need assistance with t-5, 1993 Mustang 2.3

anthony0701 · 03-05-2009

1993 2.3 manual transmission, bearing retainer. can the retainer from the 5.0 work on the 2.3 thanks.

NavySVO · 03-05-2009

yes it will, as long as the low gear isn't 3.97 you are good to go

**RLG34750** · 03-05-2009

i am not sure if that will work or not....

but you can PM rj8806

Richard is the official driveline guru and will able to answer your question...

hope this helps you.....

nigel · 03-05-2009

Welcome to the site and check with the tech section.

b_chandler · 03-05-2009

NavySVO, are you saying the 5.0 T5 bearing retainer (factory or aftermarket) will fit a 4.03 geared T5?

I didn't know that.

turboeeyore · 03-05-2009

i had a 2.3 t-5 and it was way different than my 5.0 t-5. wouldn't fit at all.bought a used one for $80 from a ford performance shop. the trans i had was out of a 95 and i had to change the input shaft, bearing retainer and bell housing to fit the shifter in the stock location.

NavySVO · 03-06-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_chandler

NavySVO, are you saying the 5.0 T5 bearing retainer (factory or aftermarket) will fit a 4.03 geared T5?

I didn't know that.

An email quote form Bob Hanlon of Hanlon Motorsports;
"We can install the steel retainer as long as your box is not a 3.97 low gear model. They use a bigger imput shaft bearing than any other T-5. If it is a 3.50 or a 4.02 it will work"

He has been working on T-5 transmissions for over 20 years, so I would trust him.
Hanlon Motorsports - T5 and Tremec parts, sales and service

b_chandler · 03-06-2009

That's good news that I hadn't seen before. I wasn't questioning your expertise. You seem to know your stuff. You've corrected me on more than one occasion.

Knowing what I know, if Hanlon says something about a T5, you can pretty much chisel it in stone and send it down the mountain with Moses and the other stone tablets.

Thanks again for the info.

turboeeyore · 03-07-2009

i had a svo t-5 and it had the same retainer as the 5.0, so is the svo different than a n/a t5?

NavySVO · 03-07-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_chandler

I wasn't questioning your expertise. You seem to know your stuff. You've corrected me on more than one occasion.

It's all good

Quote:

Originally Posted by turboeeyore

i had a svo t-5 and it had the same retainer as the 5.0, so is the svo different than a n/a t5?

Just the gearing a bit. I really don't know on the N/A cars.

Here is the 84 SVO T-5 gearing specs:
1st 4.03
2nd 2.37
3rd 1.50
4th 1.00
5th .86

here is the 85 and up (after 84 the T-5 was a World Class trans)
1st 3.50
2nd 2.14
3rd 1.36
4th 1.00
5th .78

b_chandler · 03-08-2009

there's also a WC version of the 4.03 that was used in the '85 Turbo Coupe. TAG ID 1352-114

turboeeyore · 03-14-2009

i had a 85 turbocoupe that's were the svo tranny came from, or so the tranny guy told me, he was the borg warner specialist for sothern ontario for ford dealers. had a 10 sec capri too, cool guy.