Hey guys. I was just looking around and being bored. Looking into the future of my Mustang. And I was just thinking about engines, trannys, and rear-ends. I know that I want either a 289 or 302, pretty near stock. I don't want it to be crazy, just a nice loud, clean cruiser. I know that with the 289/302, I am going to need a new tranny, suspension, and rear-end. I get the part about the suspension and rear end, but I don't know Ford trannys. Right now, I have a 3 speed tranny on my I6. I don't even know what the name of that tranny is! Anyways, can someone give me the options for a manual tranny when you're going with a V8?

 

Toploader, T5, TKO and T56. In order of price, roughly... The T5 is an overdrive and will work great behind a mild small block, also you can get them at almost any junkyard. They came in plnety of Mustangs. Just dont get the 4 cylinder ones, make sure its a V8 trans.

 

Okay, and which is the 3-speed that came standard with the 200?

 

None of those. The toploader is a 4 speed that came behind Ford V8s. the T5 I already mentioned, the TKO is an aftermarket replacement for the T5 also a 5 speed, and the T56 is the 6 speed that comes in Vipers, F bodys, Corvettes, GTOs, and others. You can get them to fit a Ford but the price is around $3000 for one.

The 3 speed you have is possibly a saginaw. There were toploader 3 speeds, but Im not sure if any were behind 6's in mustangs.

Toploader means the gears and shafts go in through the top rather than the side.

 

A Toploader trans is less expensive then a T5??????????

 

You could also go with a late 70's 4 speed out of a granada or truck. These are like the 3 speeds you have but with an overdrive. The fouth gear is overdriven 20% or has a ratio of .80:1 i believe

 

Sounds like a T5 is the way to go with a high school student working at Jamba Juice's budget. ...I know my transmission isn't a toploader, so it's gotta be the Saginaw that you were talking about.