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my wife has a 83 mustang 5.0.it needs a tranny. will a t-5 from an 86 with a v-6 fit her 83 5.0?

Geezer,
'83's had both T-5 and SROD 5 speeds, and they have different bellhousings so you'll need to get a 5.0 T-5 bellhousing with your tranny from the V-6. This is a paragraph from a discussion on upgrading a V-8 into a Fox Body Mustang:

Bellhousing: This depends on the transmission your are using but the 4 basic ones are the standard transmission bellhousing for a T5, standard transmission for the SROD or Toploader 4-speed, the auto bellhousing for a C4, and the auto bellhousing for the AOD. Other combos are different still such as the Tremec. The best way is to get the bellhousing with the tranny if possible.

thanks a lot for the info.i have the 5.0 bell housing .it had a t-5 in it.i hope this t-5 will fit my bell housing.its free and i just got burned on a t-5 i bought used.it lasted 8 miles. hahaha, buyer be ware!

Originally Posted by geezer69

thanks a lot for the info.i have the 5.0 bell housing .it had a t-5 in it.i hope this t-5 will fit my bell housing.its free and i just got burned on a t-5 i bought used.it lasted 8 miles. hahaha, buyer be ware!

Yep, my son used the term "..grenade waiting to explode" for the old T-5's from mustangs, so we went with a Tremec on the new build. One from a V-6 may have had an easier life. Good luck with this one!

yeah,my old buddy rodder calls em t-5 minute.im not hard on our cars so if its any good i can pet it a long.i get all i can out of em. dang i hope this tranny fits. im thinkin it mite just bolt up.

never had a moments grief from mine .. cant imagine anyone being harder on one than me ..

Love mine also, but I'm easier on my cars than I once was .

Ratios are different in the V-6 cars. first is pretty low for a V-8. you may not like it behind a V-8 car unless it's just a daily grocery getter.

Russ

Originally Posted by lotsatoys

Ratios are different in the V-6 cars. first is pretty low for a V-8. you may not like it behind a V-8 car unless it's just a daily grocery getter.

Russ

you are right .. i`d forgot about that .. had one in my 66 falcon and first gear was useless ..

yes the early T-5 should physically bolt in, but since it's the early version from a V-6 car it won't be what they call the "world class" T-5 and won't like having even a mild amount of power put through it. My memory is kinda fuzzy on it (I blame Jack Daniels for that) but I want to say that the world class T-5 didn't show up until somewhere around '89 or '90.

88 for WC. but not all brands/models got them until later.
Might want to ck here for the best information:
http://www.5speeds.com/t5/index.html

Russ

thanks guys.im not goin after it for a couple weeks.that gives me plenty time to research these trannys.i dont mind a low first gear.its not a hot rod anyway.me wife wont let me add any power to it . she likes it like it is.the little car only has 47k on it.the old poot that had it gave it to his grandson who got drunk and ran it through a fence.my buddy picked it up and the old man said just keep it.hes not gettin it out for the kid so my buddy gave it to my wife.the price was rite!!!!

i also have one of them old 4 speeds.the one that 4th gear is overdrive.it will work but its not a top loader.id have to cut a hole for the shifter too.then the dang console wont work out.i think i'll try the 5 speed first.

whats wrong with the one you have?

it needs a rebuild.its bad!!hahaha.i took it to a shop and the guy told me it would cost me 1100 so i started lookin for another way!

so does it have any stripped gears???what were the symons??