new member, but ive been lurkin'

[SwiftDrift]

yeah the corolla ae86 has a little 4 banger, and it looks almost back heavy, yet they drifted pretty damn well. oh and i watched the thirdgen drift videos on youtube, kinda inspiring, despite the fact that they used ls1s haha

[caffeine]

Another thing about the V6 vs. V8 topic; a stock 3500 makes more power than a stock 305. If you had a 350 a T5 may not be able to handle the extra torque for long which may force you to upgrade to a T56 which isn't cheap.

[SwiftDrift]

i heard the t-5 was kinda weak, how much does a tranny adapter go for? cant be more than building the t-5 up....

[caffeine]

Around here the price difference between a T5 and T56 is about $1300. Some say building a T5 is a waste of money because the case is one of its weak links. A WC T5 is definitely a bit better though.

[SwiftDrift]

t5 is the only one that bolts up thats manual?

[caffeine]

It's also possible to bolt up a Toyota r154 or W58 with the right bellhousing. T56 can also bolt up. And there are probably several others that aren't worth mentioning.

[SwiftDrift]

people dont really talk about using the other ones, does that mean they are worse than the t5?

[caffeine]

People don't talk about using them because afaik no one actually has. That doesn't mean it would be terribly difficult to do though.

For the r154 IIRC you need a late 90s-early 2000s dodge Dakota 2.5L bellhousing, and for the W58 I believe you need a late 80s-early 90s jeep 2.5L bellhousing (YJ I think). You'd probably need a custom pilot bushing for either trans but the rest of the conversion should be possible with off-the-shelf parts.

A T56 can be done with off the shelf parts as well. I have one in my car behind a 3500T.

[SwiftDrift]

i hear t5s suck by so many people, how reliable are those ones? and which do you think would be better? and i thought the t56 needs an adapter :0

[caffeine]

You'd probably find more W58 and R154 reliability info on Supra forums, but guys commonly use them with 2jzgtes and 7mgtes. Which are turbo inline-6s.

T56 requires a $75 adapter and HTOB. Doesn't require any custom parts really as you can use a stock flywheel and clutch for a 4th gen 3.4L.

[SwiftDrift]

alright thanks. why did you use the t56 over the other ones tho

[caffeine]

Because I already had the T56 before starting the project.

[SwiftDrift]

fair enough. how would u find out if a junkyard tranny is good?

[caffeine]

Find out how much mileage it has, make sure you can shift into all the gears, check for any obvious issues like a loose input shaft or output shaft. Chances are if the vehicle it comes from was wrecked in an accident it was in working condition.

[SwiftDrift]

plus i could look for metal in the fluid right? or is there a filter