Will a T5 out of a chev s10 pickup work behind a small block Chev? It came out of a 4cyl. Just asking!!
It will with the right bell housing and clutch setup but unless you drive like your grandma it won't last. with that being said I have a buddy who has been running one behind a stout 350 in an s-10 for about five years now but he uses the 5 second rule for shifts "never change gears faster than 5 seconds"
It depends - there are two ratios available, 4.03 & 3.76 (these are the first gear). The 3.76 will last longer. As a gross generalization, the higher the first gear, the stronger the trans. The newer the trans, the better... You're better off with a later-model V8 ******. There are several great threads on here about T5s. Realize that the late model Mustang guys are running a fair bit of HP through theirs, so they can be built to handle some HP.
You didn't say, but if your looking to use the S-10 T5 because of its forward shifter location the S10 tailshaft can be used on the V8 Camaro/Firebird T5's. Heres how: http://www.inliners.org/Jack/T5tech.html That will give you much better gearing with your 350.
I used one behind a healthy small block in the first S10 swap I did. I used a Lakewood bellhousing, I will have to look up the part #, but I know it was for a '82-'92 F-body. It had a dual bolt pattern for the trans die, and the provision for a hydraulic slave. I used a 11" clutch, and a Chevy Astro clutch disc. 11", 14 spline, I forget teh diameter of teh input, but I think it was 1". Worked farily well, but the transmissions were fairly weak. On the plus side, I was able to pick up new (used) ******s at the junk yard for $50 bucks. But, it did get old changing them out every few weeks. Again, it can be done, but if you beat on it, it WILL break.
anyone think it would do any good to send out a m*** t5 info pm as soon as people join? seems to be a pretty common thread. I ai'nt perfect, but damn, search two pages first please!
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