obxdude018

Yea same thing, the manuals have different tranny's between the v6 and gt.

sprayedv6

Lets say I do the 8.8 swap get a 5k stall and put slicks on it with 400 at the wheels and take it to the strip, how well will my tranny take that lauch?

JimC

the GT and V6 use the same automatic transmission for 2005-2010 years, just a different sized input shaft (so the transmissions are not interchangeable as a result).

The 5R55 will take a lot; a friend has a V6 with powerhouse turbo and he runs in the 11's and is putting out upper 300's on the dyno to the rear wheels.

With the STS turbo though you will not get 400 RWHP. That system isn't capable of producing that number.

And a 5000 stall? Do you plan to drive on the streets at all? That isn't a very streetable set up, and I've never seen a stall that high for the V6. My friend only runs a 3000 stall on his and has plenty to spool up the turbo when he stages with that.

legendlime05

if you do a suspension setup, go after market. the gains from a gt suspension will be minimal compared to an aftermarket setup.
youd really be surprised how the cars dynamics will change will just sways, shocks, and struts.
if you add on control arms, and panhard/support its even better.

sprayedv6

I know of a 5k stall but I was wondering if 3k would let me spool on the line, but with a 3k it will make it more streetable setup? Because I wanna make it more of street instead of strip.

MustangFirstCar

Definitely go with a 3K stall if you plan on driving it around town. Also, if you really want 400+, look into forged internals. Your engine won't last long otherwise.

sprayedv6

also can you guys help me out on the ins and outs of the STS kit and the power house one, for me it seems the powerhouse turbo kit will put out higher numbers.

sprayedv6

Also how can I get my hands on a custom drive shaft that would go from the 5r55 to the cobra rear end?