daboss351 Member 20 Member For: 15y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 24/10/11 01:31 AM Share Posted 24/10/11 01:31 AM I Have a T5 XR6 T with 278 rwkw and its ok, it all depends on how you drive the car too!!! I will say though my tyres that I have arent that great either and break traction easy which I think saves the load on the gearbox too, I have read that the main killer of a T5 is hard launches. If you dont abuse it too much then it will be ok, but if you want to drag race people in sh*tty commodores and Jap buzz boxes on a regular basis then yes the T5 will pop for sure even with a standard engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattxr6tute Member 32 Member For: 12y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Australia Queensland Posted 24/10/11 12:29 PM Author Share Posted 24/10/11 12:29 PM I Have a T5 XR6 T with 278 rwkw and its ok, it all depends on how you drive the car too!!! I will say though my tyres that I have arent that great either and break traction easy which I think saves the load on the gearbox too, I have read that the main killer of a T5 is hard launches. If you dont abuse it too much then it will be ok, but if you want to drag race people in sh*tty commodores and Jap buzz boxes on a regular basis then yes the T5 will pop for sure even with a standard engine.Thanks man, I rarely race it, or smash it from the stop. I just like the turbo pick up mainly (which of course everyone else on here would). So If I just get a Cold air induction and a tune, then the box should be fine if I only give it a bit occasionally in the higher gears?? It's got about 123,000 on it, and planningo n keeping it for a solid 2 years as its almost paid off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboss351 Member 20 Member For: 15y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 02/11/11 06:03 AM Share Posted 02/11/11 06:03 AM Yes it should be ok if you drive normally, and just give it the occasional boot, smooth launches and smooth gear changes will save the gearbox for sure, But dumping off the line is what kills them they dont like the shock. Mine have 123K on it too but I bought it from a dealer with 92K on the clock and the box failed after 1 month so had it replaced for nothing under stat warranty. So mine is new and its done 31k with normal driving and the occasional boot of the line :-), T56 would be nice though but $3850 for a conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OED666 Member 129 Member For: 18y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, Qld Posted 23/11/11 04:55 AM Share Posted 23/11/11 04:55 AM If its the T3650, I had one behind a 236RWKW 530nm engine and it was there for eight years before I traded it with no issues.The BA Mk1 V8 had a TR-3650, which is completely different to the T5 in the Mk1 Turbo's. If you are nice to it, it should last... But then again, what is the point in getting more power if you can't use it reliabily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/11/11 05:21 AM Share Posted 23/11/11 05:21 AM All you can do is make sure your roadside assist is paid up (with unlimited towing) and hope for the best.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwhip Member 73 Member For: 15y 11m 3d Posted 29/11/11 10:27 AM Share Posted 29/11/11 10:27 AM I have 280rwkw and have made about 15-20 passes at the strip with my 5 speed. I use ams oils in the box and change it every 1500km. So far so good but I'm always wondering when it will go bang. It has been running that sort of power for about 2 years and 30,000 km. I look after her and she has hung with me....so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 15y 6m 25d Gender: Male Posted 05/12/11 12:26 AM Share Posted 05/12/11 12:26 AM You are kidding yourself if you think you wont hard launch or give it the beans once its tuned. I'd start saving up if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 17y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/12/11 02:48 AM Share Posted 05/12/11 02:48 AM I have 280rwkw and have made about 15-20 passes at the strip with my 5 speed. I use ams oils in the box and change it every 1500km. So far so good but I'm always wondering when it will go bang. It has been running that sort of power for about 2 years and 30,000 km. I look after her and she has hung with me....so far.Do you really mean 1500km or you were meant to write 15,000km? 1500 would be almost monthly gearbox oil changes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA55Y Member 74 Member For: 14y 6m 25d Posted 21/12/11 08:27 AM Share Posted 21/12/11 08:27 AM does anyone know what the TR-3650's that came in the ba xr8's were capable of holding? Are they even able to reliably hold much more power than the t5's in the xr6t's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/12/11 09:55 AM Share Posted 21/12/11 09:55 AM I thought they had t5z's, they are supposed to be a bit better but not as good as the t56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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