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turbocoupe t5 into a 5.0L

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h8my408

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hey, a temporary t5 for my 351, a thunderbird turbocoupe 4cyl tranny is sitting in my garage. i was going to put it in my stang, but the input shaft is too small, obviously. i have heard of people using a special bearing to fit the housing AND the throwout bearing housing, but my good guys at napa couldnt help, and the jerks at the transmission shop wouldnt tell me because they werent doing the job... it is meant to be a temporary transmission while my super alloy t5 is being built and freighted...

the only thing i can think of, is to go to the bearing specialists, but that's in down town, and i dont really feel like fighting seattle traffic 35 miles.... (aprox. 2 hours)


i've done searching and i cannot find any information on this, but i know it is possible. friends have done it years ago....

thx again,

-h8
 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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This shouldn't be any different than putting a 4 banger trany behind a 302....try searching for that, i'm POSITIVE you'll find a lot about it, pros and cons but mostly cons because people believe they're easily broken because they're 4 cylinder tranys....which is partly true but a lot of it has to do with the driver and how clean he shifts. Obviously though the more power you make the more likely you are to break it. For general driving around it'll be fine, but the minute you put one on slicks, you're asking for it.
 

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The part number you need is #14672 at Autozone. It's for a diesel Ford Ranger.(this is the pilot bearing you will need to install the 4 banger unit.)


copied from StangGT1995 link>http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=717444&highlight=t5+pilot+bearing
 

h8my408

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im going to check this out tomorrow... thanks for the part number!
 

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85 ranger diesel bearing worked in my 86.

but with the lincoln engine im running now, i had to get the v8 bearing, burn roller holder out (plastic), and drimel one of the lips off, and slide the ranger bearing inside the v8 bearing.
 
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