mutlley

what manual gearbox do they put behind the xr8 falcons? is it the t-5? If so, are all t-5's the same? can i put one behind a cleveland?

psproule

Right up to the AU it was a T5 in the XR8. You can put one behind a Cleveland with the right bellhousing from Dellow or Mal Wood. There are quite a few variations on the T5 (ratio and strength wise) but I am informed that you can even slot a 6 cyl T5 behind a Cleveland so long as it isnt a fire-breather and / or you are not partial to doing burnouts and dropped-clutch launches. They had a T5 behind the Summernats Horsepower Hero's donk that put out 1300 odd hp. The statement was that it was a bit twisted but didnt break.

Pat.

TKB Racing

Yeah, its true that the T-5 was used in the Eddy Tassone's commodore, but you also have to take into consideration that it survived by being run in fourth gear - direct drive fron the input to the output shaft, with no gear sets involved. "It didn't let go, but everything was twisted big-time inside".

Personally I think with a decent cleveland and driving it the way you should, you can't go past the toploader.

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mutlley

i know what you are saying about the toploader, was just looking for an advantage in highway cruising with the overdrive.

mutlley

well it seems the way to go is to get a t-5 from a v8 falcon (apparently different from the 6's). The bellhousing pattern is the same and fits pretty easily but does $2000 for the box seem a little steep to anyone?