anyone here actually running a G-Force T5?

[3spd on floor]

hey guys, i usually post in the classics forum, but i figure you 5.0 guys have a bigger knowledge base on this stuff as your cars came stock with them. i hear people all over the place saying that "a G-force T5 is the way to go, they can handle 600 ft/lbs, better than a TKO, in the end its still a T5"..blah blah blah. but then i've never actually ran into anyone who's actually USED one. can anyone give a first hand account as to what theirs is holding up to?

thanks

right now i'm running a basically stock 66 mustang with a 289, and a stock t5 sitting next to it in the garage awaiting install. curious if i should go TKO or Gforce if/when my t5 takes a dump.

 

[QBstang87]

go to the corral i just talked to someone a few days ago there. i tried what you're tryin, to get personal responses from people who've actually used them. nothing worked. i just was reading through posts and noticed a guy had one in his cobra so i pm'ed him. good luck.

 

[3spd on floor]

alright, i'll give that a shot. did he say he was happy with it?

 

[QBstang87]

yeah...i didnt say anything cuz i didnt want to be one botherin you with no real experience with the trans...but he likes it. he has the straight cut version which i was debating on putting in with my new motor. but from what he said theres no way i will. he said you have to shift at the exact right rpms and even when you do it bangs and slaps in gear like somethings falling apart or blowing up. he loves it at the track but would never drive it on the street daily, which i need to do.

 

[KB91Notch347]

hey guys, i usually post in the classics forum, but i figure you 5.0 guys have a bigger knowledge base on this stuff as your cars came stock with them. i hear people all over the place saying that "a G-force T5 is the way to go, they can handle 600 ft/lbs, better than a TKO, in the end its still a T5"..blah blah blah. but then i've never actually ran into anyone who's actually USED one. can anyone give a first hand account as to what theirs is holding up to?

thanks

right now i'm running a basically stock 66 mustang with a 289, and a stock t5 sitting next to it in the garage awaiting install. curious if i should go TKO or Gforce if/when my t5 takes a dump.

If you find out anything could you please update this board? I'm very interested also.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[3spd on floor]

sure thing

is the G-force kit new on the market? i would have thought more people would have them by now.

 

[KB91Notch347]

I don't know but I read about it in one of the Mustang magazines this year.

 

[Stock89LX]

I've only read a couple of threads about the G-force. Seems like the guys that had gotten them had just installed them, and were waiting to see how they held up. Most were reluctant to go with one, since as you said, it's still a T5. The Tremec is a proven piece, so it seems a safer bet. I hope you get some responses from G-force users, because it sure seems like a good way to go if they will really take the power. Good luck!