T56 questions

Rickey_Bobby

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I'm getting ready to buy a t56 and was wondering if there were any little "tricks" (like using a certian fluid type) to make it shift and run as good as possible.

Also, any suggestions on a nice shifter fo it? Please only people that have actually USED a t56 and the shifter your suggesting.

Thanks

 

SaleenGT2001

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i used B&M trick shift in mine. it cost about $35 for all tyhe fluid but it is some good ****!

as far as shifters go i have a pro 5.0 and i hate it! i am 6'2 and i have to lean forward to get it to go into 3rd,5th and rev.

i am selling the pro 5.0 to get another MGW. the offset handle makes it a lot more comfortable if you are taller.

 

Mach1Run

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MGW shifter.

 

Rickey_Bobby

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Thanks guys. I had a tri axe on my tr3650 and couldnt reach 3rd or 5th either. Ended up taking the rod out of the shifter and hacking it up and rewelding it so I could reach. Its like the made the stang for the asian market...

 

SaleenGT2001

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any shifter even the stock one is about 6 inches too far foward. MGW is the only one taht moves it closer to the driver

 

Mach1Run

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MGW also allows you to rotate the handle 360 degrees to get it in just the right spot for you. The only issue that i have is that it is really tough to hit reverse sometimes.

 

SaleenGT2001

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do you have the reverse lockout wired up on yours? i tried to do miner but it doesnt work.

 

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Stangdriver1119

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Just got an MGW for my Cobra. Real sweet.

 

Mach1Run

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SaleenGT2001 said:

do you have the reverse lockout wired up on yours? i tried to do miner but it doesnt work.

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i had a tranny shop do the swap for me since its still a bit beyond my abilities. They wired the lockuout to the brakes so you cant put it in R without stepping on the brake.

 

SaleenGT2001

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my lockout soleniod is messed up. i cant get it to disengage even with 12v jumped to it. i bet those things arent cheap either.

 

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thomas91169

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id use Royal Purple for the tranny, and a MGW Shifter. I had a MGW on my 03 cobra and it was awesome, when i bought it the reach was insanely far, and from reading posts it sounded like it was the stock shifter, but i ordered a MGW and went to install it, only to find a MGW was already there but adjusted to full forward (previous owner had long arms i guess). i adjusted it to where i wanted and i liked it better than my tri-ax on my GT so much i might swap the GT to a MGW soon as well.

 

SaleenGT2001

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i wish you still had that old MGW for the T56!

 

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thomas91169

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eh, why keep it? i sent it back for a full refund, just told them it was a used cobra and i found out it was already installed. if it worked for a T3650 id have already installed it in the GT.