I successfully changed my tranny

[Passenger]

Woot! My brother and I successfully change my transmission over the past few days. It took us 3 days to do it, 6 hours worth of driving for parts, but she is done.

Anyone that puts in a 4cylinder T5, the pilot bearing your gonna need is a alternator bearing, haha.

but, I got the car done yesterday around 4pm. Drove it most of the night just cruising around being easy on it. From what I can tell, 1st 2nd and 3rd all seem a little shorter, which isn't bad.

Oh yeah, I drove the car 3.9 miles with open headers to the exhaust shop! It was awesome! :dancing6:

 

[GREG@SN95]

Woot! My brother and I successfully change my transmission over the past few days. It took us 3 days to do it, 6 hours worth of driving for parts, but she is done.

Anyone that puts in a 4cylinder T5, the pilot bearing your gonna need is a alternator bearing, haha.

but, I got the car done yesterday around 4pm. Drove it most of the night just cruising around being easy on it. From what I can tell, 1st 2nd and 3rd all seem a little shorter, which isn't bad.

Oh yeah, I drove the car 3.9 miles with open headers to the exhaust shop! It was awesome! :dancing6:

Wait a sec....

You put a 4cly T5 in that? I really hope you didnt... If you did, you better granny shift it, your running on borrowed time... Those trannies grenade when bolted to a 302...

 

[stang4u2nv]

x2

 

[purplehaze]

x3

 

[Paul]

Broken transmission in three... two...

 

[Red96GT]

....one....

 

[scarface]

:lol:

 

[GREG@SN95]

I hope you worded your post wrong...

If there really is a T5 out of a 2.3 LX... It would be a very very very good idea NOT to drive it until you have a reliable transmission... If yer in or near NJ... I can get you a good price on one... The last thing you want to do is get stuck on the side of the road and need the car towed home...

 

[ryclef331]

did you you use your stock bellhousing? If so....did you leave the original 4cyl in put shaft on the tranny?

 

[91paxmustang]

You will be suprised what they can hold.... well im suprised with what my t-5 that came out of a turbo coupe, and from what i read of others sometimes they hold up fairly well. I put mine in a 91 though and had to use a pilot bearing i think from a saab. grind off a quater of an inch or so from the end of the shaft. It's holding 450+ hp, been to the track little over a month ago ran 12.4 @ 118mph, no traction on streetm tires. I know it isnt going to last threw to much already broke the t-5 out of a 5.0 in third. I wouldnt recommend putting one in but if it gets you up and going for 50 bucks its worth it. waiting on a c-4 from a buddy.

 

[GREG@SN95]

You will be suprised what they can hold.... well im suprised with what my t-5 that came out of a turbo coupe, and from what i read of others sometimes they hold up fairly well. I put mine in a 91 though and had to use a pilot bearing i think from a saab. grind off a quater of an inch or so from the end of the shaft. It's holding 450+ hp, been to the track little over a month ago ran 12.4 @ 118mph, no traction on streetm tires. I know it isnt going to last threw to much already broke the t-5 out of a 5.0 in third. I wouldnt recommend putting one in but if it gets you up and going for 50 bucks its worth it. waiting on a c-4 from a buddy.

yeah... thats the T5 used in the SVO... HUGE DIFFERENCE

 

[91paxmustang]

check it out, not much difference, rated at 250 for the svo, where the 2.3l were rated at 240ft/ibs

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/349.shtml

 

[red9535]

check it out, not much difference, rated at 250 for the svo, where the 2.3l were rated at 240ft/ibs

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/349.shtml

"The proof is in the pudding", as they say. Many people have tried, and they don't last very long.

Get yourself a better trans man.

 

[GREG@SN95]

check it out, not much difference, rated at 250 for the svo, where the 2.3l were rated at 240ft/ibs

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/349.shtml

"The proof is in the pudding", as they say. Many people have tried, and they don't last very long.

Get yourself a better trans man.

+1...

I'm not making it up... nor is anyone else... that tranny will grenade... case closed... its a proven fact...

 

[91paxmustang]

i agree, i already broke one. but if you dont have the money to buy a heavier duty tremec, or performance trans, it was worth swapping in my case in a few hours.

 

[GREG@SN95]

i agree, i already broke one. but if you dont have the money to buy a heavier duty tremec, or performance trans, it was worth swapping in my case in a few hours.

A stock t5 out of a gt isn't very expensive... lol

 

[Passenger]

Yes, I said its out of a 4banger. Its a world class T5, so its 87 atleast. Almost positive its from a Turbocoupe.


I used my bellhousing, no I didn't change the input shaft.


Yes, it'll probably explode, send various parts everywhere, I just hope and pray the tranny fluid doesn't hit the back tires.

but, it was free. I'm a broke ass kid working a few hours at Walmart during the week. When I have the funds to buy a good trans, I'll do so. Until then I will just continue on this one until it breaks, lol.

 

[red9535]

Yes, I said its out of a 4banger. Its a world class T5, so its 87 atleast. Almost positive its from a Turbocoupe.


I used my bellhousing, no I didn't change the input shaft.


Yes, it'll probably explode, send various parts everywhere, I just hope and pray the tranny fluid doesn't hit the back tires.

but, it was free. I'm a broke ass kid working a few hours at Walmart during the week. When I have the funds to buy a good trans, I'll do so. Until then I will just continue on this one until it breaks, lol.

For what it's worth, that's what I did with my truck. I have a 2002 Dodge Dakota, I got it with the 3.9 V6. I swapped in a 5.9 V8, and everyone was telling me my transmission wasn't going to hold up worth a shit.. so I decided i'd drive it until it let go, then get the heavier duty 46RE V8 trans. Well, 6 months and 5000 miles later, it's still going strong.

Good luck!

However, if you really are a 'broke ass kid', maybe you're driving the wrong car lol.

 

[Passenger]

maybe you're driving the wrong car lol.

Never! Mustang or nothing. Gotta pay to play, ya know?

 

[Schiffy]

maybe you're driving the wrong car lol.

Never! Mustang or nothing. Gotta pay to play, ya know?

Then start paying and buy a usd T5 out of a junkyard for $150-$200. I put my new T5 in my Mustang today in my driveway. took about, 6 hours, but would have taken less if my original pilot bearing wouldn't have grenaded, and we had to drill it out(waiting on my drill battery to charge) car is good now... I got my rebuilt G-force for $600