Someone had to put it out there. In these tough financial times $60 is hard to find.

 

I used stock cable

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How tight was it using the factory fox unit?

 

Its a tight fit, but works. Its pulled over/on top of tranny.

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This is T56 swap #2 for me. This one, I plan on keeping the harness intact. What did you do to make the VSS sensor wire's reach? Cut, extend and heat shrink?

 

I don't believe so. I didn't do the install, but have helped with a clutch change & we just put in a stock 5L because the 327 dropped a valve. I dont recall any mods to the wires or vss. Ill crawl under there tomorrow & take pix

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Only reason I ask I cause they are on the other side of the trans as well. Also, I am thinking of buying a heat shield tubing for the speedo cable as this car, same as my 93, burned the cable up. Long tubes do that easily, so does heat. It should not be too hard to find the stuff. I am going to start looking now.

 

I'll take pix for you. I have shorty headers. I know the speedos a tight fit. I unplugged the VSS as well when we were spring on the car (its plugged back in now). My car's no where near show car (dirty). Open track / DD abuse mule. Any possible lengthening is covered in dirt & grime & looks original to the car, lol. I never thought to even look. I will tomorrow. 03/04 Cobra t56.

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O, if you have an idea where to find a heat resistant tubing, let me know. Hard finding it online. I know someone makes one for cars.

 

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Some of the open track guys have wrapped their fuel lines with some stuff that looks like aluminum foil for insulation. Best description I have, ha

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That is the stuff.

 

So which cable is it for a fox body with t56 swap? I called d and d and they told me 149.00 for the cable. I would love to get one at the price you listed.

 

They both are. D and D is full of shyte. You do not need to waste your money. Buy the ford part, which most likely, like 99%, that is what they are doing.

 

I ordered my cable from Rock Auto today. Thank You.

 

I understand mark up but damn thats just highway robbery. Thanks for posting that.

I have a T-56 from a Cobra sitting in my garage but the conversion parts are insanely priced.

 

I had to go there. I can't stand it when people think they can get over on me. It makes me more pissed when they think that they can pull that #### on everyone.

 

thanks for the link. That is what we wrapped the clutch cable in for the long tubes 9 years ago. I know someone knows what I am looking for. It is a tube, that you can get in different diameter's. Same material, but in a sleeve form.

 

So how did the install go, I have a DD t56 in my fox , installed it about five years ago, speedo cable got fried by the exhuast and have been driving without a speedo since, would you recommend getting the 71inch or the 92inch, and did you route it over the top of the tranny, also thanks for the info.

 

You need the 92" one. Actually, with the splurge of good weather, I found time today to work on the car. I am going to swap out the t5 from my 89 vert with the t56 from my 93 as I just picked up a magnum t56 for the 93. It should work just fine. I tried over and over again to find insulating material that is 1/2" round to put it through with no cheap end. I will let you know as I go as my 93 is gutted, and this vert is all there. I am going to take out all the smog stuff, alot of other stuff to.

 

Alright thanks again. Yea my 90 has been sitting alot since it stop being my daily driver. Getting motivated to get her back in shape. Bone stock, have H/C/I that I never got around to putting on.

 

So far it is a go. We pulled out the t5 and put in the T56. I had a bunch of ARP head bolts lying around from a TFS install. The smaller ones are need as the factory units are too small. Again, I am using the early H series T56 for 5.0/5.8, a glorified 00R trans.

I used the HPM trans mount, and relocated two holes to use an energy suspension trans mount as rubber mounts with one central lower bolt worry me.

As far as I can tell, other then not starting from inside the car and still needing to finish up the exhaust, it will fit. There is a line on top in the front of the T5 that I do not know what it is. The other two, the speedo/VSS and the reverse light are needing to be extended and more plastic cover place on them. I have a 23.5" driveshaft that I got with my Magnum that I slid in, it fit. I bought the FMA T56 yoke and plan to have the FMS aluminum driveshaft shortened to 44" and have the yoke swapped out.

 

Ok got the trans and used saleen guages in, pro 5.0 shifter too. The cable fit and was a little long. We had to cut 1/2" off of the end of the cable to get it to fit in the speedo/vss plug. The speedo kinda gets a little jumpy, but it works. When I put in another set of guages I will update.

If I had to do it again, I would have rounded out the end of the cable housing, the metal cylinder that slides into the plug as it makes it easier to get in to pop in the clip. Also, I would have taken a file to 1/2" of the inner canble to make the square portion the same amount. Again, this is in an 89 fox vert that I installed a used saleen instrument cluster in. The car I think had the wires for the cluster moved around as the previous owner had my 93 cluster in.

 

Long term how is it working? Picked up a T56 trans/bell and need to get a x-member and speedo cable.

 

This post is gold. The cable worked perfect. Thank you Alexandros.

 

The reason it was jumpy was the saleen speedo cluster was a little jumpy. Swapped in another 89 unit and it worked great. Who has $160 for a $13 cable? D & D states that theirs is custom made for them. I will order one at some point for my Magnum and I will see.

 

Mine jumps a hair at 60. Usually I grease them but I was in a hurry to get the car back together so it was installed dry. I'm almost thinking an even longer cable would be nice to help that 180* be a bigger radius out of the passenger side of the transmission.

 

I am in need of a new cable. 86 Fox body with T56. The old, squealing cable end that plugs into the transmission is fixed and cannot be taken apart. Where can find the adapter that plugs into the transmission and will accept the above mentioned cables? I am pretty sure I will need the longer cable as my engine is setback with a Griggs K member. My T56 is one of the earlier units sold by Ford Racing if it matters. I believe it was the same unit that went in the 2000 Cobra R. M-7003-F. Edit: I am only interested in mechanical operation and not electronic.