Top Loader In Fox Body Mustang

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Has anyone here put a 4-speed top loader in a 87-93 Mustang? What parts did you need to do the swap and how much did it cost?

 

I_AM_CANADIAN

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subscribing.....

 

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I'm not sure but this has been an Idea of mine as well.
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There is a dude in town with an 87-93 with a toploader. I have no idea how or why he did it though. Just know that it's possible and been done before.

 

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Klunky said:

There is a dude in town with an 87-93 with a toploader. I have no idea how or why he did it though. Just know that it's possible and been done before.

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Toploaders aren't time bombs like t5's are.... thats why I want to....

 

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My dad put one in a 79 Capri with a 351W. I don't know how much it cost. He did it back in the day before they made a kit. He used the stock cross member. Here is a good site for top loaders. http://www.davidkeetoploaders.com/
The cars was a blast to drive around on the street. It went 11.50's@118. It would leave the line on the bumber. Nexts time I talk to him I'll ask him more detail's.

 

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tjm73

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Car Craft did an article on this very swap.

I did a search on their webpage. Found the article online.

Poor Man’s Jerico

 

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yea, there are a few around with toploader's. In fact i think there's a purple one in pitt for sale with what i suspect is a toploader 4 that he advertise's as a muncie 4 speed

 

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I_AM_CANADIAN said:

Toploaders aren't time bombs like t5's are.... thats why I want to....

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Same here.

 

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ttt

 

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I saw a 86 capri in the junk yard by me with an injected 5.0 in it, I was looking for a t5 i looked in it and went to shift it to see how it was and only found 4 gears. popped the cover off to see the tranny and it didnt look like a t5 my guess is it was a 4 speed top loader. Are they better than a t5?

 

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The toploader swap is the same swap as a Tremec 3550 or Tremec TKO. The toploader and Tremenc 3550 or TKO use the toploader bellhousing. It is a differnent bellhousing from a T5, but the same clutch and clutch mechanism. Before I would waste my time on a toploader, I would buy a used Tremec 3550 or TKO. Then you would have a stronger transmission with 5 speeds.

 

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Why wouldn't you just get a better 5-spd tranny? Can you get a toploader for cheap?

 

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I would like to do a toploader swap to. But finding one is hard.

Even the 3550 and tko still won't handle the power a toploader will.

 

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88mouse said:

Even the 3550 and tko still won't handle the power a toploader will.

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Really?

Have you broken a TKO? Have you broken a toploader?

The only reason there is this hype is because the toploader has a cast iron case that doesn't flex.