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Unit 5302 · 12-14-2005, 12:42 AM

There are differing opinions on how well the 4 banger T-5 will hold up. It's definitely not nearly as strong as the V8 T-5s, and those T-5s don't have the best reliability record as it is.

The 4cylinder cars had non-world class T-5s with weaker input shaft bearings and other internals. They also had different gear ratios, and the input shafts were different lengths.

Personally, I'd find a little extra cash and put a world class unit in there rather than gambling with the glass jawed 4banger unit.

12-14-2005, 12:42 AM	#2
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Re: 4 cyl t-5 There are differing opinions on how well the 4 banger T-5 will hold up. It's definitely not nearly as strong as the V8 T-5s, and those T-5s don't have the best reliability record as it is. The 4cylinder cars had non-world class T-5s with weaker input shaft bearings and other internals. They also had different gear ratios, and the input shafts were different lengths. Personally, I'd find a little extra cash and put a world class unit in there rather than gambling with the glass jawed 4banger unit.