Check this out !!!!

98SNAKE · 05-08-2001, 10:08 PM

Well, today I was told by the dealer to pick my car up and take it to the one I had the trans replaced the first time. My car was there from thursday to tuesday and all they did was fix a recall on the parking brake.

I will never step foot in that dealer again. I am such a die hard Ford fan. Butit hurts the way I was treated. This is the fourth trans in this cars life. Whats up with that. And my Cobra only has 23,000 miles on the clock.

Lizard King · 05-08-2001, 11:29 PM

Dude... they fixed mine while replacing a fog light bulb. Left it there for 2-3hrs top.

Your dealer sucks!!!!

aurilius_maximus · 05-09-2001, 12:21 PM

Seriously you guys, I am going to start a petition to ford about the lame T-45. My synchros were pretty much toast at 19,000 miles and my car is bone stock. If it cant handle stock horsepower then there is a serious problem. Strait out I will not pay to get it fixed so that it will break again. Snake I feel you man, I have two dealerships within an hour of me, one I will never go back to, and the other I go purely out of necessity.

98SNAKE · 05-09-2001, 07:13 PM

Another thing I was told is that the T-45 is the same trans thats in the Saleen's. Is that true? Also since the trans is going to out I bought a Motorsport HD clutch for them to put in. Is that a good clutch or what? Later

cobrazex · 05-09-2001, 07:55 PM

Yes the SALEENS come with stock transmissions....In your case it is a Borg Warner T-45. Ford changed to a Tremec built T-45 in 98 but it's still a T-45....I shift my s281 @ 6400 and the T-45 doesn't like those high rpm's (no powershifting, that's almost impossible). If you're going to keep the car I recommend a Tremec 3550 or TKO....

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...1996 SALEEN s281 vert & 1998 Cobra vert

96gtToy · 05-09-2001, 11:10 PM

Sign me up, I am having trouble with my transmission in my 96 gt. I think I'm going with the tremec, but I could use some help with installing it. Have you seen any info on the conversion?

96gtToy

05-08-2001, 10:08 PM	#1
98SNAKE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sterling Heights,Michigan Posts: 129	Check this out !!!! Well, today I was told by the dealer to pick my car up and take it to the one I had the trans replaced the first time. My car was there from thursday to tuesday and all they did was fix a recall on the parking brake. I will never step foot in that dealer again. I am such a die hard Ford fan. Butit hurts the way I was treated. This is the fourth trans in this cars life. Whats up with that. And my Cobra only has 23,000 miles on the clock.

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05-08-2001, 11:29 PM	#2
Lizard King midnightruns.com Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 584	Dude... they fixed mine while replacing a fog light bulb. Left it there for 2-3hrs top. Your dealer sucks!!!!

05-09-2001, 12:21 PM	#3
aurilius_maximus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mt. Shasta, California, 96067 Posts: 77	Seriously you guys, I am going to start a petition to ford about the lame T-45. My synchros were pretty much toast at 19,000 miles and my car is bone stock. If it cant handle stock horsepower then there is a serious problem. Strait out I will not pay to get it fixed so that it will break again. Snake I feel you man, I have two dealerships within an hour of me, one I will never go back to, and the other I go purely out of necessity.

05-09-2001, 07:13 PM	#4
98SNAKE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sterling Heights,Michigan Posts: 129	Another thing I was told is that the T-45 is the same trans thats in the Saleen's. Is that true? Also since the trans is going to out I bought a Motorsport HD clutch for them to put in. Is that a good clutch or what? Later

05-09-2001, 07:55 PM	#5
cobrazex Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: HELL-The hottest part. Posts: 20	Yes the SALEENS come with stock transmissions....In your case it is a Borg Warner T-45. Ford changed to a Tremec built T-45 in 98 but it's still a T-45....I shift my s281 @ 6400 and the T-45 doesn't like those high rpm's (no powershifting, that's almost impossible). If you're going to keep the car I recommend a Tremec 3550 or TKO.... ------------------ ...1996 SALEEN s281 vert & 1998 Cobra vert

05-09-2001, 11:10 PM	#6
96gtToy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 8	Sign me up, I am having trouble with my transmission in my 96 gt. I think I'm going with the tremec, but I could use some help with installing it. Have you seen any info on the conversion? 96gtToy