T56 borg warner

hey im a new member. I drive a 97 camaro z28 6-speed, and I was wondering if anyone knows how much hp my T56 can handle safely

welcome to the forum.

i have never directly dealt with the transmission but i know the T56 can handle quite a bit of punishment before you get into race rebuilds. it was originally designed for the Dodge Viper, so maybe that gives you a little bit of an idea...

Except the one in the Viper has beefed up internals not like the Vette or Z28… You should be able to handle 500 to 600 hp before having a problem…

There are T56 cars in the Low 10's high 9's.

and im gonna be one... lol

yea i posted this a couple months ago... someone said it should handle up to 700 fine. oh and someone at the local track said something about third gear... someone had messed something up a few times... maybe the shift fork or something

Easy to miss third and bend the Shift linkage inside the tranny with stock Shifters. Get a Pro 5.0 and you will never miss 3rd (unless you cannot drive)

not miss 3rd... mess up 3rd gear..

the syncro

I think its bs that a stock T56 can handle 700 horsepower.

lol it will but for how long is what im wondering.....

you can mess up the synchro or the forks trying to get it in gear.....

I was making right at 500hp through a T56.

id say that 700 might be a stretch, prolly only get a couple run before you have to rebuild...

yea i read if you beat the hell out oif the shifter it will tend to bend.. especially the stock one... and can cause problems when shifting.....

http://www.ddperformance.com/GM%20T56.htm
http://www.ddperformance.com/t56__6_speed%20transmissions.htm