think i found myself a car

[1986Z28]

its not a camaro but its a firechicken
let me know what you think, im pretty sure im going to pick it up

[FormulaLT1]

Has potential. Whats in it?

[1986Z28]

no motor, 5 speed, but the manuals coming out for a TH350 with a shift kit that i have in my garage, for the motor im currently building a 400hp 355, got a complete interior(mint) which is blue, ive got a 4th gen with 3.73 gears rearend somewhere in storage that im going to put in it, its rust free, fairly straight, but im going to prep it then send it off to get painted

[bag91]

Definately has potential.......shell be a beast when your done.......

[666_speed]

how much?

[Rally Sport]

Why not throw a 572 in there or a 738? Might as well as go big..

[camaromaniac]

Originally Posted by Rally Sport

Why not throw a 572 in there or a 738? Might as well as go big..

and some wings and a missile launcher!

[bag91]

Thats the funniest thing Ive heard all day..........

[ZL1power69]

is it a T/A or was it a 6cyl car? why not keep it a manual. 5 speed third gens are getting harder and harder to come by. tko 5 speed would be a direct swap. more fun to drive too.

[FormulaLT1]

I always wondered why the T5 on the F-body didn't hold up well to alot of torque but the T5 In the 5.0 stangs were able to handle some pretty decent power numbers. Very strange to me.

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

I always wondered why the T5 on the F-body didn't hold up well to alot of torque but the T5 In the 5.0 stangs were able to handle some pretty decent power numbers. Very strange to me.

do gm and ford use the same t5?

[FormulaLT1]

Internally they are the same. Or at least I believe they are considering the rebuild kits for both are universal. I know the bellhousing is obviously not the same but considering they have the same internals. Ford should have run into the same issue's GM did with the T5 on the 350's.

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

Internally they are the same. Or at least I believe they are considering the rebuild kits for both are universal. I know the bellhousing is obviously not the same but considering they have the same internals. Ford should have run into the same issue's GM did with the T5 on the 350's.

i wounder if anyone (like magazines) have tested this. if not someone should. grab a t5 out of a 5.0 mustang, change bellhousings, bolt it to a SBC and see how durable it is compared to the gm t5.

[stieh2000]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

I always wondered why the T5 on the F-body didn't hold up well to alot of torque but the T5 In the 5.0 stangs were able to handle some pretty decent power numbers. Very strange to me.

Well, first the 5.0 is a ford motor, and as we all know, ford motors are underpowered by chevy standards, so with less power, the trans would hold up better.

Also, torque plays a big factor in trans reliability. A 5.7L obviously has a lot more torque than a 5.0, and even the 305s had more torque because of the different bore/stroke ratio.

[1986Z28]

the t5 is pretty rough, i was a v8 car, dont know what though, i was going to go 737 but then i thought about gas prices... lol