LS1 Z28 and a broken T-5.

exgmguy · 06-13-2001, 02:04 PM

My trans started getting a little noisy after my last race that I posted and it gets worse....

I was coming home from band practice last night when a new orange Z28 pulls along side with his R's up. I slow down and drop into 3rd around 3500 rpm. I let him take the jump and floor it. I am creeping on him until my rev's hit around 4500-5000 where I really start to pull I let off after the top of 3rd with about a 1.5-2 car lead.

Well this guy wants to go again! So I slow down and crack the bottle to lay real waste to him. He takes the jump again and a second after I floor it..... CRRAAAACCCCZZZXXXQQSSS!!!SNAP CRACKLE GRIND! 3rd gear is gone! He is next to me revving his motor while I am coasting with my trans making some ungodly nasty noises. I limped home to the sounds of broken gears and the smell of leaking trans fluid from the cracked case.

I'll be out of commission again for a couple of weeks.

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1988 Mustang GT
12.0 @ 122
1992 BadAzz Wrangler
1993 Explorer

TJR · 06-13-2001, 02:29 PM

Nice run...I'd say it's about time to upgrade to a Tremec. Are you going to rebuild the T-5 again?

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1989 lx notch
89,000 miles
bolt-ons,stock heads/cam
60'- 2.07, 8.90@78, 13.93@99

90dpscoupe · 06-14-2001, 12:38 AM

Man that sux, tonight at the track i saw some guy in a 95 vert with e.t. srteets, break 3rd, it was making a nasty noise, but i feel for him, cuz i know my whiney As$ t-5 is just barely making it.

Thats a good trap speed, on a blower or nos, or both?

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90 lx coupe: 175k miles, steeda water pump pully, hurst shifter, Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil, ADS chip, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs.
Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph: 98.17
Best 60': 1.9607

next mods: subframes, mac h-pipe

SlowStang2 · 06-14-2001, 02:06 AM

k

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94' Stang GT Convertible Cobra upper&lower, Mac cold air w/K&N, Full exhaust, 3.55, etc. 14.4@100.

302 LX Eric · 06-14-2001, 09:41 AM

Sorry to hear about your broken T5. I read an article somewhere recently about the new TK0-2. It is supposed to have a much stronger 3rd gear than the original TKO's. Maybe worth a shot?

E

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1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 38,000 miles

13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60'

exgmguy · 06-14-2001, 09:12 PM

The 122 trap speed was on a 100 hp dry shot.
I just put in another T-5 after work today. Thanks to Red514lx for providing the spare.
It shifts great now!!!!

dashapht · 06-15-2001, 08:22 AM

can you ask Red514LX to hook me up with a trans? Now that I'm using ET streets I'm nervous every time i launch or shift to third.

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93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cobra Rs.

Red514LX · 06-15-2001, 09:07 AM

Rob,

I hope you get a lot of miles out of that T5. Remember though, T5s were designed to run in cars trapping 98mph -- not 122mph

Dashapht, I'm fresh out of T5s hehehe. I do have a stock bellhousing for the T5 for $25 though.

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Jeff Kane
1990 LX Mustang ex-5.0 Coupe
No engine. No transmission.
Prepping car for a "big" big-block.
http://hometown.aol.com/red514lx/

06-13-2001, 02:04 PM	#1
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	LS1 Z28 and a broken T-5. My trans started getting a little noisy after my last race that I posted and it gets worse.... I was coming home from band practice last night when a new orange Z28 pulls along side with his R's up. I slow down and drop into 3rd around 3500 rpm. I let him take the jump and floor it. I am creeping on him until my rev's hit around 4500-5000 where I really start to pull I let off after the top of 3rd with about a 1.5-2 car lead. Well this guy wants to go again! So I slow down and crack the bottle to lay real waste to him. He takes the jump again and a second after I floor it..... CRRAAAACCCCZZZXXXQQSSS!!!SNAP CRACKLE GRIND! 3rd gear is gone! He is next to me revving his motor while I am coasting with my trans making some ungodly nasty noises. I limped home to the sounds of broken gears and the smell of leaking trans fluid from the cracked case. I'll be out of commission again for a couple of weeks. ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT 12.0 @ 122 1992 BadAzz Wrangler 1993 Explorer

06-13-2001, 02:29 PM	#2
TJR Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Bowling Green, OH Posts: 270	Nice run...I'd say it's about time to upgrade to a Tremec. Are you going to rebuild the T-5 again? ------------------ 1989 lx notch 89,000 miles bolt-ons,stock heads/cam 60'- 2.07, 8.90@78, 13.93@99

06-14-2001, 12:38 AM	#3
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	Man that sux, tonight at the track i saw some guy in a 95 vert with e.t. srteets, break 3rd, it was making a nasty noise, but i feel for him, cuz i know my whiney As$ t-5 is just barely making it. Thats a good trap speed, on a blower or nos, or both? ------------------ 90 lx coupe: 175k miles, steeda water pump pully, hurst shifter, Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil, ADS chip, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs. Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks) Best mph: 98.17 Best 60': 1.9607 next mods: subframes, mac h-pipe

06-14-2001, 02:06 AM	#4
SlowStang2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Stuart, FL, US Posts: 147	k ------------------ 94' Stang GT Convertible Cobra upper&lower, Mac cold air w/K&N, Full exhaust, 3.55, etc. 14.4@100.

06-14-2001, 09:41 AM	#5
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Sorry to hear about your broken T5. I read an article somewhere recently about the new TK0-2. It is supposed to have a much stronger 3rd gear than the original TKO's. Maybe worth a shot? E ------------------ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 38,000 miles 13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60'

06-14-2001, 09:12 PM	#6
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	The 122 trap speed was on a 100 hp dry shot. I just put in another T-5 after work today. Thanks to Red514lx for providing the spare. It shifts great now!!!!

06-15-2001, 08:22 AM	#7
dashapht Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: nashville, tn Posts: 72	can you ask Red514LX to hook me up with a trans? Now that I'm using ET streets I'm nervous every time i launch or shift to third. ------------------ 93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cobra Rs.

06-15-2001, 09:07 AM	#8
Red514LX Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 119	Rob, I hope you get a lot of miles out of that T5. Remember though, T5s were designed to run in cars trapping 98mph -- not 122mph Dashapht, I'm fresh out of T5s hehehe. I do have a stock bellhousing for the T5 for $25 though. ------------------ Jeff Kane 1990 LX Mustang ex-5.0 Coupe No engine. No transmission. Prepping car for a "big" big-block. http://hometown.aol.com/red514lx/