T5 only good for 400 bhp apparently
05-03-2013, 07:39 PM
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To be fair over 400 bhp with matching torque is asking a lot of them!
But it really depends on how you drive some may not have a problem others may blow it up in a week lol
I did mine with 350 bhp fooked 3rd gear up and don't really drive like a twat so I went big tooth gear kit
But it really depends on how you drive some may not have a problem others may blow it up in a week lol
I did mine with 350 bhp fooked 3rd gear up and don't really drive like a twat so I went big tooth gear kit
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05-03-2013, 08:34 PM
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Where I've seen many a people get away with it through being sensible
05-03-2013, 08:37 PM
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Well at that time it was on 205 standard size tyres
and it was a trip back from mapping at Ahmeds
and when I told him it broke he said what do you expect so another box was not going back in,Then I did the first Tremec conversion
.Mark
05-03-2013, 08:38 PM
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Just brought mine on boost in 3rd coming past the Wednesday ground and shaaa Ting
Also on standard rims... Came to rest in Charlie browns
Also on standard rims... Came to rest in Charlie browns
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05-03-2013, 08:58 PM
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05-03-2013, 09:34 PM
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Pro 5 Shifter certainly as good as a standard t5 change. For the first 3 months mine was as stiff as hell but it freed up just like the guy who built it in the States said it would. Mines been in since 1999 it will im sure need a rebuild at some point but i aint been able to break it nor has Mark.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
05-03-2013, 10:01 PM
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Pro 5 Shifter certainly as good as a standard t5 change. For the first 3 months mine was as stiff as hell but it freed up just like the guy who built it in the States said it would. Mines been in since 1999 it will im sure need a rebuild at some point but i aint been able to break it nor has Mark.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
Mine was same Rod as I've never bust a box before it scared the shit out of me as it went bang lol
06-03-2013, 09:35 AM
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Pro 5 Shifter certainly as good as a standard t5 change. For the first 3 months mine was as stiff as hell but it freed up just like the guy who built it in the States said it would. Mines been in since 1999 it will im sure need a rebuild at some point but i aint been able to break it nor has Mark.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
Think positive as are BOTH still here.
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06-03-2013, 10:33 AM
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Pro 5 Shifter certainly as good as a standard t5 change. For the first 3 months mine was as stiff as hell but it freed up just like the guy who built it in the States said it would. Mines been in since 1999 it will im sure need a rebuild at some point but i aint been able to break it nor has Mark.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
It was the first Tremec conversion with bathurst gears not a factory gearset. They came out with the TKO600 a couple of years later using that very gearset.
As for the T5 mine snapped the output shaft in 5th gear as i was overtaking another car at 100+ mph scared me to death a huge bang then nothing.
A could probably snap it off James like rod says just stiff from new
15-03-2013, 07:58 PM
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Why would you treat it kindly? The whole point of this kind of power is to use it to it's full ability. Mine was over 400lb/ft ten years ago, how many T5's did you witness having stripped gears then?
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15-03-2013, 08:05 PM
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i dont understand the "as long as you dont drive like a twat" statement. surely if youve paid the cash and went to the trouble of going to 400bhp its going to take the occasional hammering?
15-03-2013, 08:12 PM
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15-03-2013, 08:56 PM
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you cant fix stupid
i remember reading about your 500 in either ff or pf and if my memory is correct didnt you put a mustang box in it??
i also remember seeing you at combe doing 11s up the straight. first proper show i went to and i was blown away by your power, lol
15-03-2013, 09:00 PM
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I used a Tremec box which was the standard practice upgrade to the Mustang back in the day and proved to be a good choice many years before people started to use them,
I remember that day also
should have done a bit more with that car,Mark
15-03-2013, 09:53 PM
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you cant fix stupid
do you still own it?
15-03-2013, 11:05 PM
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I've seen and have three to four boxes a work with stripped teeth
) and he didn't like the box in gavs and I could see how he was getting on with it. It looked very stiff and notchy, I drove the car in and out the workshop a few times and the selection did feel stiff hence my comments,Is that good enough for you?
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15-03-2013, 11:19 PM
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I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
I fitted the quaiffe straight cut gears in my old car ,2 years of abuse and around 630 hp and 8800 rpm launches on the quarter mile and 8700 rpm gear changes ,never had a problem but changed the oil very regular think there about £1700 for the kit but you might get a deal