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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    Sure, you can wear out the pads that way, but they are a routine maintenance item. Your transmission is not a maintenance item. Many people here have complained about grinding going into reverse. I doubt that would happen at a standstill. At a complete stop, I can see where a defective...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    The difference is that you can't destroy your brakes by operating them improperly. I would be willing to bet that at least 0.4% of people with any given manual transmission will break it somehow. Of course, there are people with the problem who aren't posting. So 0.4% is an underestimate...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    Are you coming to a complete stop before you go into reverse? According to the owner's manual, you are supposed to. I don't know about the T3650, but one time I tried shifting a T5 into reverse while rolling slightly, and it made a noise like the world was coming to an end. Now looking...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    I talk about those exact ratios (2.97, 2.07, etc.) in my post, and say pretty much the same thing you do. Except that I don't know what T56 most people are actually using. The only production car I know of that has those ratios is the '00 Cobra R. The Viper, Camaro, Corvette, Firebird, '03 Cobra...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    I never suggested we shouldn't have an open, honest discussion about the T3650. What I object to is the "don't post" attitude. And I think the title of this thread is damaging to the overall plight of American performance cars: "I got us a lawyer..." That's just dick, dude. To hell with lawyers...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    See my previous post: By stifling the positive posts, you have eliminated any credibility you had. Even if you can get 1,000 legitimate complaints, it will still barely by 1% of T3650 owners. If the thread had asked for thoughts on the T3650, bad or good, then maybe you all could have made...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    Amen; that is the real problem I have with this thread. It makes me think that the purpose of this thread is to bully Ford into giving some people free transmissions when they otherwise would have no reason to do so. The 250 people complaining here may represent many more who aren't posting...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    Ford makes approximately 45,000 Mustang GTs a year. About 40% of these have 5-speeds. The T3650 started in 2001 model years... so we're talking about 3yrs * 45,000 cars * 40%, or 54,000 cars. Add in the Mach 1s, Bullitts, and Cobras and you probably have 70,000 cars, total. This is not 100,000...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    I have read every post in this nauseating thread. I don't think we all agree on what the problem is. Some people complain that their transmission clunks. Some people complain that it grinds. Nobody has ever tried to sort out the various problems and their potential root causes. Everyone...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    I don't think the people who mention a "clunk" going into second have the same problem as most of the people who are complaining. My car does make a clunk going into 2nd, and it's somewhat loud. I just think that is normal: heavy drivertain plus unit body. So yes, the stock cars do have that...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

    Agreed 100%... the people who post that kind of crap probably couldn't afford a new V6 Mustang. They drive Dodge Caravans and they are jealous of the few people who can own any kind of fast car. They try to discount what we have earned by calling it "cheap." They try and soothe their pain at...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    The T56 is virtually indestructible. The T3650 is much more fragile. I just want everyone to understand the tradeoffs involved. I wonder what the Viper ratios are. I was reading something about Camaros, and I got the impression that the ratios for the Camaro T56 are even steeper (lower...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    Wow, this is almost the first time anyone has agreed with me.
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    You do point out some things I hadn't thought about, but I don't agree with everything you say. I still think that the T56 with 4.10s gives less torque multiplication in first than the T3650 with 3.27s (see below). Maybe you're talking about the Cobra "R" T56. It has shorter gearing than the...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    Any thoughts? Nobody can seem to answer me why they would put in the T56. Did I just forget how to multiply when I posted this? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    I don't think that's a good swap. Think about what happens when you put in a T56. The T56 has a much steeper first gear ratio, and you'll have to put in 4.10:1 rear-end gears just to get the same overall first-gear ratio as stock 3.27:1 gears with a 3650 would yield. At the same time, the 6th...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    I agree with the TSB about shift stops. I wonder why so many people believe a few specialty aftermarket companies know so much more than Ford about Ford product. One word: HYPE. Besides, my stock 2001 GT has been down the quarter mile almost 90 times, always powershifting, with the stock 3650...
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    Post your Kill Stories

    At the strip, my best kill was probably a C4 Vette. It was one of the later ones with the round tail and the LT1 motor. I put almost a half second on that dude. He was an older guy, and I will admit, he had a very nice looking, well-maintained car. But I don't street race, and don't put much...
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    Official Tremec 3650 Issues Thread

    Probably not. Let me restate something I posted earlier that was ignored: transmission alignment, and the overall positioning of your drivetrain, can affect shifting. I have many old service manuals here at the house, and one of the first troubleshooting steps for notchy shifts is to check...
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    I got a Lawyer for us on the Tremec 3650

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