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For what it's worth (Probably Nothing) I am going to put my 2 cents worth of input in here. I have been building manual transmissions Mostly T10's, Muncie and The T5 transmissions for the last 23 years. I have adapted a t5 to a large variety of engines and have pretty much used every kit out there. In fact the only one that comes to mind that I have not had in my hands on yet is the MAC's Kit that is made in Australia. The Offenhauser, Speedway, and Cornhusker kit are all three basicly the same. They all for the most part work pretty well but have limitations. What I don't really care for about these 3 kits is I do not care for the sleeve that goes over the t5 bearing retainer They have been known to turn and move. You can not use anything bigger than a 9" clutch disc And when using a early ford throwout bearing you have to rig up somthing for the spring to attach to. Also there is no inspection cover in the bell, And if using a diaphram pressure plate depending on the brand you get the adapter bell needs to be cleareanced or the rivets will hit the inside of the bellhousing. But probably the biggest Downside of these 3 kits is the simple fact that you have to use a GM T5 transmission. As said above there are basicly 2 types of the T5. Worldclass and Non world class. And if you want a Worldclass T5 (which is a better transmission) there is only 2 ways to get that in a GM config 88-92 Camaro and the one year only 93 S10 with the 2.8 V6. S10 T5's 93-95 were in fact Worldclass but the 4 cylinder T5's had the ford bolt pattern case like the Mustangs. The ford T5's are much more common and all Mustang, T-birds, and other ford type T5's were pretty much all worldclass and most all of them have better gear sets than the S10 T5's did. I said this 20 years ago and I will still say it today In my opinion the best way to adapt a T5 to a early ford flathead V8 or even a banger 4 cylinder is with a Dwight Bond adapter plate and a 48-52 truck Hogshead bellhousing. This will allow you to use a Astro van 10.5 clutch disc, it has a inspection cover built in the bellhousing, It also uses the factory early ford bearing retainer (so no having to jury rig something for the spring and no worries of a sleeve coming loose) No worries on the pressure plate rivets hitting. And it looks correct from the engine bay view. Not to mention depending on what you have in your hogshead (a lot of guys have them just laying around) The price comes in well under the offenhauser and cornhusker kit. Anyhow for anyone looking to do a T5 swap behind their flathead I will say this regardless of which kit you go with. You won't regret it!! The T5 is a flatheads best friend and if you are used to driving the old 39 3spd you will think you got a new car after the swap. Also the s10 gears suck! you don't need a S10 transmission you just need a S10 tailhousing and shift rail and they are all over e-bay not hard to find. Hell I probably have 8 or 10 of them here. And I already know there are gonna be guys who have the 4.03 and 3.76 s10 gear sets in their cars say they are happy with them and that is fine, But I would bet a nickel that they hardly ever use first gear and if they drove a T5 with a 2.95 or even the 3.35 gear set they would be happier. I teamed up with Dwight Bond last year and I am now making and selling his tried and true adapter. I have them listed in the classifieds here and on the HAMB. Anyhow There is a lot of good info out there on the T5 but there is a lot of mis information out there as well. I will say I did not read every post in this thread so if I covered somthing that has already been addressed Sorry and if I can be of any help to anyone wanting to put a T5 in their early ford feel free to message me. Thanks