Thomas Cameron wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:01:15 -0700, 66 6F HCS wrote:
>
>> "Thomas Cameron" <thomas.cameron@camerontech.com> wrote
>>> The tranny is a T-5 out of a 5.0 Mustang. We're putting 3.73 locker gears
>>> in the rear end.
>> Hope you don't toast the tranny with that setup and that motor. Stock T-5's
>> top out around 350tq then they scatter themselves.
>
> Yeah, I've gone back and forth over that. I don't really know what my
> alternative is, though. Is there a 5-speed tranny that would be a better
> choice? I've drooled over the 6-speed T56, but that would apparently take
> major surgery to make fit.
Just get a Tremec. It's a bit of work to shoehorn one in, but worth it.
Here's all you ever wanted to know about putting a modern trans in an
old Mustang:
http://www.moderndriveline.com/Techn...ic_mustang.htm
Cheers,
