Hi again. Back in about 1964-65 my uncle had a '57 Fairlane 500 into which he installed a junkyard 406 4-barrel; he said it also had what he referred to as a "4-speed truck transmission". He doesn't remember all the details; a local garage in Paducah did the work. Could the trans in this case have been a T98? Did rodders on a budget use them behind FE engines back then? He did have to get a driveshaft made, of course, and I remember him pulling up the shift boot on the floor so I could watch the pavement go by...
With a granny 4 speed behind a 406 in first gear acceleration would be teriffic! For about three feet!
Not in our town. Or the next town over. I attended a Saturday night race where Mike, a hotheaded guy from our town with a '62 chevy 409-409 raced a guy from the next town over...he had a 62 Ford with a 406/4 speed and the chevy got him 3 our of 3.....then beat the Ford guy's ass because he didn't like him and there was a girl involved. I never saw a granny-gear 4 speed in a hotrod or muscle car...some pickups maybe.
The T98 was never used behind an FE by Ford to my knowledge. Won't bolt up using stock parts....maybe with an adapter.
Once had a T98 in an old ih scout & it was smooth shifting but sure wasn't suited for speed , It took a tall floor hump to clear its bulk & height. Perhaps a Borg Warner T10 derivative was swapped in it? Either way the ol' 406's are cool, local "FE" collector has a dual quad set up off one. I believe a T86 with R11 Warner overdrive could be had behind the 406, that'd be a fun ride that would surely do 100 mph in high side of 2nd. ! Flux
T-98 was used behind FE's in 3/4 ton and up trucks. Great trans for a truck but I can't imagine anyone putting one in a car. They had a granny 1st gear. The T-98 would have required fabbing a tall and wide trans tunnel.
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