v-6 t-5 wc trans
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Burning Brakes
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v-6 t-5 wc trans
I have been considering replacing my bw t-10 with a t-5. Looking at different sites, it seems that starting in 88 the F body V6 T5 was upgraded to WC specs. The lower 1st. gear ratio they have would help with my 3.08 rear. Any thoughts?
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wouldn't use a v6 transmission in a v8 car.
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The following info is based on "IIRC"
The '88-92 V8 T5s were WC, the V6 boxes went WC '93 and later----no T5s behind V8s after '92
The tranny-to-bellhousing mounting bolt pattern went to Ford style in '93
The bellhousing (to engine) mounting bolt pattern is different from V6 to V8, unless the V6 was a 4.3
The V8 boxes had higher torque ratings than the V6 units, but the max for the GM V8 T5 was only somewhere around 300lb/ft-----probably why they were never matched to anything bigger than a 305
I strongly suggest you research these issues further. If anyone else knows fer-sure differently by all means jump in and correct me.
The '88-92 V8 T5s were WC, the V6 boxes went WC '93 and later----no T5s behind V8s after '92
The tranny-to-bellhousing mounting bolt pattern went to Ford style in '93
The bellhousing (to engine) mounting bolt pattern is different from V6 to V8, unless the V6 was a 4.3
The V8 boxes had higher torque ratings than the V6 units, but the max for the GM V8 T5 was only somewhere around 300lb/ft-----probably why they were never matched to anything bigger than a 305
I strongly suggest you research these issues further. If anyone else knows fer-sure differently by all means jump in and correct me.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 817
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From: lewisburg wv
The following info is based on "IIRC"
The '88-92 V8 T5s were WC, the V6 boxes went WC '93 and later----no T5s behind V8s after '92
The tranny-to-bellhousing mounting bolt pattern went to Ford style in '93
The bellhousing (to engine) mounting bolt pattern is different from V6 to V8, unless the V6 was a 4.3
The V8 boxes had higher torque ratings than the V6 units, but the max for the GM V8 T5 was only somewhere around 300lb/ft-----probably why they were never matched to anything bigger than a 305
I strongly suggest you research these issues further. If anyone else knows fer-sure differently by all means jump in and correct me.
The '88-92 V8 T5s were WC, the V6 boxes went WC '93 and later----no T5s behind V8s after '92
The tranny-to-bellhousing mounting bolt pattern went to Ford style in '93
The bellhousing (to engine) mounting bolt pattern is different from V6 to V8, unless the V6 was a 4.3
The V8 boxes had higher torque ratings than the V6 units, but the max for the GM V8 T5 was only somewhere around 300lb/ft-----probably why they were never matched to anything bigger than a 305
I strongly suggest you research these issues further. If anyone else knows fer-sure differently by all means jump in and correct me.
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