no more T5 for me
10-27-2015, 06:30 PM
#13
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Location: arizona
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10-27-2015, 11:22 PM
#14
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Goodyear, AZ
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I was thinking about using the hugs c4 I have and then bolting on a gear vendors over drive.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
10-28-2015, 07:20 AM
#15
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Wisconsin
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10-28-2015, 07:23 AM
#16
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Location: Wisconsin
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I was thinking about using the hugs c4 I have and then bolting on a gear vendors over drive.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
If your having second thoughts now, I'd stick with the manual. It's your brain telling you your not that old yet.
10-30-2015, 01:10 PM
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 535
I have almost the about the same HP/TQ output with you and a T5 as well. I have not had one issue with my tranny over 3 years of use and love it 10X more than the C4 that I had in the car.
My T5 is from promotion powertrain and is the 295SHD trans that's good for 440 - 500hp. They have great customer service and their prices are good. My only gripe with the transmission is that I opted for their road race version and the gears are almost not street friendly without out having rear gears 3.90+. With my combo, 5th gear only works well when doing 70+ mph. They also have robust T45 options as well.
When I build my wifes care, I will go with a more modern AOD transmission.
My T5 is from promotion powertrain and is the 295SHD trans that's good for 440 - 500hp. They have great customer service and their prices are good. My only gripe with the transmission is that I opted for their road race version and the gears are almost not street friendly without out having rear gears 3.90+. With my combo, 5th gear only works well when doing 70+ mph. They also have robust T45 options as well.
When I build my wifes care, I will go with a more modern AOD transmission.
10-30-2015, 03:57 PM
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: arizona
Posts: 1,398
I was thinking about using the hugs c4 I have and then bolting on a gear vendors over drive.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
the tko 500 has crappy gear ratios . . i would get a tko 600 if i got a trans but they need the carbon fiber blocker rings installed on 2-3 and 3-4 gears and needs the shift rod mod if you plan to speed shift it.
astro makes a t5 for 485 tq and one with a special case for 575 tq.
https://www.astroperformance.com/pro...transmissions/
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Last edited by barnett468; 10-30-2015 at 04:00 PM.
10-31-2015, 09:58 AM
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ABQ, NM, USA
Posts: 2,593
This is what I went with after my Gforce T5 broke its glass 3rd gear...
https://www.astroperformance.com/pro...r-kit-package/
https://www.astroperformance.com/pro...r-kit-package/
10-31-2015, 01:01 PM
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Insanity
Posts: 2,176
I was thinking about using the hugs c4 I have and then bolting on a gear vendors over drive.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
After taking to them I was sold, but then I started to look around. I do like shifting the t5.
For the same price as the OD I could get a tko500.
I'm stumped as to which way to go.
If I went with an aod, what shop could turn out the product? I don't know of Trans shop here in AZ that is worth a crap. In my exp. They are all crooks that won't stand behind the products they sell and install.
(So....honestly I would not convert to an auto unless you want to race the car semi-regularly. There is no replacement for the fun the stick adds to the car driving on the street. The gear vendors stuff always looks nice, and I always think "maybe I should do that"....but then I can't bring myself to spend the coin when I start pricing out all the other options available.