

Re: stock M5 durablity

not what i wanted to hear... ive wanted to do the A4 to M5 swap, and already have some parts for it, because I like manuals a LOT more than autos... but if i get a normal tranny, ill just shred the gears, and to spend another $1000 after the swap to build the tranny up is a lot of money... do you usually send your tranny in to places or do they send you the parts and you build it yourself? is building up your own tranny an intense undertaking?

[elkindw]

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This is on the board somewhere but I couldnt find it. What comes behind the 3.4L I thought it was the T5 am I wrong? What does the M5 come on?

[mestupryan]

Re: stock M5 durablity

This is on the board somewhere but I couldnt find it. What comes behind the 3.4L I thought it was the T5 am I wrong? What does the M5 come on?

t5 = name of the manual transmissions in our cars
4L60E = name of the auto transmissions in our cars
m5 = abbreviation for a 5 speed manual
a4 = abbreviation for a 4 speed auto
m49 = GM code for a car with a manual transmission
m30 = GM code for a car with an auto transmission


hope that clears it up for you

[99BlackW68]

Re: stock M5 durablity

so yeah...back to the question...

[bigbrian442]

Re: stock M5 durablity

I did a world class T-5 for my friends Mustang about a year ago. Just for the parts to fix it and a few small upgrades was around $800. Most of these need gears replaced because the sync's tend to chew the points off the gears. Out of 5 gears I had to replace 3 of them with stock gears. Rebuilding one isn't hard if you have lots of mechanical experience.

[SilverRS96]

Re: stock M5 durablity

This is on the board somewhere but I couldnt find it. What comes behind the 3.4L I thought it was the T5 am I wrong? What does the M5 come on?

wow....ok thats bad...u deserve this 1...NOOB

[87SC/SS]

Re: stock M5 durablity

I've built a 700R4 and that was kind of a pain; required some special tools to get retainers and springs out. I've never tried a T5 but my understanding is that its easier.

Check out the site below for more info on 5 speeds:
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...als/index.html

http://www.gforcetransmissions.com/tran_gt-5.asp

[99BlackW68]

Re: stock M5 durablity

very nice 87SC/SS. Thats exactly what I was looking for. I'll give gforcetransmissions a call and see what they have to tell me as far as pricing for building a new tranny from just the T5 housing. ours is the borg/warner correct?

[99BlackW68]

Re: stock M5 durablity

alright, its all good. ill just buy a used tranny right now, i wont be over 300 horses for about 2 years, so ill just have it built when a gear breaks haha. thanks for your help fellas.