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It seems my dad decided that I will be not be selling my 98 Mustang and getting a 5.0 because of college. Since I am going to have my stang for another 5 years until after college, is it possible to get a transmission change from automatic to 5-speed manual??? If so how much and whats the best option???
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will the t-5 out of an older 5.0 fit on a 4.6? If so Id say you could find a used on for a reasonable price. But youd have to get a pedal kit and all the fabrication done to make it match up. Its expensive to have all that done. I have a friend with a 90 gt that converted from aod to a 5spd from a 93, and it was more of a headache than a gain. get a shift improver kit and a chip. these will firm up your shifts and help you out.
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will the t-5 out of an older 5.0 fit on a 4.6? If so Id say you could find a used on for a reasonable price. But youd have to get a pedal kit and all the fabrication done to make it match up. Its expensive to have all that done. I have a friend with a 90 gt that converted from aod to a 5spd from a 93, and it was more of a headache than a gain. get a shift improver kit and a chip. these will firm up your shifts and help you out.
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Yeah I think I'm going to go with a shift kit and chip, thanks alot guys.
Tranny swap really isn't that expensive, if your lucky. Granted I don't have a 5.0, I have a 2.3. It used to have a AOD but now I dropped in a t-5. Speaking strictly money it cost me under $150. If you can find a auto salvage place that will let you pull your own parts you can save some mad cash. Plus on top the money you save you get a real good feel about where each part should go and how the lines, (clutch cable, speedometer cable, reverse lights, etc..) must be routed. That is if you where going to do it yourself. Its a big pain, but if you don't mind getting dirty and taking apart your entire dash, than go for it. Remember "DONOR" is the key word. Thats if you want to go used. Otherwise you go new, you sign away your first born. But with new your guarnteed a good tranny. Used, you role the dice and hope for the best.
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It sounds to me like he isnt gonna do the work himself, plus getting all the parts to do the change is gonna be alot more expensive on his car than an old fox stang
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