Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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I'm sure it's been done but I'm having no luck finding anything using the search function.
I'd like to use my old lakewood bellhousing, I don't mind drilling/hacking it up. I haven't researched this much.
Issues I can think of, bearing retainer diameter/length, t/o bearing, input shaft length or lack of, input shaft diameter/pilot bushing?
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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Oe other factor you should consider is strength. Any stock T5, even a WC T5 is weak at best. You dont list the rest of your drivetrain combo, but unless the car is just a driver I wouldnt waste my time. That trans is a bomb waiting to go off when you start gas shifting or running it hard.
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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if your not beating on it hard it will be Okay
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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06/03/09 12:14 AM
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if your not beating on it hard it will be Okay
I have a car that gets beat on regularly. This application is less powerful than a stock 5.0, and not only that I won't be powershifting it or doing any sticky tire 6000rpm clutch dumps on my way to work... maybe on my way home after work.
No not really, but anyways, POS transmission or not, can it be done within reason? 
Yes it can be done, but it costs a good chunk of money (and then some) for the required parts. And then youre still left in the end with a T-5 thats filled with glass parts and shifts like dog poo.
What do you need a 5th gear for anyways? your tires too short?
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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06/03/09 08:22 AM
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OzHemi has one in his OzCharger and it fit pretty well. Still reqired some trimming to the trans x-member, but it looks like it turned out well. I wouldn't hesitate to use one in my Valiant - 300 real HP (260 at the rear wheels), and 3600#. For swapping, I'd look at the 1999+ units, as they have the longest input shafts, and most are rated at ~300 lb-ft. IMHO, they're a great transmission, and there are only a lot of failure stories because there are SOOOO MANY of them out there. How many Mustangs lead an easy life?
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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06/03/09 12:02 PM
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Actually, after the run of the Fox body (1993), the T-45 was used in the SN-95 body style starting in 1994. It is a little better than the basic T5
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Re: Mustang T5 in a small block A-Body... clues
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06/13/09 08:25 PM
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Thanks Clair, but don't the newer transmissions have an integral bell?
CHRONik,
The GT's an mod-motor cars DO use integral bell T-45's, as has been mentioned. The V-6 Mustangs from 1999 up to some point continued to use the T-5, at least according to some info that I got from Tremec. These are the 3.8L cars One of the nice things about these boxes is that they have a longer input, so they tend to work better in a Mopar swap. They're rated at 300 lb-ft continuous, so I think they'd last just fine in a driver situation. There are also HD gear sets out there if you NEED to upgrade, and plenty of aftermarket support for rebuild and other upgrade goodies.
Keep us posted if you go down that road. If I didn't already have a Toyota trans to work with, I'd be working on a T-5, too.
Clair
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I would be looking at something else I have had the WC T5's in the shop destroyed behind so pretty lame Rustanges
