peterc005

Does anyone have experience with Pro Motion, G-Force or other modified T5 kits?

Any idea of the cost or a good place to source this type of transmission kit?

mackjar66

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for the cost of the kit and rebuild or a rebuilt unit you can swap a t56

Gumby

I don't agree with that, the T56 is stupid. Unless your doing high speed runs on the salt flats where your wide open for miles, 2 OD gears were dumb. should of been a closer range 5 speed with 1 OD.

Id get their new case if you want gobs of power through it, though the regular upgrades are also good for normal power needs with a stock case.

mackjar66

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i agree the t5 gearing is way better. im pushing 425fwh and have no issues with my t5 that has 80 miles on it. but if i was going to spend the $ to go with gfarce it would be a waste, id just do the t56 at that point

peterc005

I guess that's the point and the dilemma.

The T5 seems like a good fit for a Third Gen. It's probably easier to put a T5 in that a T56 because the transmission tunnel was designed for it.

The upgrade kit seems to have a lot of benefits, but the $1,300 cost of the kits probably makes the T56 cheaper.

Seems the best option would be to upgrade a T5 with a transmission kit that doesn't cost $1,300.

Any suggestions?

mackjar66

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Hawks said their guy can do it for around 850 the last time I talked to them if I remember correctly

mackjar66

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Why are you asking about the kits?

Gumby

Last time I helped someone do a T56 we had to drive 3hrs away to get one for $900 and they wanted another $300 for the bell housing n clutch parts.

That was the best deal he could find.

you then got other parts to buy and mod.

Though in his case he didn't need the bell as it was being mated to a FWD chrysler to turn it into a RWD car as the cars body was stamped for RWD already. And he was a gluten for punishment when it came to mods.

[His work truck had two 5 speeds trans mated end to end with some clutch parts and a end shaft, for a mega range of gears, was neat shifting gears going backwards.]

jmd

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The T56 has varied from 3.35 first gear down to 2.29 in various applications and .50 sixth down to .8something. Where there are mountains, 5th in a T56 is quite handy to have. And if your car has torque and / or some gear, 6th is too.

There are a number of gear ratio setups for both.

The T56 fits perfectly fine in the third gen tunnel. Unless someone gets overly fascinated with running their antique bellhousing and an adapter plate which shoves it back (see: old Camaro and Chevelle forums where old men mistakenly think they need to cut out and replace the entire tunnel due to their stubbornness in running antique parts.)

camaroxguy

Hey guys, I've been trying to search everywhere for more info about beefing up my nwc T-5 and was wondering if anything has changed in the market yet. I still haven't found much for under $1,300 which is insane, I don't want a t-56 unless I buy a 4th gen. Please tell me there's more now

pound

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There's not. Have to pay to play. Beefing up a T5 will cost about the same as getting a T56 and neither option is cheap. It comes down to the amount of work you want to do putting in a new trans vs how much stronger you think a T56 is than a built T5. The T56 does have 2 OD gears which would be nice for the highway if you have higher (numerically) rear gears, but not everyone cares about that.

camaroxguy

It was worth a shot to ask, since a lot of you guys come across some gems. Thanks for the reply. I like the feel of the T-5 more to be honest, I'm probably going to go that route. I could always try to get a WC T-5 and do a standard rebuild. I'm not sure what a "standard" WC T-5 can withstand but it will be a while until the engine swap. I'll be talking to you guys soon

ZZ42Fast

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Well I wanted to stick with the t5 also. It's lighter and original fit kit.

I've used the tougher G Force case and cluster support and so far so good!

The responses to people asking to upgrade their t5 is always 'get a t56' in the same way anyone that asks how to make a 305 faster you get told 'get a 350'. Really not helpful and I see it over and over again on these boards.

I say a t5 can be made to be tough quite easily but it does cost a little

Johnny Blaze

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The biggest issue with the T-5 is the Case, and that can't be replaced. The case strecthes which then causes problems with the gears.


It is good, but has its limits.

ZZ42Fast

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It can be replaced! with a G Force case.

Johnny Blaze

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I know they offer one for mustangs, but dis not know they offered an upgraded case for f-bodies.

Good to know.

ZZ42Fast

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Yeah, they are Ford by default but they machine them for Chevy. Its all good.