A 1995 Cobra R bell housing is the proper bell for the TKO 3550. As far as I know, the 3550 does NOT come with a shifter as the TKO500/600 do, so you'll need a shifter. Do the grind on the mount and you will have to measure, after the install to see if your drive shaft length fits correctly. If not, have the tube replaced at a DS shop (cheap) and that should be about it for Tremec specific parts.
A 1995 Cobra R bell housing is the proper bell for the TKO 3550. As far as I know, the 3550 does NOT come with a shifter as the TKO500/600 do, so you'll need a shifter. Do the grind on the mount and you will have to measure, after the install to see if your drive shaft length fits correctly. If not, have the tube replaced at a DS shop (cheap) and that should be about it for Tremec specific parts.
Yep, and 4 speed to 302 bellhousing will work. Also, you can just slot the tranny mount to crossmember bolt holes a little farther back instead of breaking the tack welds. This is what I did to get mine to work. Other then that, it's straight forward.
nope they are identical i mounted the tremec up in there with both of, and on the "tremec" bell housing you can see where the ford part number was removed
nope they are identical i mounted the tremec up in there with both of, and on the "tremec" bell housing you can see where the ford part number was removed
They are not identical. The bell to block pattern is the same and the depth is the same, but a 3550/TKO bolt pattern is not the same as a T5. The older 4spd bells match the 3550. Tremec even tells you the part # for putting a one in place of a T5 (D9ZC-6392-C). See page 6 in the Tremec service manual. If they were the same, a 3550 would bolt up to a Lakewood 15203 (T5) but they don't. They match to a 15202