Best transmission fluid?

95/GT/5.0 · 01-21-2003, 11:10 PM

I'm from the old school and always ran 90w gear oil in my Borg/Warner and muncie 4 speed manual transmissions.I'm getting back into hot rodding again and find these new five speeds and six speeds are running ATF in them.I just put a Tremec 3550 in the ole 5.0 and was told to use a full synthetic,not a blend, and to make shure it has no friction modifiers,or something called synchro-mesh I believe GM sells it.Is this true and what do you run in your Tremec or T-5?Is there a trans fluid that would help make the trans a little more quiet?

drtbiker · 01-22-2003, 12:21 AM

well when i bought my tremec 3550 from downs ford they told me that syncro mesh trans fluid was a must. So i went ahead and bought 3 jugs of the crap @ 10 a peice. I dont know if it would make it any quiter but i would deffiently go with the syncromesh..... anyone one else running a tremec correct me if i am wrong

later

01-21-2003, 11:10 PM	#1
95/GT/5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Biloxi.Mississippi Posts: 49	Best transmission fluid? I'm from the old school and always ran 90w gear oil in my Borg/Warner and muncie 4 speed manual transmissions.I'm getting back into hot rodding again and find these new five speeds and six speeds are running ATF in them.I just put a Tremec 3550 in the ole 5.0 and was told to use a full synthetic,not a blend, and to make shure it has no friction modifiers,or something called synchro-mesh I believe GM sells it.Is this true and what do you run in your Tremec or T-5?Is there a trans fluid that would help make the trans a little more quiet? __________________ 1995/GT/5.0

01-22-2003, 12:21 AM	#2
drtbiker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mt. Prospect,IL Posts: 474	well when i bought my tremec 3550 from downs ford they told me that syncro mesh trans fluid was a must. So i went ahead and bought 3 jugs of the crap @ 10 a peice. I dont know if it would make it any quiter but i would deffiently go with the syncromesh..... anyone one else running a tremec correct me if i am wrong later __________________ 87-ford-mustang-SOLD! mods: 3:73's, off road h-pipe, b303 cam in gt- 40 motor w/ Power Plus intake, edelbrock 70mm tb & egr spacer, 72mm C&L, bbk long tubes, tremec tranny, centerforce dual friction clutch, upr and lwr CA's 255lph FP and soon more to come.... when i have money again SOME ADVICE Don't do burn outs in reverse it is very expensive New times with dead hook on dr's 13.27@103 with 2.0 60 foots w/100lb system Fastest time to date: 12.8@113

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