i am the one who posted putting the ford wc innards in the t5, it does work,
after
all, it's built by ford! call your local trans parts supplier if you don't
believe
me. if you put an s10 shift rail section on the camaro trans, you will lose the
speedo hookup. but it will put the shifter in the right palce. in my 57 ½ ton, i
installed the camaro t5 and discovered the problem. i was less than pleased. the
first gear take off was manatory. so by all means use the s10 trans case, at
least. i don't know if you can keep the s10 gears and use wc parts, it should
work. nm jim
Passnb4U@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/31/00 4:19:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, gls@4link.net
> writes:
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > This may seem ironic, given my recent puzzlings over mix n'match new/old
> > technology, but I did say I wasn't a purist! But of course the T-5 isn't
> > visible and is a necessary addition to make the truck driveable at highway
> > speeds.
> >
> > I had a local trans shop build a T-5 for me with a camaro main case and an
> > S10 tail housing.
> >
> > The '80s Camaro T-5s have an 18 degree twist which puts the tail housing at
> > a funny angle when you bolt up to a 235. You can see the bell housing
> > offset in the camaro in this photo
> > http://www.sallee-chevrolet.com/BorgWarner/bwt56pics.html.
> >
> > The shift also comes out too far back on the car versions, whereas the S-10
> > tail housing has the shift at the front. The camaro versions have a closer
> > set of ratios, however, than the S-10s. Early camaros, novas, etc., did
> not
> > have the twist, but they also had the shift in the wrong place.
> >
> > Grant Galbraith reports using S-10 T-5s satisfactorily, but using 1st as a
> > granny low and basically driving on 2-5. He says the S-10 versions he's
> > used did not have the camaro twist.
> >
> > I read recently on another site that you can put Ford World Class T-5
> > internals into a Chevy T-5 case, and that these will handle an extra 100
> > horses or so. Don't know if this was hot air or just what.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Grant S. gls@4link.net
>
> Thanks,
>
> I think that T-5 that is rotated is from the 3rd generation F-Body's, but
> may be stronger than the S-10 T'5's, not sure, but something to think about.
> The T-5's behind the 305's did have to withsatnd about 210-220hp and about
> 240-260 ft/lbs of torque.
>
> I wonder if GM used the WC T-5 in anything? Then again, if the mounting
> holes on the Ford T-5 were the same, I don't see why you couldn't use one and
> a clutch disc from a Ford as well (I know, doesn't sound right...) to take
> advantage of a stronger tranny (at least advertised as stronger).
>
> Sure wish I had the $$ laying around for a T56 form the newer F-Body's,
> supposed to be tough as nails.
>
> Mike
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