Chevrolet Camaro 1967-2002 - T5 5 Speed Manual Capabilities

Hi ls1 tech guys,

I’m planning on putting a Borg Warner T5 out of a 1983 Camaro Z28 in to my 1984 Camaro z28(my Z28 at the moment has a 700r4), but I have A modded 350 Goodrench crate motor (about 310HP/370LB-FT). Will the 1983 Borg Warner T5 take that much power?

NOPE! World Class T5's only handle 200-250ish, your gonna blow it up if u beat on it. i hav a 98 with a T5, i looked into T5 builds and you can get one with the stock gear ratios that can handle 300-350 for about $2000

Skip the T5 and go straight to the T56. I had a T5 in a 92 Formula, and it was noisy from the day the car was brand new. The dealership could never get it to shut up. And it was only 225hp.

NOPE! World Class T5's only handle 200-250ish, your gonna blow it up if u beat on it. i hav a 98 with a T5, i looked into T5 builds and you can get one with the stock gear ratios that can handle 300-350 for about $2000

An 83 is a NON WorldClass T5... Has a power rating of 260ft/lbs.... The 88+ is WorldClass and handles 300ft/lbs and the 1993 Spec Z is 335ft/lbs...

I would skip directly to a T56 setup from a LT1 to run on your GEN I smallblock... A NWC T5 will fetch 300-500$ on ebay complete from flywheel to tailshaft. Use that to start saving 1-1.5k for a T56 swap.