what are my options? just the tremec or what? also what will i need for the swap, and how much am i looking at spending? i h ave a 95 mustang gt coupe, thanx for any help!!
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this may sound like a newbie question but will a 6 speed help any in 1/4 mile?
Not really. Mods to your motor and upgrades to your suspension will improve your 1/4 times. The 6 speed will give you a lower fianl ratio lower your rpms at highway speeds. Look at this way, you will probably cross the traps in 1/4 in the same gear whether it's a 5 or 6 speed.
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my personal opinion....dont do the swap unless its the viper spec t56. it has the .50:1 overdrive ratio which would help a bunch on the highway. the normal overdrive ratio is like .6x somthin so you could basically run one step higher gear and you'll be running the same rpm in OD
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I refuse to answer - this seems like something that could show up in court one day.
Really it helps road racing cause you have a higher 5th, 4th are the same i believe
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which tko could you put in it, and does anyone sell a conversion kit for that??? I've been thinking of doing this myself because of all the highway driving that i do
well call me crazy but in a 5 speed direct is 4th gear and in a 6 speed it would be 5th gear, closer gear ratio= faster acceleration, isnt that why we put lower gear ratios in our rear ends?
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1996 mustang 5.0, qa1 tubular k member, tubular a arms, polyurethane motor mounts, bbk ceramic coated long tubes, bbk aluminum underdrive pulleys, carter 100gph electric fuel pump, edelbrock rpm air gap intake, edelbrock 1406 carb, and some 410s.
well i just shot myself in the foot lol, i would stay with a t5 but thats just me.
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1996 mustang 5.0, qa1 tubular k member, tubular a arms, polyurethane motor mounts, bbk ceramic coated long tubes, bbk aluminum underdrive pulleys, carter 100gph electric fuel pump, edelbrock rpm air gap intake, edelbrock 1406 carb, and some 410s.
1996 mustang 5.0, qa1 tubular k member, tubular a arms, polyurethane motor mounts, bbk ceramic coated long tubes, bbk aluminum underdrive pulleys, carter 100gph electric fuel pump, edelbrock rpm air gap intake, edelbrock 1406 carb, and some 410s.
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wanting to go to a 6 speed - 
