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Steve439 said:
T5s are very appealing, but they don't have the strength.
I would love one in a 289/light sports car,
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Yep, always shifted nice even with some rpm but definitely not strong enough. I took 2nd gear out the first time I shifted aggressively with my 1st 358c lol.
That being said my buddy with super charger on stroked 302 ran a 10.9 with his T5 🤷‍♂️
 
In the 80s,I watched Brian Wolf at the Motorsport Nats run in the 9s with a faceplated T5. He yanked 2nd gear with the fronts hanging about 20" up and tripped the 60 with the back tires.

The TKX is considered the replacement for the T5. Supposed to shift nice at RPM.
 
Briansshop said:
In the 80s,I watched Brian Wolf at the Motorsport Nats run in the 9s with a faceplated T5. He yanked 2nd gear with the fronts hanging about 20" up and tripped the 60 with the back tires.

The TKX is considered the replacement for the T5. Supposed to shift nice at RPM.
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Geesus, must've had some nice mods, I barely speed shifted mine into 2nd with around 450hp and that was it for that gear. Did get home but some nasty noises and kerchunks, all 4 driveshaft bolts were loose also 😳.
Richmond 5+1 with 4.01 1st gear didn't like to shift out of 1st with high rpm.
Toploader was nice, I put BB shafts in it, should've left old synchro's in it imo, it would shift ok but after 6800 or so it wouldn't shift fast. Rather than mod it and probably still break it I ordered a jerico dr4-4. He said the higher the rpm the better they shift but don't try shifting easy, and they sound like two hammers hitting together, lol. Haven't used it yet, couple buddies have them and like them. 🤞
 
Dom 332 said:
agreed , sometimes a selective memory is best .
I do not recall that interview.
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I can't find if for the life of me, everything's fuckin tic toc. I can explain it but it just isn't the same as jeff telling it because he knows the track, the corner, the rookies name etc. It was shortly after Earnhardts death, it's friggin hilarious.
 
BOSS#1540 said:
I can't find if for the life of me, everything's fuckin tic toc. I can explain it but it just isn't the same as jeff telling it because he knows the track, the corner, the rookies name etc. It was shortly after Earnhardts death, it's friggin hilarious.
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Sounds like a good one one to see
 
Where at the engine or at the alternator?
I used a about 4'' pulley on the old Ford alternator, still charged OK.
 
All you dicks that say "I've installed a transmission by myself in the dirt" can suck my balls. Your 75lb t5 doesn't count.

For the record the trans is 135lb dry. It ain't dry, and it ain't going.
 
drag-200stang said:
That is easy, try 150 and has to go in through the door. :ROFLMAO:
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Picked up an aod for my brother at the wreckers, around 140 lbs iirc, old lad just set it the back of his hatchback, nice and easy. I got to remove it and my bottom half ain't 140 lbs, lol. That old lad would sure surprise some of the young lads of today, lol.
 
Yea yea. Farmers carry ain't the same as half inch clearance on your back with your elbows at your hips and a tailshaft on your ball bag
 
The only transmission I've ever installed was a 5-speed in a Toyota Corona.
I bet it was lighter than 75 pounds and I was 24 years old.

Everything else has been attached to an engine and hanging from a hoist.
 
Remind me not to listen to other people. Engine would be in already if I just left the transmission attached. I knew better. This ain't a 302 and a t5
 
Steve439 said:
The only transmission I've ever installed was a 5-speed in a Toyota Corona.
I bet it was lighter than 75 pounds and I was 24 years old.

Everything else has been attached to an engine and hanging from a hoist.
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Mine won't go in like that with the headers I was using, one header on the engine, other sitting in engine bay.
When I was putting autos in on the ground I was young and in good shape, lol
 
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