Rebuilding a T-5
07-19-2007, 01:13 PM
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Rebuilding a T-5
Is there a rebuild kit with the option of a different gear set? I want to get either 3.55 or 3.73 gears but 90% of my driving is on the highway and was wondering if I could get a taller 5th gear to compensate for the rear end
07-19-2007, 01:26 PM
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RE: Rebuilding a T-5
**** astro....
and man im not sure... i dnt see why not, 5th is separate from all the other gears, it would just be a matter of having two diff gears back there(main and counter shafts)... regardless gears dont come in a rebuild kit... they are hard parts and need to be bought separatly.... check ddperformance and i guess astroperformance, i no astro sells individual gears, maybe they have a better 5th...
actually u have a really good idea, that im going to look into also now...
or get a viper spec t56... 6th gear is a .50
and man im not sure... i dnt see why not, 5th is separate from all the other gears, it would just be a matter of having two diff gears back there(main and counter shafts)... regardless gears dont come in a rebuild kit... they are hard parts and need to be bought separatly.... check ddperformance and i guess astroperformance, i no astro sells individual gears, maybe they have a better 5th...
actually u have a really good idea, that im going to look into also now...
or get a viper spec t56... 6th gear is a .50
07-19-2007, 02:23 PM
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RE: Rebuilding a T-5
I beleive astro performance has an overdrive gear in .5. Should make cruising rpm a little lower.
With my 4.10's and 26in tire at 70mph I'm only at 2700rpm which I really don't think is bad.
With my 4.10's and 26in tire at 70mph I'm only at 2700rpm which I really don't think is bad.
07-19-2007, 04:16 PM
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RE: Rebuilding a T-5
^^ +1
i tack 3000 doing almost 85 on the freeway, and get 21mpg doing it
4.10's and a 5-speed
the best od 5-speed i've noticed was .62 i think and stock is .68 so i don't see too many r's dropping there
if .5 was available that'd be a nice drop, but would have you driving around town in 4th all the time cuz i think it'd bee too much drop for city driving
i tack 3000 doing almost 85 on the freeway, and get 21mpg doing it
4.10's and a 5-speed
the best od 5-speed i've noticed was .62 i think and stock is .68 so i don't see too many r's dropping there
if .5 was available that'd be a nice drop, but would have you driving around town in 4th all the time cuz i think it'd bee too much drop for city driving
07-19-2007, 06:29 PM
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RE: Rebuilding a T-5
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I beleive astro performance has an overdrive gear in .5. Should make cruising rpm a little lower.
With my 4.10's and 26in tire at 70mph I'm only at 2700rpm which I really don't think is bad.
I beleive astro performance has an overdrive gear in .5. Should make cruising rpm a little lower.
With my 4.10's and 26in tire at 70mph I'm only at 2700rpm which I really don't think is bad.
I would like to keep it that way since again I do 80-90% highway driving so its gonna add up QUICK and college isnt helping [:@]I have no problem using 1-4th around town since the highest speed limit is 45-50
07-19-2007, 09:55 PM
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RE: Rebuilding a T-5
I got the T-5Z and it has .63 o.d. On my normal trips to N.J I got 20mpg, after going to the .63 and new fuel lines and tank i got 23mpg. Plus the 2.95 first is nice. I get about 5 mph more before shifting