Lol - I had a Fox Mustang back in the day. Broke way too many T5s. Wouldn't touch another one with a 10 foot pole. Not in a street car, not in a drag car, and not in a road race car. No way, no how.
Lol - I had a Fox Mustang back in the day. Broke way too many T5s. Wouldn't touch another one with a 10 foot pole. Not in a street car, not in a drag car, and not in a road race car. No way, no how.
Ken Brewer; 1994 Toyota MR2 - #6 PTF
SI wannabe - anyone got a spare money tree?
"Zoom Zoom Zoom - On any given weekend more Mazdas make optimistic pass attempts than any other brand!"
Marshall Mosty
AI/SI Texas Regional Director
2011 NASA-TX American Iron Champ
AI #67 "Mosty Brothers' Racing" (RIP)
ST6 #21 Toyota Corolla (being revived)...
I meant to have a "wink" smiley behind the "can't let Michael drive the car" comment... Don't want people think the sheriff is tough on transmissions...
Marshall Mosty
AI/SI Texas Regional Director
2011 NASA-TX American Iron Champ
AI #67 "Mosty Brothers' Racing" (RIP)
ST6 #21 Toyota Corolla (being revived)...
My old 86 GT street car with a Vortech supercharger (375rwhp/385rwtq) had the ORIGINAL T5 that survived 100k miles before the engine was upgraded, then survived another ~20k miles after the blower was installed before finally giving up. Another T5 was installed, and last I heard from the owner, it was still going strong.
The CMC car has had three T5's in 8 years of racing - the one it came with (was questionable when I got the car, and was only used for one weekend), a second that lived for 3 seasons before breaking at MSRC, and a Liberty's Gear replacement that lasted for another 4 seasons. Upon pulling the bellhousing, flywheel and clutch, I discovered why the second T5 broke - the input shaft bearing installed by the PO was an old school brass unit (instead of the proper late model roller job) that had become oblong, allowing the input shaft to move around.
T5's can live a long time in our environment (Richard P is a perfect example), but you have to get your shifts right. An improper downshift (operator error) with lots of axle hop is not good for longevity.
For every person that says "oh I ran 1,000whp through it and it was fine" etc there's at least 2-3 with Tremec, TKO, etc swaps for a reason. Jus' Sayin'.![]()
Ken Brewer; 1994 Toyota MR2 - #6 PTF
SI wannabe - anyone got a spare money tree?
"Zoom Zoom Zoom - On any given weekend more Mazdas make optimistic pass attempts than any other brand!"
I think you have me confused with Al
Ken Brewer; 1994 Toyota MR2 - #6 PTF
SI wannabe - anyone got a spare money tree?
"Zoom Zoom Zoom - On any given weekend more Mazdas make optimistic pass attempts than any other brand!"
Finally got around to finding a use for a rear GTA wheel...
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- Gary R.
'86 Camaro Z28 "KNOCKER"
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