1966 Coupe with T5 from 2001

[rsmith038]

I have installed a T5 from a 2001. The donor car had a 6 cyl. I used a 157 tooth rebalanced flywheel. The bell housing off the 2001 bolted right up to my 289. I cannott find a starter to work. The starter does not engage, it seems the bendix is to small, it just free spins. There is a gap between the bendix and the flywheel. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[66P51GT]

I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but '01 Mustangs use a Tremec T-45, not a T-5. I also believe they use a larger flywheel to support the modular motors.

 

[66P51GT]

You may also want to do some research on the input shaft length to make sure it is fully engaged with your crankshaft. I know on the T-5 6cyl. transmissions, the input shaft length is shorter.

 

[LMan]

The SN95 bellhousings are deeper than the earlier versions (Foxbody) in order to place the shifter in proper relation to the trans tunnel, and the input shaft is longer. This may be putting your starter too far away from the flywheel.....

 

[golf4283]

im not positive but i thought that the cobra's used the t-45 and stock mustangs used the TR-3650. I dont know if it makes any difference either way but i just thought I would put my .02 in on the tranny.

 

[MrBobMarley]

I'm almost positive that the v6 stangs all use the t5 transmission and the v8 models all have the t45 trans. What I've read about the v6 t5 is that there is electronic crap that makes the swap difficult, but beyond that, I know nothing more about them.

About your starter problem, try looking for a fox mustang t5 bellhousing. I used one on mine and my old starter worked. At first it would catch and engage, but not fully recoil and it ground on the flywheel. Then I got a spacer for the starter and I haven't had a problem since.

 

[68stang351]

All the V6's still use T5's, the 4.6's up until 01 or 02 used T45's, after that, the 4.6's use Tremec 3650's just to clear it up.

 

[UNVMATT]

The V6 SN95 stangs use T-5.
For 2001 V8 Stangs Ford switched to the Tremec