new t5 or rebuild it?

nitrous_bob · 11-08-2005, 02:38 PM

anyone do a rebuild and wish they got new?

my synchro's are shot and reverse is completely gone, it just grinds in reverese if put it in and let out the clutch......

time is no biggie, it's already garaged, i was gonna do a clutch this winter anyways.

money is an issue but not totally, if i can't spray it by spring i can wait,
just kinda at crossroads on what i should do.

StangRacer · 11-08-2005, 05:37 PM

I had my T-5 rebuilt when I broke the shift-fork off in 1st gear. It had held up ever since and that was 6 years ago.

Boomer! · 11-08-2005, 06:09 PM

my only concern would be if you plan to make mods that would make the t-5 obsolete. If you only plan to stay where your at power wise stay with the t-5 if you have future mods in mind you may want to look into a t-3550 or tko500 or 600. It would be a waste to dump money into a trans you wont be able to use further down the road.

nitrous_bob · 11-08-2005, 06:45 PM

i plan on running about 12.50's thats it, for the next 2 years, maybe dip into the 11's when i do my heads and stuff, but all in all that could be 3-5 years away,

yeah i'm leaning towards the rebuild, i remembered some little crap i'd like to do, and like i said money is gonna be a somewhat issue, as i don't really work right now, back in school.

ToolBox · 11-09-2005, 01:38 PM

Bob,

Give me a call, I know a guy that's swapping out a T5 in a stock low miles '91 GT. He'll probably unload it cheap.

nitrous_bob · 11-09-2005, 03:55 PM

oh yeah, is it lewis?
i'll take it

i'll call u later, did you make that misfits concert? it was day after surgery for me, no way was i gonna try it

UR2SLW · 11-12-2005, 03:35 PM

if u can get a used on cheap do that, if u get it rebuilt u might as well spend a lil extra and get it beefed up to hold the power, i just got my t56 rebuilt at liberty to hold the extra power