A855 - 5 Speed

One important thing I don't see in any of the posts about torque relative to a transmission is the effect of the pressure plate and flywheel.
There was an excellent post by weedburner aka Grant, the man who makes and sells the Clutch Tamer and HitMaster "launch control" products for manual transmissions.
There is WAY more torque imparted on a transmission than the max torque rating of the engine. The numbers are staggering.
Read and learn:
ClutchTamer.com