Thread: 2nd gear crunch
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Old 08-30-2021, 06:24 AM   #13
ike84
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Originally Posted by itsnotanova View Post
I can't believe I'm defending the five speed but here it goes. As long as you don't do any clutch drops the 5 speed can handle up to around 300hp. Doesn't have the detent problem the 6 speed has. Granted you're going with the 987 6 speed. I don't think those have detent problems but I'm not really involved in the 987 world much. The five speed is not only cheaper, so are the axles and I think the LSD. You'll also have to add in the cost of S rear uprights and brakes towards your swap. The 6 speed will be heavier and I wouldn't be surprised if it uses more horsepower. I hear the 5 speed is easy to rebuild if you choose that route. I personally would just buy another used one before I rebuilt a 2.7 five speed.
I wouldn't mind rebuilding it, if I knew how. My knowledge of transmissions is comic book level unfortunately, and the FSM (not surprisingly) is a bit confusing to say the least.

The flip side of that coin though is buying another one is a total crap shoot, and with my luck the "new to me" one would be worse than this lol.

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