ford t5 gearbox

[bootie]

anybody got any info on these boxes - how strong are they - what king of power will they handle - any dimensions

[Flat Ernie]

Do a search - lots of T5 info in the archives here.

The late Mustang boxes can handle a fair amount of power. The S10 box is what most use for shifter location. You can put the S10 tail housing & top cover on the Mustang box.

For details on what the Mustang box will handle, check out some of the late-model Mustang websites like www.corral.net (http://www.corral.net) or www.saleen.com (http://www.saleen.com)

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[bootie]

anyone got any dimensions for a t5 - i'm just doing motor and gearbox mounts and i'm definitly gonna go with the t5 (only i don't have on at the moment -i do have a blown c4 and i'm wondering how close the mounts on the t5 are to the c4 ??????

[metalshapes]

I'd sell you mine, but the shipping would kill you...
I had it in a '63 Falcon.
I had to mod the tunnel, other than that I dont remember it being that different than the 4speed it replaced ( exept for the adaptor plate I had made to make it fit a 260 )

[scotth]

The mounts are real close. I put a C4 in a drag mustang years ago that had a T-5 and (IIRC) I just had to grind the spot welds off of the cross member's side pieces and slide it an inch or so. (The crossmember was a stamped piece tack welded to two small pieces of tubing, where the tubing attached was where I ground the welds off and slid the crossmember.) I can't remember now of I slid it forward or back, but it wasn't more than an inch or so.

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anyone got any dimensions for a t5 - i'm just doing motor and gearbox mounts and i'm definitly gonna go with the t5 (only i don't have on at the moment -i do have a blown c4 and i'm wondering how close the mounts on the t5 are to the c4 ??????

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[bootie]

that sounds promising (what 4 speed) and anyone know how similar that is to a C4 (got a celica box lying around with a bell housing but that didn't handle the power of a standard s/b chev)

[bootie]

that sounds pretty sweet so in theory if i make the mount with a 2inch slot to mounnt the bolts it should work wish you new which way cheers

[metalshapes]

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(what 4 speed)

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That poor car has had the 6Cyl auto it came with new,
then a 4speed O/D out of a Granada,
then a T10 out of a Falcon Sprint,
then a Toploader out of a Mustang,
then the T5 out of a late model Mustang,
and now it has a C4...

[bootie]

how did the holes line up when you swapped it back to the c4 ?

[metalshapes]

The X member was so butchered up from all the swaps that I made a new one.

[bootie]

damn oh well it was worth ashot

[modernbeat]

What dimensions do you need. I've got one on the chassis table back at home.

From recent requests, I remember that the shifter is 14 inches from the front face of the transmission case.

FWIW, mine's for sale too.

[bootie]

main measurement i need is from the front of the bellhousing to where it mounts and can you tell me how far back the shifter is from front of bellhousing

[bootie]

shipping would hurt

[Psychobilly Boi]

Hey,

Have you considered a Supra box or Celica? Cheeper and readily available in NZ and Oz. Will set you back about $300.

Danny

[bootie]

won't handle the job supra supposodly rated to 300+hp i'm pushing 600hp with my new rebuild - had celica in a 308 commodore got to box no# 6 b4 threw supra box at it and sold it - new owners up 2 box no#3

[bootie]

theres a t5 in a local trading mag for NZ$1075 but i'm skint 4 cash this week so can't grab it anybody no how much the shifter position moves by bolting on the s10 shifter

[AnimalAin]

Depending on the leverl of abuse, a "World Class" T-5 might last a long time. On the other hand, the Mustang drag racers manage to get amazing performance using this trans, but not without carnage.

The Tremec 5 speed is significantly more expensive, but more likely to survive a 600 hp motor.

It seems a shame to spend the money to build a 600 hp motor, and connect it to a transmission that it will almost certainly fail (eventually).

[bootie]

i do like the tremac boxes - its the shipping that kills it for me so i'm gonna start with the t5 - i mean its going in my truck and i'm not planning on thrashing its ring piece off all the time if i wanted to do that i'd be leaving the motor in the rx7 mind you i hadn't touched the internals in that and that was just nuts - pity about g/box and diff