Last drive of the year - boom! T-5 salad!

[Cobra912]

Hehe after 50+ drag passes and two solid summers of abusing my stock T-5 tranny she finally let go. I decided to make one last run down the highway to run a little bit of fuel of the tank before I park it for the ungodly winter we have here.

Well I go through first then second then third and don't even really get into it when all of a sudden - BOOM! It grenaded.

I some how got the car back into third after several minutes of forcing it, not sure how, it sounded like a blender inside. coasted it all the way home in third and rolled into the garage. don't even have reverse gear.

My first t-5 victim.

THe car hadn't moved since last last weekend where I ran a 11.46 @121. I know the car has a faster time in it with a better tranny and little more suspension work.

well better now than at the starting line right? lucky

Next year - manual valve body - C4 with hurst quarter stick!

 

[1slo5ohh]

lol well you definitely had your fun outta that one, im surprised it lasted that long. atleast you got it home and you got plenty of time to make her right lol.

 

[nick6690]

Automatic

Manuals are so much fun!

Just messing with you man, that should be a nice winter project.

Good luck

 

[LaserSVT]

T-5 salad!

Mmmm, Ill have mine with Ranch dressing and extra crutons.

 

[Shaolin Crane]

Mmmm, Ill have mine with Ranch dressing and extra crutons.

damn Bill cant you keep anything even partly on-topic

 

[LaserSVT]

damn Bill cant you keep anything even partly on-topic

Yes.

Wanna go ride bikes?

*gets distracted by a butterfly on the way to the bike*

 

[skunk21]

Cobra912 I feel your pain. I lunched my T5 also then went shopping at astro performance for a replacement. I like having the manual but it sounds like a nice project to get you through the long winter months, have fun

 

[50foxbody]

damn that sucks im really suprised it last.

 

[68stang351]

Mmmm, Ill have mine with Ranch dressing and extra crutons.

I'll have mine with Mercon ATF dressing and extra synchros!

 

[ryan218]

this is why i love my t-5 Z

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

t5z's blow up too ryan

 

[ID89GT]

Time for a Tremec 3550

 

[NIKwoaC]

Once you have it out of the car, we need to see pics of the carnage.


BTW, welcome to the club, my car is on its third.

 

[mc0311grunt]

yeah pics once it is outta the car. At least it was fun

 

[Cobra912]

hehe yeah I'll have to take it out and take a peak inside. I was surprised too how long it lasted I guess it was just a matter of time. It literally sounded like a bomb going off underneath me. Next tranny I will invest in a scattershield for the track. Don't wish to have any parts tearing my legs off.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Been there, done that................four times haha. Welcome to the club!

 

[Shakerhood]

I guess it was best for it to fail on the last trip of this year than on the first drive of next year.

 

[Shaolin Crane]

im going all out the first time, i dont wanna do it more than once t56V baby

 

[Cobra912]

im going all out the first time, i dont wanna do it more than once t56V baby

cool. what are they rated to? you're goin road racing though so that's probably perfect. I need faster times! no more clutch

 

[Shaolin Crane]

cool. what are they rated to? you're goin road racing though so that's probably perfect. I need faster times! no more clutch

750lbs of torque, and 6 speeds so i'll probably be hitting 160+ on the back straights of the road course