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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Florida
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![]() Im installing my new engine soon which is a 347 with a 100hp shot of n20 which will only be used at the track maybe twice a year the car is my daily driver and I wanna upgrade the tranny with either a new t5 or a tremec Im just wondering what you people think about these two trannys and what would be a nice set up I want something durable thats gonna last and take a beating now and again.
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![]() I would use the G-Force T-5 gearset upgrade kit that is now available. It is less than the price of a Tremec and you don't have to get a new bellhousing and shifter. Any trans shop could install it and works great for car around 3000lbs with sticky tires and 600hp.
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or '331 LX Eric'
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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![]() I'm running a Tremec 3550 with King Cobra clutch, aluminum fly and Pro 5.0 shifter. Overall, I'm very happy with the Tremec. It shifts crisply and is definitely a more rugged tranny than the T5 - you can just feel the difference when shifting.
Now I just wish I could find a longer handle for my Pro 5.0 shifter - I hate how short it is! ![]() E
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1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60' |
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It's a lot like a race car
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Meridian, MS
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![]() Definatly get a G-Force T-5. They're ultra beefy
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![]() Any places online carry the G force T5?
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It's a lot like a race car
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Location: Gallatin, Tn
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![]() Good info here, definately afraid of putting the turbo'd 331 on stock axles and just a T5 with alloy gears and a steel bearing retainer. No slicks for me for a while....
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![]() How do you think the tremec 3550 would hold up with a 347 as a daily and the occasional spray of NOS ( 100hp )
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![]() If your set on getting a tremec i would get the TKO, it is just a few hundred $ more but can handle 500+ flbs, I would still have to recomend the G-Force T-5 kit, at less money than the tremecs with more power capacity. Also a tremec weighs around 40lbs more than the g force t5.
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![]() G-Force T-5 Synchronized Upgrade Kits $1,000
Is this the kit?, I see one for $1,500 also
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![]() The G-Force T-5 upgrade kit is $995-1000 and includes:
26 spline input shaft, heavy duty 1,2,3 speed gears, hd counter shaft. Mainshaft is reused or you can upgrade for more$.
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351W .030", AFR 185s, Crane roller cam-.543" 220 -.562" 228@.050, TFS 351W EFI intake, Billet Roller Rockers, BBK Long Tubes, BBK X- Pipe, Dynomax Race Magnums w/dumps, 30lb injectors, 190lph intank pump, Holley Adjustable FPR, 75mm TB&MA, Underdrive pulleys, Aluminum Rad, Billet Flywheel, McCloud Clutch, World Class T-5, B&M Ripper Shifter 4.10s, McCreary G-60s, Lakewood 90/10s, Comp. Enginering 3 way adjust/rear, Upper and Lower Control arms, Autometer gauges. |
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Being stroked is great
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Alberta, Canada
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![]() X2C Motorsports has a great rebuilt Tremec offer. They disassemble and reassemble new Tremec's to their specifications and it seems as though they are quite a lot more reliable and stronger than a standard Tremec.
http://www.x2cmotorsports.com/tranny_shop.shtml Might be interesting to you. |
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