MAD Ade

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Not sure if its just mine, but it sounds like an old t5 on it's last legs

Is this how they're meant to sound?

JamesH

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Rods one just seems like a normal box Ade

MAD Ade

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Mmm...

If you listen to a clip on youtube titled FAST AUTO SIERRA COSWORTH 331 KM/H Rods sounds very similar...

Rod-Tarry

Mine hs been soundproofed big time inside the car. Without that it sounded like a night raid on Berlin . Its noisy on the outside on overun.

MAD Ade

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Thanks Rod, that's a relief. Mine still has no centre console fitted, just a big hole

nixon_2wd

No noise on mine, but they're known to vary a lot as the preload on these are not individually corrected.

Alg1k

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Mines brand new and haven't run it yet
If it can handle the power I'll be happy even if it sounds like a bag
Of spanners lol

nixon_2wd

Well, it should'nt and it will affect your bearings if it does. A lot of these have been returned to Tremec and replaced by new units.

In my opinion; these should all be fitted with the modified linkage finger and carbon fiber reinforced syncro rings as this greatly improves the transmission. The syncros can take more beating as well as slow the gears down faster, allowing for quicker gear change. These transmissions are known to be almost impossible to get into third gear at higher revs without this mod.
Even shifting normally into 5th is also a problem on these (without the mod).

MAD Ade

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As Rod stated above, his sounds terrible, but doesn't have any problems with gear changes. His has been in the car since 1999 if I remember correctly. Check this clip on Youtube

FAST AUTO SIERRA COSWORTH 331 KM/H

Rod-Tarry

Yep November 1999 . Didnt buy it from Tremec as they didnt have a Cossie suitable gear kit back then. Commisioned 'Black Horse Performance' in the States to fit a gearkit used in the Bathurst race series series back then in a new box. Its been in the car since & has never had an oil change. Always noisy it has coped with huge Torque all that time. Almost certainly the first to fit that kit on a road car sometime later Tremec came out with the TKO600 using those ratios.
If you click the pic in my first post you can hear it in all its glory as it slows down.

markk

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That's not a noisy box Rod, you need to have a listen to some proper transmission for competition for noise.

Martin-Hadland

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Mine has done about 4k miles and is not noisy.

nixon_2wd

Todays TKO should not make any noise. If it does then there is a preload or meshing problem with the box, this also happens with *some (rarely though) newly built T5s, sometimes you just have to find the sweet spot to make them stop sounding shit. The blueprint is the same, sizes are just larger for the TKO. Just talk to any of the Tremec dealers in the US and you get the same reply, especially the ones who modify them like libertygears and ampperformance.

MAD Ade

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I must add, it's only noisy on overrun, no noise when on the throttle

Mark Shead

What clutch disc did you use solid or did it have springs.

Mark

MAD Ade

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Springs

Rod-Tarry

Its a lot noiser than my Merc .

marco polo

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Anyone selling a TKO I could do with one for my escort ?

Rod-Tarry

Dont bother Marco its too Noisy .

marco polo

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I don't care if it's as loud as a train the escort will be a 100% track car 😜😜😜👍

JamesH

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Sorry Ade, I didn't know Rods was soundproofed!