Which V6 Commodore has the best manual gearbox?

[VEman]

Which 6 cylinder Commodore do you reckon has the best manual gearbox in terms of balance between power and strength, also reliability? I wanna buy a manual v6 commodore, fairly cheap... something under around $10,000.

 

[VK SL 3800]

Early VS, pretty sure they still had a T5 and they are a good all round gearbox, Vs changed to a GETRAG later on in the series.

 

[VEman]

Browsing the forums I gather that the Getrag is rubbish, and basically worthless once they become problematic.

 

[Super_Low 91]

Im hoping the T5 is a decent box as that is what i will be putting in my car soon., as said already once the getrag starts to wear out it is expensive to repair, the T5 on the other hand seems more simple and easier to get fixed.. Hence why i have gone for the earlier T5

 

[one_and_only2004]

T5 All the way - I've had my getrag slop box swapped out for one. I've never played with a vz 6 speed so I can't comment on them though.

 

[pjdm1980]

There all pretty agricultural, all I can remember about almost every T5 I've driven is that they have a tendency to pop out of gear, Getrag's were weak!

 

[dumpedvs]

I think the getrag are a good box

 

[Kieran263]

None, Holden don't know how to make a manual for a V6, and I own a manual V6. The best box ever was the ZF they put in the VN group A.

 

[Dr HaxZaw]

something under around $10,000.

i was looking recently and havent been able to find any vy or vz manuals under 10k
i got a vy and the gearbox goes ok... fair bit of creaking with the clutch and youll hear it changing gears lol but it doesnt grind or crunch its just a noisy gearbox
also the whine in first and second is unique... lets you think its running a very quiet supercharger lol

 

[2004_VZ_Acclaim]

i was looking recently and havent been able to find any vy or vz manuals under 10k
i got a vy and the gearbox goes ok... fair bit of creaking with the clutch and youll hear it changing gears lol but it doesnt grind or crunch its just a noisy gearbox
also the whine in first and second is unique... lets you think its running a very quiet supercharger lol

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Oops just re-read and edited post accordingly but there's a small few anyway