i have my 88 iroc-z that i am in the process of doing body work and am rebuilding the motor right now the motor is est. at just over475 to the crank but my ? is i want to put convert it over to a standard with a t-5 swap how much would i be lookin at and would it be worth the time and the hassle and i know what everyone is going to say just go find another thrid gen thats already a 5 spd i know i should but this car was given to me by my grandfather that has now passed away on my birthday so there is no option of gettin rid of this car

thanks for the help

 

go find a 3rd gen with a 5 speed with no motor or something else that makes it cheap and use it as a parts car. u could find one for aound $500 or so and then sell it as a rollor and get most ur money back

and keep ur car

 

real easy and cheap. u will need the following--tranny(try to find 1 complete, meaning bellhousing, clutch pressureplate. etc) clutch pedal assembly,slave and master cylender. cut out the hole for the master in the firewall(marked by the carpet) and cut out the tranny square in the tunnel. that easy. need more info pm me.

 

thanks for the info more than likely i will hit u up on some durin the swap also idont think it will handle the power or the torque from the motor rebuild and if not what should i do to make it handle the power

 

are u putting in any aftermarket performance parts during the rebuild or just leaving it stock

 

as long as ur not heavyly building it it should hold. i got a crate motor in its holding up nice.

 

yes im goin completely forged everything custom chip to meet the specs of the cam and alot more over all est is 475 to the crank

 

t5 will not hold up for more than about 10 feet of hard accel.

if your really wanting a stick though, look into a t-56 or the TKO series of trannys. I dont know if the t5 can be built enough to hold on to that kinda power either.

 

yep, go for the t-56. They are designed for the ls1 motors, and I know plenty of people making close to 500 horse out of the ls1 motors with just a stiffer clutch. The problem is finding one of the bastards... they are expensive! The cheapest I have found is about 1200 on ebay that had about 90k miles on it and a bad 2nd gear. I am looking into putting a t-56 in my camaro when I get the money to make a 383 stroker because many people have told me the same thing about the t-5's, they can't handle much over 300 hp