broncojunkie
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Ok, so I found a decent deal on a T5 that the guy swears came out of a 93 GT. He started fixing it up, but had a problem with the title, so he parted it out. Still had the tranny. I purchased it and then took it home and looked up the numbers. Turns out, it is from a V6 mustang. I was pretty mad until I did a little research. Evidently, the swap is fairly simple and the gearset is stronger than the earlier V8 T5's. In fact, one thing I read said they were the strongest regular production T5's available.
The research I did said that it can be used with a couple simple mods to make the speedo compatible. You can swap the tailshaft housing with an older fox T5, and notch the output shaft to accommodate the retaining clip for the speedo gear. I'm not too worried about this yet. I think this one might have already been modified.
My main issue is with the input shaft. I'm trying to figure out if the shaft has been switched on this, or if the guy used the newer bellhousing. I know the newer mustangs use longer input shafts and bell, to set the shifter back a little. I just don't know how much of a difference I'm looking for. I measured and it looks like this new one has a shaft that is less than half an inch longer. Is this minor difference what they're talking about? I always presumed it would be at least an inch or two, if not more. doesn't seem like a half inch would even be noticeable. I'm hoping I can do this swap without messing with the bellhousing/clutch/etc. If I need to, then I'll consider how bad it will be to change the shaft, instead. I want to be able to swap this out later with another tranny, without having to worry about the bell and clutch assembly.
The research I did said that it can be used with a couple simple mods to make the speedo compatible. You can swap the tailshaft housing with an older fox T5, and notch the output shaft to accommodate the retaining clip for the speedo gear. I'm not too worried about this yet. I think this one might have already been modified.
My main issue is with the input shaft. I'm trying to figure out if the shaft has been switched on this, or if the guy used the newer bellhousing. I know the newer mustangs use longer input shafts and bell, to set the shifter back a little. I just don't know how much of a difference I'm looking for. I measured and it looks like this new one has a shaft that is less than half an inch longer. Is this minor difference what they're talking about? I always presumed it would be at least an inch or two, if not more. doesn't seem like a half inch would even be noticeable. I'm hoping I can do this swap without messing with the bellhousing/clutch/etc. If I need to, then I'll consider how bad it will be to change the shaft, instead. I want to be able to swap this out later with another tranny, without having to worry about the bell and clutch assembly.
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