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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: rseibenick on October 18, 2013, 11:27:58 AM
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Need some help. Trying to find the height or depth of the Pinto 4 speed bellhousings. Are they shorter then the Mustang 11 bellhousings. Also is there a difference in the bellhousing depths for the diff 4 speed transmission that Ford installed . Thanks.
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What motor/trans set up do you have and what are you trying to accomplish? A straight across transplant or auto to 4/5 spd or visa versa?
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Putting in a Jerico 4 speed DR4 for drag racing. Has a 6.4 depth . The T5 bellhousings I have is 7.5 deep. Also is there a differences in the flywheel teeth count between the pinto and 87 up Mustangs. The late Mustangs I think is 132 teeth manual flywheel. I thought they were thinner also then the Pintos and Mustang 11 2.3 units . Thanks.
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Sorry I do not have manual 2.3 Pinto bells to measure.
If this is a turbo application, using the V8 clutch should improve reliability with the high torques. I have a 1966 289 V8 bell which measures 6-1/4" deep (do not know if the fox 5.0 bell depth is the same). With a 3/8" thick adapter plate (linked below) gives you 6-5/8" total depth which may be close enough. The 1966 came with either a B&W 4spd or a Ford top loader 4spd. From looking at the Jerico site, that transmission appears to be based on the Ford top loader with its bolt pattern so it may be a bolt up. As usual, you need to verify info for accuracy/applicability and suggest contacting Jerico for input.
http://rothfam.com/svo/belladapter/ (http://rothfam.com/svo/belladapter/)
http://www.jericoperformance.com/charts.htm (http://www.jericoperformance.com/charts.htm)
http://forum.turboford.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=004857#000004 (http://forum.turboford.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=004857#000004) pm Marty Buth for details?
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Thank you. I will get ahold of Marty.
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The Pinto, Mustang II and fox body 2.3 bellhousing I checked were all the same depth.
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Thanks , that is what I needed to know.