Any recommendations on a proper fit for a 5 or 6 speed manual transmission to go behind my 350 SBC? It's going in my 1951 Chevrolet 3100 on a 1987 S10 frame.
I know of the T5 and the T56, but I'm not sure if there are other or even better choices. (I'm not a transmission guy if you can't tell, but I'm learning!)
Last edited by ColbyG; 02/08/20216:03 PM.
colby
1952 Chevrolet 3100: Photos Engine: 219 L6 to 250 L6 to 350 V8 Transmission: Borg Warner T56: 6 Speed (1994 Firebird)
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Engine: 265 V8 Transmission: Three Speed Currently: Rebuilding Engine & Differential
4, 5, or 6 speed doesn't really matter- - - - - -that shifter is just a toy to play with. A 350 has a wide enough torque band that anything over 3 speeds with about a 3.30:1 rear end gear is just going to give your right arm and left leg a little more exercise- - - - -AKA "Rowing it with the shift lever"! Buy an automatic transmission and cut the pockets out of your pants!
LOL! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
They have what you are looking for. 5 or 6 Speed, built to handle what ever and they have a 24 hr tech line. Could give them a call and tell them your specs and what you want and they will set you up.
My brother had a T56, 6 Speed with two OD's behind his built 350 bored .060 over and it has held up very well. Only issue he ever had turned out to be the Centerforce clutch. He had towed many a vehicle on his trailer without issues with it.
