Tremec, Astro, G-Force...smooth shifting?

[killrb]

I have a bum right hand and the effort to shift my worn stock T5 is bugging me. Before I switch to an automatic I would like to find a good manual option. Anybody that has a Tremec 500 or 600, Astro prepped T5, or G-Force prepped T5, please reply.

I want to know if any of these transmissions have a light smooth feel going into and out of gears. All stock T5's I have had all have a fairly heavy required pull to shift. Are the high dollar prepped aftermarket transmissions butter smooth like I guess they would be?

Please tell me your thoughts. If anyone in the Seattle area who thinks their manual trans is super smooth and silky, please contact me direct at [email protected] I would really like to go for a spin around the block in your car to feel the shifting effort myself before ordering something that isn't what I expected.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[stock50LX]

Killr, nothing shifts better than a T5. If that is too effort laden, you need to go to a C4 or AOD.

 

[MyFordsFly]

Killr, nothing shifts better than a T5. If that is too effort laden, you need to go to a C4 or AOD.

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[Rootus]

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Out of all the trannies I've experienced, the T-5 is the smoothest & easiest.

 

[killrb]

T5 is the best, huh? That is a bit of a bummer. Damn these messed up hands, anyway!!!

I might try to pound through a couple races and see how it goes. If my wrist breaks off will someone please drive me home?

Brandon

 

[MyFordsFly]

Sure man, I can drop ya off on my way home. That is as long as you dont get any blood in my truck.

 

[stock50LX]

T5 is the best, huh? That is a bit of a bummer. Damn these messed up hands, anyway!!!

I might try to pound through a couple races and see how it goes. If my wrist breaks off will someone please drive me home?

Brandon

You've got 3.55's in back; a C4 will work great.

The Ford Team will be very sympathetic if you sacrifice a limb for the cause.

 

[killrb]

Ahhhh, now the car has 4.10 gears. That tosses me into the AOD market, unless I want to drive 50mph on the freeway to get good gas mileage with a C4.

Anyway, glad to hear the input. I just figured that $2000 would buy me a manual trans that is slick as snot to shift. Oh well. The auto will work better with a turbo anyway <wink> <wink>

Brandon

 

[stock50LX]

Ahhhh, now the car has 4.10 gears. That tosses me into the AOD market, unless I want to drive 50mph on the freeway to get good gas mileage with a C4.

Anyway, glad to hear the input. I just figured that $2000 would buy me a manual trans that is slick as snot to shift. Oh well. The auto will work better with a turbo anyway <wink> <wink>

Brandon

I've got an 8.8 with 3.55's, disk brakes, 31 spline axles, C clip eliminators... I might be interested in the 4.10 8.8...

 

[killrb]

Talk to me about it at the track Saturday. I might be interested, but I might forget to ask.

Brandon