68CSTANG

Hi everyone, I took my LX to an 1/8th mile track over the weekend. My best time was an 8.06 at 85 mph, with a 1.79 60ft. But, my times were hurt with my tranny situation. The tranny doesnt feel like it "locks" into each gear when I shift, making it really hard to get the shifts right. Im using the short Hurst shifter and I thought maybe I had the stops set-up wrong so I removed them but it didnt help any. 2nd gear was the worst of them all and it will even kick out of gear now if I turn or hit a small bump. Is it too far gone to save? Im guessing yes, so my second question is, who's running a stock/rebuilt T5? What times are you running? How are you keeping it together? I know getting an aftermarket tranny is the best bet, but I really dont want to spend the money right now. Anyone?

Oh and here are a few pics:

mjr46

I've run low 11's on a stock t-5 , and a rebuild kit should contain the stuff you need to fix current problem........key is with a t-5 is I rarely powershift anymore cause that really shortens a t-5's life and I don't launch with all I got, yeah I may leave a few tenths in the bag at the line but the cost of a new tranny is not worth .100 to .200 more et

foxGT93

my T5 is doing pretty good, i have the short throw kit also. I baby the car most of the time , but i do slam gears every once and awhile when needed, 3rd gear is always my problem. i ran mine down the 1/8th and it did good... MY tranny does whine a little bit when downshifting, i guess the age is catching up to it.

68CSTANG

MJR, when you say powershift, do you mean clutchless? Or do you mean shifting without letting off the gas? Ive heard that word used for both lol.

foxGT93

i know when i 'Slam Gears' i keep the pedal to the floor the whole time and use the clutch, i know its not healthy but it works when needed.. i know i pulled 2 cars on a new pontiac G8 GT.

mstngsule68

powershift= shift with foot to floor on the skinny pedal while usin a clutch to shift as fast as you can....more wear on motor and trans though...theres that one theory...for every action theres a re-action....

silver91gt

I ran a ford racing T-5Z for a couple seasons running 11.1, finally blew 3rd gear on a powershift at the track, and have since got some gears from astroperformance for the inside of the t-5. well spend $1200 in my eyes, my new motor made 559hp and 630 ft/lbs and it loves 5k rpm launches and powershifting.

mstngsule68

5k launch, holy *****.........................

AdderMk2

I've been considering an Astro, or G-force tranny myself, but I really don't know what my end goal is going to be.... probably the 3.22 spur cut dog ring gear set... it'll love getting slammed around then!

mjr46

keeping the gas on the floor and tap the clutch quick = hurts a tranny in short order