JelloB1afra

Why is the T56 so damn expensive?
the least exspensive one that i have seen was about 1100. where do you guys look for them besides craigslist, ebay, and the local pick your part? how much are they running you guys?

Badazz 97 TA

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thats about the cheapest your going to find. there hard to get thats why there expensive. i paid 1300 for a used one. jump on any one you see imo.

01 Vert ws6

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I have one that needs syncros for 750

cajundragger

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yep. 1000 for a good core is cheap at this time.

I bought a brand new(had 2 miles on it, still full of assembly lube) ssr t56 several years ago and paid 1,000 shipped to my door! Those days are long gone.

JelloB1afra

thanks for the input, dudes. I wasn't sure what a decent price for them was. i've seen a few threads on the T5, but are they really a viable option for 400+hp/tq?

N20zuki

The demand is high, price reflects and they work well. T5's will not be a "viable" option, A stock 305TPI in the 80's with 210 crank HP would shatter them.

JelloB1afra

damn.. alright. i guess i better make more money.

thanks man

badazz81z28

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I paid $800 for a very nice one 6-7 years ago...they have gone up considerably due to popularity of old school engine swaps. I wouldn't even waste my time with an OEM T56...for the money just buy a Magnum.

high impact

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I was ecstatic to pay 1,100 for a low mileage stock T56 this past spring. Sold my old core with 2-3, 3-4 syncros out of it and bell housing for almost that much this summer. They are getting more difficult to find.

S13brett

I've been looking for one in good shape for about 2 months now. I made the mistake of buying one that came up on car-part for $1000 in Alabama and they said it was out of a 98 firebird and when I received it it had a clutch fork sticking out of the side.... Needless to say it was an lt1 t56 so I shipped it back and they are throwing a fit about refunding my shipping even though it's there mistake. Tag # says it was out of a 94-95 firebird/camaro

64post

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Found a core `98 F body T56 for $400, it has a broken 3-4 aluminum shift fork and a small access plate on top missing and that is all. Changing the fork to steel, replacing the blocking rings to carbon fiber and fork pads to bronze for $550.

cajundragger

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random deals are out there as always.

the cheapest way to get a t56 is to buy a ls/t56 swapped fox body mustang and strip it. lol

Blacktravis

ive got one im trying to get rid of actually. it came out of an LT1 camaro, so i also have all the swap parts. as soon as im allowed to post in the classifieds (im too new) its going there.