Transmission swap update!

[Nice Pony]

Everything is looking good.

I ordered the Tremec TR6060 transmission, Spec Stage 2 clutch disc with 26 count spline, and Ford Racing 4:10 gears today.

Hopefully I will have the first one up and running in a couple of weeks or at least by the end of the month.

[glastron]

awesome! I'm really hoping you can get it working, I don't want to deal with upgrading the T5.

[DRock]

Man if you can get this to work it will be awesome. I have a project planned for next year and part of it is the TR6060. If I could buy some time and spread it out it would be worth it. Just imagine all of the T5's going up for sale. Wanna trade one of my cabin Mycolor kits (when I get it finished) for one of your adapter plates?

[fazm]

ya hurry up man i wanna give u money lol.

i went to a trans shop today, asked them if they could throw a tr6060 for 4 grand, they called me back a few hours later and said they would for 5 lol

[cardude99]

sick dude any idea on cost or not till its done?

[rygen]

Damn Gaylon. You don't waste any time. Thanks for doing this. The community appreciates it.

[mystang115]

That would be awesome!! For the numbers im gonna wanna put out, i need the tr6060! At least so i dont have to buy 10 t-5's a year.

[Nice Pony]

Originally Posted by fazm

ya hurry up man i wanna give u money lol.

i went to a trans shop today, asked them if they could throw a tr6060 for 4 grand, they called me back a few hours later and said they would for 5 lol

@ fazm & cardude99
Hope I can get you set up pretty soon. Don't forget that this will require 4:10 gears minimum or you will be going 200MPH in sixth gear and your burnouts won't be quite as impressive.

The most expensive part is going to be the adaptor plate and I should find out later this week or early next week what the material and plasma cut will cost. The plan is to use 1/2 steel. Aluminum would be nice but would need to be thicker and the price of plate aluminum is astronomical right now. The weight shouldn't be to bad because it will be designed with the center removed and lightning holes where permitted. I will be doing the machining myself. I won't know about the cross member until I get my transmission to see if I can modify a stock one to work or need to fab one.

I almost screwed up and bought me TR6060 from Steeda. They did not have one in stock and told me that no one in the country hand any available until mid June! I call D&D performance and they had them in stock and for $200 cheaper and they also had the GT500 cross member for $75 cheaper.

So a simple rundown on parts will look something like this.

I will supply you with:

1. Adaptor plate and nuts and bolts.
2. Flywheel spacer and new longer bolts.
Edit: The current shipping design uses works with no spacer required.
3. New flywheel pilot bearing and sleeve.
3. Cross member (may be modified Ford part or custom, don't know yet)
4. Special starter gear.
Edit: The current shipping design uses the stock starter with no special gear required.
5. Starter spacer.
Edit: The current shipping design uses the stock starter with no spacer required.
6. Shifter (Could be a modified Ford racing one or MGW. I am talking to MGW tomorrow to see how they are coming on the GT500 shifter. Their design lends itself to easily being modified for our application. Hopefully MGW may be able to supply this preconfigured.

You will supply:

1. Transmission - Either a TR3650 or a TR6060.
2. Shortened driveshaft.
3. 4:10 gears if your are using a TR6060.
4. Ford starter from a 2002 - 2005 Thunderbird (the gear needs changed but this is very simple and only require removing a C-clip on the end of the shaft and pulling off the gear and replacing it with the one I will provide).
Edit: The current shipping design uses the stock starter.
5. Clutch disc with 26 count spline if you are using the TR6060. Available from Spec or any of the other clutch manufactures.
4. Modified mounting points on your exhaust system.
Edit: Not required.

If you are using the TR6060 you will need to wire the reverse lockout solenoid to the brakes or a switch somewhere. Possibly shifter mounted.

If you want to use an aluminum flywheel this kit should work fine just by ordering one for a stock V6.

I probably missed something like the connector for the reverse lock out but this is just to show approximately what your swap will entail.

[bscottie]

cool job!!!!!!! hope all goes well!

[T. Gear Head]

I'm gonna need this sometime this year :thumbsup: