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I've started gather parts for a 5 speed swap

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Darkwriter77

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FWIW, you can destroy ANY manual transmission by driving like a nut, regardless of how much money you dump into it. There's not yet such a thing as a psycho-proof T-5 transmission. If you go blasting away on the thing constantly, banging gears without lifting, and whatnot, you're going to either make an error while shifting or it'll just plain give out on you from wear at some point, at which point the almighty and expensive tranny you poured so much cash and labor into will still be just as broke as the dime-a-dozen four-banger tranny you could've installed in its place.

No offense, but if you can learn to drive a manual without abusing it, you won't have to go on an expensive quest to put an indestructible T-5 behind your stock longblock.
 

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Darkwriter77 said:
FWIW, you can destroy ANY manual transmission by driving like a nut, regardless of how much money you dump into it. There's not yet such a thing as a psycho-proof T-5 transmission. If you go blasting away on the thing constantly, banging gears without lifting, and whatnot, you're going to either make an error while shifting or it'll just plain give out on you from wear at some point, at which point the almighty and expensive tranny you poured so much cash and labor into will still be just as broke as the dime-a-dozen four-banger tranny you could've installed in its place.

No offense, but if you can learn to drive a manual without abusing it, you won't have to go on an expensive quest to put an indestructible T-5 behind your stock longblock.
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I don't do it a lot, but I'd like to be able to do it without worrying about breaking something. I've been throwing an idea around in my head for a little while now. I was thinking about selling the bike and buying a new motor. I'd end up with a pretty decent motor. I'm not sure though. I'll do a little more research and decide.
 

stykthyn

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JGT said:
A T56 then? What else would I have to gather to put one of those in? A new driveshaft of course. I'd probably need a new crossmember.
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do a search, there are a few companies that make a complete kit.
 
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