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yeah,it has stripped gears. it locked up too.

I paid $175 for an 88 Firebird V-8 trans (WC) at a wreaking yard. works perfect. heck you can't open yours up and inspect it for that.

Russ

hahaha,im not that dang lucky.the t-5's ive found are way high.well, anything is high to me but ive seen em for 7=9 hundred.

Originally Posted by geezer69

hahaha,im not that dang lucky.the t-5's ive found are way high.well, anything is high to me but ive seen em for 7=9 hundred.

Wow! There's a mustang specific salvage place near here that priced a takeout 5.0 engine, 5spd tranny, computer and harness for $1200.

If I remember correctly, the Camaro and Firebird T-5's were not installed straight up like a normal transmission. They were rotated 15 degrees, so you have to make sure you're getting a T-5 that will have the shifter coming out in the correct place and angle.

Originally Posted by Lord Antagonism

If I remember correctly, the Camaro and Firebird T-5's were not installed straight up like a normal transmission. They were rotated 15 degrees, so you have to make sure you're getting a T-5 that will have the shifter coming out in the correct place and angle.

Yup. however the "twist" is in the bellhousing. there are spline and other differences however.
I checked prices on carparts.com. man I did get a good deal on my last one. now the're 500-600

Russ

i got the tranny from the 96 v-6.the only difference is the input shaft. the one in the v-6 tranny is 3/4" longer.i will be lookin into changin the input shaft and stick that sucker in!!!thanks for all the help folks.i preciate it a lot!!!

good deal on your tranny buy. the 6cyl. t-5 is the same ratio as v8 t-5 , and you can change the input shaft easy enough. i just pulled a t-5 outta an 87 turbo tbird that first gear is way too deep for me 3:95, compared to the 3:35 in my 5.0 now. while your changing the trans why not go ahead and get a new cable/quadrent/adjuster? i did mine and it was a breeze. as always just my 2 cents,nickyb.