Tremec T-56

[andrewespo]

My tranny has been acting up lately 2nd 3rd and 4th sometime grind for no reason at all (the clutch is fully depressed) usually when I come off the line hard it will grind. I figure its a syncro problem and a rebuild or replacement is due. Buying a used T-5 I thought about but I said forget it im going to go for the T-56 ill have 6 gears and a stronger tranny. Its more money but hey you pay for what you get. My question ia what will I need for the T-5 to T-56 swap. This is my first tranny swap.
Thx for any help.

[StangNut86]

D&D motorsports sells a kit to do a complete conversion. it has a trans, bellhousing, clutch fork, speedo cable, driveshaft, trans crossmember, and crossmember relocation kit i believe (for a fox stang).

www.ddperformance.com

costs something like 2500.

[andrewespo]

Thx a lot that site is very helpful.

[Superstang93]

Hey man if u are gonna pay that much why not have your t 5 dogringed it will be much stronger even stronger than a t 56 and shifts i have heard are effortless

[andrewespo]

I thought about having my T-5 upgraded. The T-56 has 6 gears and its new; My T-5 is old and has been rebuilt,theres really no point in going threw all the trouble.

[Superstang93]

well the dogringed system is a complete rebuild designated witha 650 hp rating and have been know to be put behind 900 horsepower drag engines so there is no way u could get a t56 to do that and if u are draggin what do u want 6 gears for anyway

[Superstang93]

here is the site for the dog ringing u can do it yourself for cheaper or have them do it with your old transmission case or u can buy a new or used unit from them and the synchro units are good units as well so check them out to!!

http://www.g-forcetransmissions.com/tran_t-5_price.asp

[GTStang]

Originally Posted by Superstang93

well the dogringed system is a complete rebuild designated witha 650 hp rating and have been know to be put behind 900 horsepower drag engines so there is no way u could get a t56 to do that and if u are draggin what do u want 6 gears for anyway

#1 Have you ever driven a dog-geared tranny on the street?

#2 Also there is a lot a dog-geared T-5 can't do that a T-56 can do.

If your building a track only car a dog-geared T-5 can be a great choice but for a street/strip car it has some serious shortcomings. They both have their place.

[Superstang93]

Thats true but g force also offers synch packages that are just as strong and made for the street and is cheaper because u are still using the t 5 case check the web site pal

[andrewespo]

Originally Posted by Superstang93

well the dogringed system is a complete rebuild designated witha 650 hp rating and have been know to be put behind 900 horsepower drag engines so there is no way u could get a t56 to do that and if u are draggin what do u want 6 gears for anyway

I want the extra gear becuase im running 3.73's and with the extra gear I can take 5th gear all the way. Plus for my application I feel the T-56 is ideal.