track results and problems

[drtbiker]

I had my car to the track today and i am pretty happy with it other than the last two runs, my first run was almost my best w/ 14.270 @ 98.56mph after about 7 runs letting the cool down, then i went through some more runs, i was filling up my tank with gas at the pumps and i told the guy i was empty and told him i dont have enough weight in the back to hook now on street tires he asked me how much air i had in my tires i replyed 30 he said OOO wow u running that much pressure i said yeah why, and he told me that the guys with street tires w/fox bodys run 18psi, so i decied to let some air out of the tires and boy could i hook but right when that second gear shift came i couldnt put it in sec, it wouldnt go in only grind, then i had to shift to third because it wouldnt go in??? i am confused...... could it have been because my clutch cable was starting to stretch i heard that about the bbk cables, or was it my clutch or even maybe my trans? or was it just from the tire pressure, and it causeing more stress on my clutch? i am confused though this happened on my last two runs.....mods as follows: off road h-pipe, 373 gears, bbk clutch cable and quadrant, steeda short shifter, stage 3 clutch
O yeah and also i had the clutch pedal to the floor any sugestions about what i should do first i think it is the cable

thanks-rl

[Oldschoolpony]

I had that last week, and i ended up buying another gear box.
But, you probably need to check the synchros. And clutch adjustment. my 2 cents/\

[90'5.0 Conv]

Can you spell DEJA VOO?

[chris91LX]

I had the grinding problem the last time I was at the track, course mine was grinding the whole day. Turns out the pressure plate had worn uneven, so the clutch wasn't fully disengaging. I put in a new clutch and everything was fine. If you were doing big burnouts you might have burnt your clutch, or it was just hot the last couple times you raced. I'd definitely check that before replacing the trans. Just a thought.

[drtbiker]

yeah i have heard that the syncros are pretty sh%$y in the fords trans i was thinking about the pressure plate also. That is what happen to my friends ws6 i am going to try a new cable then probally have to get a new clutch
thanks again

[Unit 5302]

Nothing wrong with the T-5 on a stock or near stock 5.0. I've had several all go well beyond 100k miles. If you're not the original owner, you won't know how the tranny was treated before you got it.

Check the shifter stops, although with the grinding it sounds more like a clutch issue or syncros to me.

[Coupe5oh]

You guys might be a help to me, last night was my first time running with my new d&d clutch quadrant, one thing i noticed is the 2nd gear shift sounding like it grinds? but it went in, then i put on a short belt, lined up, the tree came down, and i spunn the tires in smoke, launched too hard, tried to hit 2nd, and bamm! popped out, and missed?

next run, i took the short belt off, and put stock one on, let the car cool, dropped tires pressure to 20 psi, hooked 1st and it went to 2nd no problem, also, my throwout bearing is making raquet when i hold the clutch in a while. is my pressure plate screwed? it sure is tough to push in, btw, i was driving around water, running 26x10 sportsman pros.

[Oldschoolpony]

Might be time to check the retainer. I replaced my aluminum retainer with a steel retainer from hanlon. Although, I can say this, my new T-5 has the hanlon 295z gear set, steel retainer, synchros from hanlon, throw out bearing from them and B& M ripper shifter, It shifts SMOOOOTH, like a hot knife through butter, even shifting at 7000 rpm with a wheels up launch.( bearly up, but enough to not be able to see directly in front of me)