94-95 T5 question

[topless95]

I have a question about the 94 and 95 T5, does the longer input shaft decrease the amount of power that the trans can handle.

I went through my 2nd t5 the other day, and am waiting for promotion to build mine. I was going to do the tko swap, but have decided against a supercharger. As soon as I graduate in 12 months I am gonna get a fox to build up, and go with an auto trans(then again I might go with a 95 auto coupe).

 

[CC'S95GT]

it shouldn't make any difference unless your breaking the input shaft. the fox t-5 is only about 1 1/2 shorter that ours. J.R. would know more about that, he's in the vendor section. maybe a mod will move it there

 

[foss_94gt]

no it doesnt, are tranny's are stronger then most fox body's

 

[topless95]

well the other part of the question is why did ford change it for 94-95??

 

[topless95]

well there were teeth broken off of the input and output shafts

 

[Blck945.0]

well the other part of the question is why did ford change it for 94-95??

So it would fit better in the SN95, some people that switch to fox t5's complain about the shifter being too far forward.

 

[CC'S95GT]

well the other part of the question is why did ford change it for 94-95??

So it would fit better in the SN95, some people that switch to fox t5's complain about the shifter being too far forward.

you'd think it would have been cheaper just to make a shifter handle with more of an offset and use the same tranny

 

[topless95]

well the other part of the question is why did ford change it for 94-95??

So it would fit better in the SN95, some people that switch to fox t5's complain about the shifter being too far forward.

you'd think it would have been cheaper just to make a shifter handle with more of an offset and use the same tranny

well that would have been too easy

 

[SCPerf]

well there were teeth broken off of the input and output shafts

Do you mean the input was missing some of the splines where the clutch rides or 4th gear was missing teeth? Output shaft would be 5th gear teeth (I think or I'm confused with Tremec) or splines that the driveshaft fits on? Sounds like there is more to the problem. I rebuilt mine twice in the first ten years I owned it. I bent shift forks both times but it did go a best of 12.67 with the old T-5 (would not shift to 5th on that pass, tried three times) I switched to a Tremec 3550 shortly there after. It only required a 5/8" drive shaft spacer to make up the difference between the SN95 and Fox style set-ups. (UPR sells the spacer)

 

[purplehaze]

well there were teeth broken off of the input and output shafts

Do you mean the input was missing some of the splines where the clutch rides or 4th gear was missing teeth? Output shaft would be 5th gear teeth (I think or I'm confused with Tremec) or splines that the driveshaft fits on? Sounds like there is more to the problem. I rebuilt mine twice in the first ten years I owned it. I bent shift forks both times but it did go a best of 12.67 with the old T-5 (would not shift to 5th on that pass, tried three times) I switched to a Tremec 3550 shortly there after. It only required a 5/8" drive shaft spacer to make up the difference between the SN95 and Fox style set-ups. (UPR sells the spacer)

what else was invloved in the Tremec 3550 swap? very interested in doing this swap for my 95.

 

[topless95]

well there were teeth broken off of the input and output shafts

Do you mean the input was missing some of the splines where the clutch rides or 4th gear was missing teeth? Output shaft would be 5th gear teeth (I think or I'm confused with Tremec) or splines that the driveshaft fits on? Sounds like there is more to the problem. I rebuilt mine twice in the first ten years I owned it. I bent shift forks both times but it did go a best of 12.67 with the old T-5 (would not shift to 5th on that pass, tried three times) I switched to a Tremec 3550 shortly there after. It only required a 5/8" drive shaft spacer to make up the difference between the SN95 and Fox style set-ups. (UPR sells the spacer)

do you need a fox bellhousing or can you reuse the 94-95 bell?

 

[purplehaze]

+1 on fox bellhousing and fork?

 

[OnyxCobra]

I've read that the longer input shaft DID make the trans weaker, but that may not be your problem. Depending on how hard you beat on them sometimes T5s don't last too long.