i have a 67 fb w/ a 289 2v with a automatic trans and i want to change it to a be a manual i have the pedal assembly and a borg warner t-10 trans from another car would this tranny would well in my car or should i look for like a tremec five speed instead

 

i believe there is also a wealth of info in the FAQ section. check it out and good luck. i feel ur pain; there is no fun in driving a auto mustang

 

Go with the 5-speed. It is lighter, smoother, overdrive (duh) and lower geared.

 

If you really like to drive (as opposed to merely keeping the car pointed somewhere between the ditches), there's not much fun driving an automatic anything.

67 - if you do decide on the Tremec, you will get spoiled by the light shift action that comes from having all of the linkage internal to the tranny case and supported on bushings of real metal. Trust me on this.

I also think you'd be happiest matching a 3550 with an axle ratio somewhere in the3.7-ish range. That isn't so short that 1st would feel like a "wasted" gear, but it's not so tall that you can't reasonably use 5th on a moderate-speed non-Interstate road with a small-displacement engine either,and you shouldn't find yourselfdownshifting for hills. On edit, 3.70's with that 0.68 OD 5th is 2.52, which should be tall enough for relaxed cruising.


Norm

 

my thoughts exactly! im thinking of going with a t-5 and a hydralic clutch kit

 

will the ford racing t5 work cause it says 79 to 95 years

 

Fitting any manual tranny up will require checking and matching the same things - pilot bushing (original auto tranny cars' engines may not have one, but hopefully the crank has a recess to accept one), bellhousing length and bolt patterns, tranny crossmember, driveshaft length, shifter location, clutch linkage, clutch disc spline count, front U-joint, etc.


Norm