tranmission opinions

[EHardy1971]

Make sure you get a GOOD performance clutch,that can handle the trans,and the shifting.And like Brian said,how you take care of it,and maintain it will dictate the life of it,IOW,put good name brand ATF in it(preferably synthetic),and not the cheapo Dollar General shit! When I first bought my truck in my sig,I knew it was going to need a new tranny in it(M5OD 5 speed),it was whining so bad that a guy actually asked me if I had a supercharger in it! I made it last for 8000 miles,and 6 1/2 months before I bought a rebuilt,which was NOT cheap,and I have done everything I said above,and it still works like a brand new one 4 years,and 25000 miles later!

[tayzoid1]

thants good info but my tranny is alredy hardly able to hit 2nd at all and grinds into almost aall gears regardless of how soft you shift and to hit 2nd you have to slam it in and thats to get it in 2nd at all

[EHardy1971]

I was talking about when you get your new tranny.

[tayzoid1]

ohh ok will do but i already run all synthetic in all my fluids but thanks for the info and the thought

[militarymustang88gt]

i am telling you just get on ebay you can find a 3550 for like a 1000 with bellhousing get a spec stage 3 and get on summit racing and get the 31 spline aluminum driveshaft for the mustang. the trans will handle 550 wheel horse power. buddy of mine has one and i have one. his with 550 has lasted a couple of years and is still going strong

[tayzoid1]

ok just a little more info i was quickly reading over stuff at school and i got home and looked is this a six speed becous the ebay guy said in the description of the tremec 3550 it was a 5forward gears with a 5th gear over drive. This is it and is it a good dreal if i cant do six speed then im just going to get my t-5 rebuilt

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Treme...em130192471913

[97cobrasvt]

Originally Posted by tayzoid1

ok just a little more info i was quickly reading over stuff at school and i got home and looked is this a six speed becous the ebay guy said in the description of the tremec 3550 it was a 5forward gears with a 5th gear over drive. This is it and is it a good dreal if i cant do six speed then im just going to get my t-5 rebuilt

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Treme...em130192471913

In the description it is a old stile tko. Before they came out with the tko 500 and 600 they had the 3550. It is a five speed and he is saying fifth gear is overdrive.

[SvoBrown]

I wanted the G-force straight cut gears for my svo. Got a nice rebuild for a lot lower in price. The kit cost more than my car. Look into the G force kit. easy work.

[Italian LX]

Originally Posted by tayzoid1

ok just a little more info i was quickly reading over stuff at school and i got home and looked is this a six speed becous the ebay guy said in the description of the tremec 3550 it was a 5forward gears with a 5th gear over drive. This is it and is it a good dreal if i cant do six speed then im just going to get my t-5 rebuilt

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Treme...em130192471913

Accorning to the auction, that tranny came out of a '94 car. If you get that transmission, you'll need to spend another $200 or so to get the correct input shaft and bearing retainer for your car.

[EHardy1971]

If you go with the Tremec,and/or need a different length driveshaft,let me know what length you need,I have 3 or 4 in different lengths out in my shop.I might have that will fit,it'll save you some $,and get the wife off my ass about getting rid of some of my "junk" I don't need!