T5 gears

Cwalk

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Does anyone know where you can buy the 2.95 first gear and the .68 overdrive gear for a T5? I tore my tranny up. So I bought another one out of a 93 GT for $450. It was going to cost me $1100 to get my old one rebuilt. The 93 is supposed to be a little bit tougher anyway. So I'm thinking I want to get those gears to improve acceleration just a lil bit more. I'm also in the process of getting some 4.10's.

 

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www.astroperformance.com they have everything you need. I'm also lookin for a 2.95/.68 trans to replace my stupid whiney 3.35/.83 trans.

 

Cwalk

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I actually meant to say a 295 1st gear/.80 overdrive...........sorry for misleading anyone

 

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You cant just buy a 2.95 first gear and .80 overdrive and expect it to work, you will also need a new input shaft, cluster gear, and if Im not mistaken 2nd and 3rd gear.

 

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795.0pacecar said:

You cant just buy a 2.95 first gear and .80 overdrive and expect it to work, you will also need a new input shaft, cluster gear, and if Im not mistaken 2nd and 3rd gear.

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Duh, what I meant was anyone know where I can get the kit from?

 

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Its not worth it and someone already posted a link. Just get a trans already built with that gear set.

 

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Hanlon or D&D

http://www.ddperformance.com/

http://www.hanlonmotorsports.com/HanlonTIC.html

They are easy to rebuild, especially after you have worked on a few of them.

Be sure to take your time to shim the final play properly.

 

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You're lookin at about $700 just for the parts including a rebuild kit, then if you have someone else do it, you're looking at $200 to $400 on top of that. You can damn near buy one new for that price. If you build it yourself then its just barely worth it.

 

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So you dont really notice a difference in performance with them.............

 

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You're losing gear multiplication in first but you're gaining a close ratio gear set. If you drag race alot then its worth it to have a close ratio gear set, however, its not worth it to have stock T5 internals because they are not well suited for the abuse of drag racing.

If I were going to build a T5 for drag racing, or even for a road coarse I would go with a GeForce gearset. It will cost a few hundred more, but it wont break. If I were building one for the street, I personally would go with the 3.35 gear set because I like the extra gearing down low, because my current, and my new combos make power at high rpms.

 

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795.0pacecar said:

You're losing gear multiplication in first but you're gaining a close ratio gear set. If you drag race alot then its worth it to have a close ratio gear set, however, its not worth it to have stock T5 internals because they are not well suited for the abuse of drag racing.

If I were going to build a T5 for drag racing, or even for a road coarse I would go with a GeForce gearset. It will cost a few hundred more, but it wont break. If I were building one for the street, I personally would go with the 3.35 gear set because I like the extra gearing down low, because my current, and my new combos make power at high rpms.

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That's understandable. But wont the close ratio keep you in the higher rpm's? On a NA car? I can understand if boosted because then you would want as much gear as possible. But if it's NA wont the close ratio help you hit the high rpm's?

 

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again, www.astroperformance.com has EVERYTHING you need to build a decent T-5. They have case stiffeners and stuff.

 

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The 3.35 gearset isnt geared well for a modified 5.0 when you have gears like 3.73s. Cars with the 2.95s pull much nicer and smoother through the gears, theres no delays and your not eating up through the rpms so fast in first. Its like a much easier transition if that makes sense. Plus the 2.95 gearing makes the trans last longer. Hence why they are sold aftermarket.

 

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I cant wait to get a 2.95 first geared trans.