I paid $127.50 for my T-5 that was from an '85 V8 Camaro. This
transmission has the 0.63 overdrive 5th gear.
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
Larry Hoy wrote:
> I spent $475 on a World Class T-5.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Kris & Bill
> > Wessale
> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 6:29 PM
> > To: buikc-rover-v8 newsgroup
> > Subject: What's a T-5 worth?
> >
> >
> > Greetings from unseasonably warm Houston:
> >
> > I am stuffing a BOP215 into a MKIII Spitfire and
> > I am finally to the
> > point of purchasing the tranny. (As if I need
> > more parts!)
> >
> > Research I've done from the MGV8 Newsletter as
> > well as guidance from
> > list members tells me that I should use a
> > post-1988 T-5 (to get the
> > World Class T-5 -- a presumptuous name) from a
> > 4.3L V6 (to get the right
> > number of splines on the input shaft) Chevy S-10.
> > I have the bell
> > housing that the Chevy T-5 will bolt right onto,
> > and I need the short
> > tailpiece on the S-10 to keep the shifter from
> > being positioned between
> > the seat backs.
> >
> > So I called 12 appropriate junk yards (auto
> > jumbles) in Houston today
> > and found *one* S-10 T-5 post-1988 for the 4.3L
> > V6. And they wanted
> > $550 USD for it -- delivered. Does that seem
> > right? It was double what
> > I expected, but that's a common phenomena.
> >
> > Also, am I being too selective? As far as I
> > know, only the S-10 the
> > tranny for the 4.3L V6 will work (has the right
> > number of input shaft
> > splines).
> >
> > Is this tranny in something other than just the
> > S-10? How about some
> > GMC thing, or maybe the little Blazer?
> >
> > Finally, if someone knows where I can buy one for
> > $250, I could probably
> > get it shipped here for $250.
> >
> > Thanks.
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