T5 repair quote - you're not going to believe this!

[Rick 91GT]

Originally posted by jimberg:
Since that shop guy is so far out on his estimate for the repair or the replacement, why take his word that the synchros are bad? You said it was shifting fine. If the synchros were bad, you definitely wouldn't be shifting fine.

If this is just a rationalization to upgrade, then go for the Tremec 3550. It does come with a shifter, just not a pro 5.0 or anything. As far as the transmission mount goes, you can just grind off the welds and reweld it in the correct position.

I agree with Jim on this, if it shifts fine and doesn't grind those syncros are fine. I replaced at 89,000 miles when I did the basic rebuild and they looked worn but were still ok. I just replaced everything except 4th,5th and reverse and the case and spent $550 in parts, rebuilt it myself. I just didn't have the money to do the Tremec swap, with SFI approved bell,CLutch,Flywheel, etc.. but that time will come but so far my T-5 feels better then ever and shifts great, has taking 5500RPM launches and powershifts also.

Make sure he put everything back together correctly!



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