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**jocko** · 05-11-2013, 10:16 PM

if it is functional and it has the gearing you like, I would not hesitate personally. $200 isn't bad for a functional trans. If it will need a rebuild, then I'd go $100 or just keep looking. These seem to be getting harder to find. If you know it's coming out of its original vehicle, etc - then the metal tag may give you a hint at what the gearing is by cross-referencing some of the links on the first few posts - but no guarantees, the only way to know for sure is to stick it in the individual gears (primarily 1st and 5th are the ones you REALLY would want to know) and count the revolutions of the input vs output shafts. If you can't rotate them by hand, then that's a sure sign you need to pass on it. Good luck!

05-11-2013, 10:16 PM	#172
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,937	Re: Complete T5 swap thread - one way to skin the cat if it is functional and it has the gearing you like, I would not hesitate personally. $200 isn't bad for a functional trans. If it will need a rebuild, then I'd go $100 or just keep looking. These seem to be getting harder to find. If you know it's coming out of its original vehicle, etc - then the metal tag may give you a hint at what the gearing is by cross-referencing some of the links on the first few posts - but no guarantees, the only way to know for sure is to stick it in the individual gears (primarily 1st and 5th are the ones you REALLY would want to know) and count the revolutions of the input vs output shafts. If you can't rotate them by hand, then that's a sure sign you need to pass on it. Good luck! Last edited by jocko; 09-08-2013 at 01:24 PM.