most wack thing on a T5 i've seen....

SHaFT7 · Feb 20, 2004

i went to a buddy's house to put in this new redline ATF i got. took us forever to get the 2 plug broke loose. after draining, i thread the lower plug in by hand and put the ratchet on it and start tightening....it didn't even get snug when *POP*, the casing right underneath it cracked....WTF WTF WTF.

we slapped a big ass glob of JB Weld on it, with more to go on tomorrow....tomorrow night i drop a quart of atf in there and see if it leaks....if not, i run it, if so, the dyno waits a while.....and the money saved for bullit brakes gets used on a stupid T5 instead

red1986gt · Feb 20, 2004

go with a tremec. the way i see it, when things break (or i break them) i like to upgrade instead of replace. makes me feel all warm inside when i spend a ludicrous amount of money on my car.

no seriously, the tremec isnt all that much more. i got mine from amp. i think i paid 1300 for the tranny and bellhousing. then i sent my old t5(100k w/bad synchros and gears) and bellhousing back for a shiny new pro 5.0 shifter. i paid shipping for the tremec and they paid shipping for the t5. its worth considering

FordFreak300 · Feb 20, 2004

sounds to me like it already had a stress crack there. Better to have found it now than later.

SHaFT7 · Feb 20, 2004

yeah, i can't afford a tremec now, i'm gonna take it in and get it welded

FoxFan · Feb 20, 2004

JB weld migh patch the leak, but it will never replace the structural strength of the original case. It might not leak when sitting still, but check it again when it is under load on the dyno.

Oh, and check it in 3rd gear, so the power is actually going through the gearset. 4th gear just goes straight through from input to output shaft.

black5ohhhh · Feb 20, 2004

Hey Shaft7, where are you gonna dyno your stang.

Jeremy

SHaFT7 · Feb 20, 2004

mc racing in merriam

that is if the tranny is up to it...if not, it gets pushed back a week (and so do the rockers

)

n8s_stang · Feb 20, 2004

I did the same thing with mine, slobbed a bit of silicone on there and proceeded to run it into the mid 11's for about 50 passes with absolutely no problems.

SHaFT7 · Feb 20, 2004

that's good to hear...can't find a shop here in town that can weld aluminum

i hope the jb cuts it

brad · Feb 20, 2004

weld it!!!!!!! quite easy and i bet it can be done without taking it out.

306five-oh · Feb 20, 2004

Jeremy.....found this on another forum:

Posted by: Torque1st

The number for MC Racing is listed as: 913-789-9888
4880 Merriam Drive.

I will call them today and see if they have a dyno.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Posted by: Ratsmoker

I just called them and they have a dyno jet chasis dyno. They said to make 2 runs it costs $55. To rent the dyno for an hour it runs $115 and to have the A/F mixture read it is $30. So for $145 I can make full runs for an hour. They said they would let me do any tuning I wanted on the spot. Maybe if you get a chance Eric we can meet up there in a few months and we can put our heads together!Jeremy...found this on another forum:

fastfed · Feb 20, 2004

I did the same thing with my t-5 awile back,

IT WORKED FINE WITH JBWELD for 2 years, Just clean it good, sand it and goop allot on.. Never leaked!

v8only · Feb 20, 2004

SHaFT7 said:
that's good to hear...can't find a shop here in town that can weld aluminum i hope the jb cuts it

****, I've done wonders with JB weld, you can build an entire car out of JB weld!

SHaFT7 · Feb 20, 2004

got a guy welding it now

gonna be good to go for the dyno tomorrow!

most wack thing on a T5 i've seen....

SHaFT7

red1986gt

FordFreak300

SHaFT7

FoxFan

black5ohhhh

SHaFT7

n8s_stang

SHaFT7

brad

306five-oh

fastfed

v8only

SHaFT7

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