kornerz

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has anyone put a ford t5 behind an ls motor? im not interested in doing a t56. im going light weight with a mild 5.3. any help would be great.

battousai

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how about a Chevy T5? lol.

It isn't strong enough... I think it MIGHT be able to hold up to 300 Ft/lbs but thats it.

dmracing

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I dont know why I cant remember right know but someone makes a adapter bell housing for this application. It would be easy.

dmracing

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Quick tyme and the part number is

RM-6037

kornerz

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ive seen the quick time bellhousing but $530 is steep! after that would i use hydro set up or cable?

Irish350

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HEYNOW

i have a 'world class' t5 in my 65 mustang thats rated to a whopping 330 ft lbs. Not sure if ill keep it, since the ls will probably have more than that even in its first iteration.

nice to have the part number just in case though, thx

dmracing

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You could use the cable.

zipster

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Trans ratings, HAH! we all exceeded the 330ft lb the t5 was designed for, and they lived! Well, for a while anyways.

garys 68

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I know others have adapted the ford T5 to a BBC bell housing (search C3 corvetteforum) using a 1/2" aluminum spacer. That takes care of the length differential. Those posts also cover the 10 spline disk to use.
The other issue is the pilot bearing. The ford input shaft pilot bearing is larger than the GM. You'll need to have a bushing with the LS7 pilot bearing OD and a ford shaft ID.