i am looking to find a 5 or 6 speed trans to put behind my mild 390 into my 71 bump its going to be a street truck not much track time just cruiseing around with the occasionall hard shifting threw gears all the research i have found is pointing to a tremac tko or similer trans that cost a fortune im looking for a trans that is aviable and can handle the power of my 390 i can get a t5 out of a camaro for a good price can a trans like this be built to handle the power? i have looked into the ford zf trans but there geard way to low for my likeing i also considerd the mazda m50d R2 trans any other opions im missing? any feed back will be greatly appreciated!
They aren't weak transmissions, just made for a completely different use. You can bang gears with 1000 HP in a 3000 pound car and a 150 pound car transmission will hold it fine. If you put 150HP and 400 lb/ft of torque through that same transmission pulling trailers around it won't last long at all.
Regardless of which way ya go, it's gonna cost upwards of $2200 to $3000. Personally, I would go with a new TKO-500 and a QuickTime bellhousing ...don't forget to add a new clutch and flywheel.
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all the research i have found is pointing to a tremac tko or similer trans that cost a fortune 
im looking for a trans that is aviable and can handle the power of my 390 i can get a t5 out of a camaro for a good price can a trans like this be built to handle the power? i have looked into the ford zf trans but there geard way to low for my likeing i also considerd the mazda m50d R2 trans any other opions im missing? any feed back will be greatly appreciated!
