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Never the same problem. First tranny was acutally a junkyard one that I had for 18 months but it grinded 2nd gear the entire time. My friend was upgrading to a tremec for his combo and sold me his t5 cheap and it had bene freshened up twice for the hell of it. Well 3 weeks later, the front gears on the main and the counter shaft chewed each other apart.
This one I left the factory short throw shifter that comes with the tranny on there just incase I had problems such as this and they might denys giving me anything since I switched them. I really think this was just a bad one, it should have lasted way longer than this.
This one I left the factory short throw shifter that comes with the tranny on there just incase I had problems such as this and they might denys giving me anything since I switched them. I really think this was just a bad one, it should have lasted way longer than this.
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Is your clutch cable out of whack ? Is your firewall bent in causing the clutch to engage / disengage incorrectly ?
Or are you beating it to hard ?
Bite the bullet and have the guy that built mine years ago do your rebuild. He is reasonable and mine lasted 6+ years of 5K dupms on slicks.
Or are you beating it to hard ?
Bite the bullet and have the guy that built mine years ago do your rebuild. He is reasonable and mine lasted 6+ years of 5K dupms on slicks.
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New cable setup. No I dont beat on it hard. No dumping the clutch, no power shifting. Just more spirited driving, but I dont slam the gears everytime I shift.
Id rather not go for a rebuild. Not like I can afford a rebuild anyway. But Pm his # just incase.
Id rather not go for a rebuild. Not like I can afford a rebuild anyway. But Pm his # just incase.
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I dunno, I had a T5 WC that I beat the crap out of for many miles and had alot more power than Jeremy is pushing. I think something is definately wrong with either the transmissions or the driver interface.
On the next tranny, ditch the B&M. Heard some stories on how that shifter may be the common denominator in tranny issues.
On the next tranny, ditch the B&M. Heard some stories on how that shifter may be the common denominator in tranny issues.
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Hey bro cheak your clutch cable.My cousin had the same shit happen and his cable was twisted when he bought it brand new! Seems like he got one out of a bad batch,and got it replaced free of charge and no questions asked!
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if you can, just go for the tremec.
i have the 3550 with the steeda clutch quadrant and steeda tri ax shifter.
no problems at all, and i power shift when racing all the time. if you can, just bite the bullet and do it right.
ive had it for more than a year now and will never do anything different.
(cept maybe a stronger tremec in the future)
i have the 3550 with the steeda clutch quadrant and steeda tri ax shifter.
no problems at all, and i power shift when racing all the time. if you can, just bite the bullet and do it right.
ive had it for more than a year now and will never do anything different.
(cept maybe a stronger tremec in the future)
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I didn't have any problems with my stock T-5 when I had it in my car. 3100 lbs, 5400 chip in the 2-step, slicks, 1.49 short times and 11.60's in the 1/4. There might be something causing the tranny problems and not the tranny itself. Just a thought.
