I have a 2.3 turbo/T5 I`m going to swap into the pinto sooner or later but I`ve been thinking about doing the trans with in the next week or so..
I fount out the T5 I have is a non world class t5.. I know the world class is stronger...
Anyone know if the NWC would do good in the pinto?
It will work but the impute shaft is different on a V8 trans as compared to a 2.3 trans. You will need to do some modifications.
The motor/trans is from an 84 mustang GT... It had the 2.3.. I`m hoping the trans is a bolt in.
This site has some good info on WC and NWC T5s
www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/349.shtml
If its from a 2.3 then it will work.
cool.
I think I`m going to use the flywheel with a new clutch from the turbo motor aswell..
Is there any balance issues I need to worry about?
Quote from: wedge446 on January 24, 2008, 09:16:21 PM
The motor/trans is from an 84 mustang GT... It had the 2.3.. I`m hoping the trans is a bolt in.
Define "bolt-in".
http://www.fordpinto.com/smf/index.php/topic,4106.0.html
Quote from: wedge446 on January 24, 2008, 10:02:07 PM
....Is there any balance issues I need to worry about?
The flywheel will only bolt on one way, and the engines are internily balanced. You should be fine.
Bill
I`ve read the thread several time..Alot of good info in there..
Bolt in to me is not having to fab. up a bunch of mounts and brackets... I`m just tired of doing that.. I just sold my V8 mazda rx7 I built.. That was a pain making everything for it.. before that I built a big block Duster, I had the fab upper control arms & coil over shock setup for that one just to get the headers to fit..
Doing the t5 swap looks simple. I just don`t know much about fords
Just a Question???
Isn't the 84 transmission the S-rod tranny with the 3 bolt shifter???
From Pintony
Quote from: Pintony on January 24, 2008, 11:47:09 PM
Just a Question???
Isn't the 84 transmission the S-rod tranny with the 3 bolt shifter???
From Pintony
The 84 Mustang with a 2.3 had 3 manual trannys, one 4spd, two 5spds. One of the 5spds was for the SVO.
That year had the SVO and a Turbo GT, both were 2.3's.
As far as I know they all took the same bell, and if it has the 3 bolt cover it would be the 4spd.
Bill
3 bolt shifter? 3 bolt cover? Now I`m really lost....It may sound stupid but whats a 3bolt shifter/cover?
Like I said, I know very little about fords.
The tag on the trans is 13-52-018.. I found a site that decoded it as a 83-84 T-bird/mustang GT w/2.3T t5 trans.
The SROD I used to have was the 4 speed that had the shifter slightly offset to one side with a "tube" down the side. The T5 shifter should be more inline with the trans. The SVO T5 I have will bolt up to either a 2.3 bellhousing or a T5 302 bellhousing. The SROD I had would only bolt up to a 300 6 cyl or sb 4 speed bellhousing. I think Pintony is referring to the SROD shifter that had a cover with 3 screws in a triangular arrangement that screwed into the shifter mounting "hole" on the trans, at least that is what mine did.
I beleive Tony is talking about that one too.
I had one with the 3 bolt shifter mount like that, and the bell from it bolted right to my t-5 and its in my car.
Yes, t-5 cases are basicly the same, but just because it will bolt to the bell does not indicate that it will work with the engine; the input shafts might be different.
Bill