what fluid to use in a t-5

90lxboost'n · Apr 11, 2006

I have a 90 with of course a t-5 I am putting in another t-5 and I need to know what fluid to put in it so I can pick some up tomorrow..

lefebvrn · Apr 11, 2006

You use automatic tranny fluid. I used Royal Purple.

Mustang5L5 · Apr 11, 2006

2.8 quarts of D3/mercon ATF

90lxboost'n · Apr 11, 2006

What shifter would everybody reccomend, I had a pro ripper but it felt to stiff for me I like a smooth easy shift.

Roland69 · Apr 11, 2006

anyone know how many litres that would be

BLK3DGT · Apr 11, 2006

PRO 5.0 SHIFTER

90lxboost'n said:
What shifter would everybody reccomend, I had a pro ripper but it felt to stiff for me I like a smooth easy shift.

Go with a PRO 5.0

Mustang5L5 · Apr 11, 2006

2.64978826 Liters

Roland69 · Apr 11, 2006

Mustang5L5 said:
2.64978826 Liters

Thanks manne

And for the shifter go with a MGW alot of people with other shifters who went and tried a MGW say they are much nicer. www.mgwltd.com

troyGT03 · Apr 11, 2006

use atf only. not gear oil. i made that critical mistake about 10 years ago. didnt turn out so well.

89GtConvert5spd · Apr 11, 2006

i went with a hurst short throw shifter and love it, looks cool too

ZephyrMotorspor · Apr 11, 2006

Well if its a stock type BW T-5, use D3/mercon, but if its a Tremec T-5, use 3qts of GM Synchromesh.

catman4115 · Apr 11, 2006

I have red line fluid in mine along with a pro 5.0

SeventyMach1 · Apr 12, 2006

GM Synchromesh here as well.

Steeda Tri-Ax, Pro 5.0, and MGW are the best shifters. I run the Tri-Ax & I love it.

95conv5.0 · Apr 12, 2006

ZephyrMotorspor said:
Well if its a stock type BW T-5, use D3/mercon, but if its a Tremec T-5, use 3qts of GM Synchromesh.

all t-5s are tremec!

Black1987Stang · Apr 12, 2006

95conv5.0 said:
all t-5s are tremec!

T-5's are made by Borg Warner, or am i thinking of something else

Saleen0679 · Apr 12, 2006

BW sold the manual transmission division to Tremec in 1998.

ZephyrMotorspor · Apr 12, 2006

Some guys buy'm brand new (Tremec) but some still have the stock T-5 in their stangs, which would be Borg Warner. I just use GM Synchromesh cuz thats what Tremec reccomends you ONLY use.

Mustang5L5 · Apr 12, 2006

ZephyrMotorspor said:
Some guys buy'm brand new (Tremec) but some still have the stock T-5 in their stangs, which would be Borg Warner. I just use GM Synchromesh cuz thats what Tremec reccomends you ONLY use.

Tremec only recommends GM synchromesh for the 3550/TKO series of transmission....and even the later ones can take both synchromesh and ATF.

As for the t-5, t-45 and t-3650, Tremec recommends only ATF.

The reason being additives in the synchromesh can eat away at the linings on the synchro blocker rings

Straight off tremec's website

Technical Questions
What type of lube is recommended for my TREMEC transmission?

The following types of lube are recommended:
TR-3550/TKO - GM Synchromesh or Dexron III
TR-3650/T-45/T-5 - Dexron III
T-56 (Ford and GM) - Dexron III
T-56 (Viper only) - Castrol Syntorque

keith1991 · Apr 12, 2006

I used Royal Purple ATF and B&M short throw shifter...

87GTSnake · Apr 12, 2006

95conv5.0 said:
all t-5s are tremec!

I'm pretty sure the t-5 we rebuilt last night says borg-warner all over it!!!

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