Re: [Amc-list] On an AMERICAN?? This big? They are airlinertires.........

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
" 
" I have not broken mine and it has seen some abuse. I have not rebuilt it either. It is as found.
" []
" To get some improvement you can go with the guts out an 83-84 Mustang or 82-88 Camaro. This gets you to about 265 ftlb rating. I think the amc is 240-245ish, don't quote me.

is it possible to rebuild it to world class specs?  you could bump the
rating to 325 ft-lbs then.

" One of the killers is peole get confused and put trans fluid in the non world class trans. It needs Gear lube! 70W-90, IIRC. trans fluid will kill it!
" WWWW.5speeds.com used to build the high torque world class trans for Jeeps, but they quit when the ax15 became easily available. I'd think they may be able to help you build one for an Eagle.
" Keep in mind that all the Eagle T5's are the same, 4cyl and 6 cars got the same trans. Two wheel drive cars got the same gear ratios but different tailshafts. 
" I would dearly love to get my hand son a second tailhousing for a Spirit or Concord!

what about an s10 tailhousing?

btw most s10 t5s have the same gears as the amc t5.

"  -------------- Original message ----------------------
" From: "Kelly Hardie" <ramblinguy.kelly@xxxxxxxxx>
" > Hey Mark...
" > 
" > How's that T-5 holding up behind the 4.0? I've been thinking of converting
" > my Eagle to a stick, and a factory T-5 would be easiest. I had concerns
" > about strength, though, and was toying with the idea of trying to fit an
" > AX-15 (somebody recently offered me a "free Cherokee 5-speed", but it turned
" > out to be an AX-5, I've heard bad things about those)...

there's nothing wrong with the ax5, but it's a -4-cyl- tranny.  toyota
used it a lot but i've never seen it with anything bigger than 3
liters if that.

i'm not sure the ax-15 is the same length as the eagle t5.  i'm not
even sure the -cj- t5 is the same length as the eagle t5...
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