Mike,
When looking at a T5, is there any way to tell if it is the "World Class" model?
I understand that the gears and synchros are beefed up in this version of the
T%.
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
Hudson29@aol.com wrote:
> I received a very interesting email from a fellow that reads our
> list, but is not a member and can't make the post directly. What he had to
> say seemed of such value that I asked his permission to share it with all of
> you. I have never been much of a 'box man, so I'll just make the disclamer
> that I don't know what would be involved in doing the modifications
> suggested. Thanks Mike for your encouraging sugestions.
>
> "I am still not a list member but I read the archive at lunch at
> work. One
> solution that I have heard of for the T5 problem is to combine parts from
> an S-10 T5 with a World Class T5 ( from a V8 car like a Z-28 or Trans Am
> ). I understand some of the street rod guys have done this since they have
> the same forward shifter location problem that these old trucks have. It's
> the shifter location on the S-10 unit that makes it desirable and it's the
> robustness of the V8 model that makes it desirable. Just put them
> together. I understand that the tailhousing ( which is where the shifter
> mechanism is located ) will interchange. The V8 version uses a .63 5th
> gear instead of the .72 of the S-10, if I remember correctly. I don't know
> if the 37% overdrive would be better than a 28% overdrive in your
> application. I hope that this helps.
>
> Mike Mathis
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> Title."
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