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The T5, 3550, and TKO will all work with the FFR. Which one you use depends on how much HP you're going to be making.
The expert on these would be Mike Forte at Fortes Parts Connection , he's a forum vendor, sells tremecs, and even does some custom machining to make them fit in the FFR. Send him an email with your phone # and he'll call you back. You can try calling him at the shop, but it gets pretty hectic there sometimes.
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The T5, 3550, and TKO will all work with the FFR. Which one you use depends on how much HP you're going to be making.
The expert on these would be Mike Forte at Fortes Parts Connection , he's a forum vendor, sells tremecs, and even does some custom machining to make them fit in the FFR. Send him an email with your phone # and he'll call you back. You can try calling him at the shop, but it gets pretty hectic there sometimes.
Brendan
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The T-5 is made by Borg Warner, and was used in a lot of cars, both Ford and Chevy. It was used in everything from economy 4 cylinders to Mustangs and Camaro's. It's a pretty good transmission, and can befairly strong depending on the model. If you're running a fairly stock 351W, a "World Class" T-5 should hold up fine in such a light weight car.
Tremec is a different company who makes essentially performance versions of the T-5. The 3550 is very strong, and has a slightly lower first gear ratio than the T-5. The TKO is the next step up, and is made for brute strength. It's rated at 450 ft/lb or torque - that's a lot.
You can also get different fifth gear ratios with the TKO. Standard is .68 just like a T-5. But you can also get a .82 ratio.
There is a 6 speed transmission available from both Ford and Tremec. It has an additional OD gear, so it has both .82 and .68. It's used in the new Cobra Mustang, and the Corvette. It's larger and heavier, and more difficult to fit in the FFR. Personally, I don't see the advantage.
I'm using a Tremec TKO with 0.68 fifth in my car. Install and forget. Like Brendan said. Check Mike Forte's web site for a boatload of tech specs.
Tremec is a different company who makes essentially performance versions of the T-5. The 3550 is very strong, and has a slightly lower first gear ratio than the T-5. The TKO is the next step up, and is made for brute strength. It's rated at 450 ft/lb or torque - that's a lot.
You can also get different fifth gear ratios with the TKO. Standard is .68 just like a T-5. But you can also get a .82 ratio.
There is a 6 speed transmission available from both Ford and Tremec. It has an additional OD gear, so it has both .82 and .68. It's used in the new Cobra Mustang, and the Corvette. It's larger and heavier, and more difficult to fit in the FFR. Personally, I don't see the advantage.
I'm using a Tremec TKO with 0.68 fifth in my car. Install and forget. Like Brendan said. Check Mike Forte's web site for a boatload of tech specs.
Ford made over 230 top loader 4 speed's .I made the mistake of useing a big block tranny and putting it behind asmall block 351 W , Had no power and ran very bad . After awhile it was jumping out of gear and then started making noise . Pulled tranny and talked to rebuilder and found out that I had wrong tranny in my car . Installed small block tranny . Now I have a RACER . Talk with a Professional tranny builder
Scott...
I had the same problem with decoding the T5 tag... this is what I posted along with the helpful info I got... http://www.ffcars.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=009527
I had the same problem with decoding the T5 tag... this is what I posted along with the helpful info I got... http://www.ffcars.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=009527
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