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Rebuilding Tired T-5 Transmission For More Torque/HP

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86hybridGT

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Rebuilding my tired T5 so it can withstand the new 347 I'll be installing - approximately 450 - 500 hp. Was looking at G-Force and Astro Performance kits. They both have awesome kits, although I don't think the G-Force kit is in the budget ($1295 for 600 rwhp and 500 ft/lbs torque), although it seems to be the best/strongest T5 kit available. Was looking at a smaller kit (450hp) from Astro Performance since this is a street application and won't be seeing much track time. Does anyone have any experience with Astro Perf or G-Force? Not seeing much of anything out here as far as feedback on the quality.
 

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Anyone??
 

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not sure what your budget it is, but it might be cheaper to get a used t3550 or a tko which is already good to go.
 

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There was someone on here who just sold a G-Force transmission because it was too noisy. They use straight cut gears to make up for the strength in a smaller size, which leads to a lot of gear whine. You're probably better off tracking down an old TKO transmission.

Kurt
 

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Not at all worried about the noise. The car will be mega noisy inside already with slp loudmouth's on it. I didn't want to go with a different transmission because there would not need to be any changes to anything with a T5. Where a tko will probably need some mods to make it work. Or am I wrong? Is a tko a direct replacement?
 

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There are a few minor mods you need to put in a TKO. If you are not worried about the noise, the G-Force kit is actually stronger than a TKO.

Kurt
 
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