If you're going to run the T5 you'll need to go to a lower geared rear end. The current setup is lugging the engine down below its best RPM range for good torque production. "There's no free lunch" where final drive ratios are concerned. Somewhere in the 3.70 range on the rear axle should be about right, depending on the OD ratio of the transmission.
Jerry

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