62 c/10 engine swap

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by brap999

The only thing I will add to this is that I went through 2 used T5's before giving up and buying a rebuild from a local trans shop. Each one lasted only a few months before something would break. Buying a rebuild was the Best thing I ever did, it's been running strong for 2 years now and no problems.

Oh and make sure you get the V8 T5, and not the V6 T5. Some the junk yards around here tried to pawn off a V6 T5 as the V8 version.

I respect your opinion. Why do you think a V6 version is less desire able than the V8 T5? The final gear on a V8 version is usually 0.63 and might bog the engine if Hp is low. I agree that a 350ci should be able to pull the 0.63 OD gear. It depends a lot on what rear diff gear he has. The V6 T5 has a great OD gear of 0.72. That gear really works well in these older trucks.