what fluid to use in a t-5

[90lxboost'n]

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]

You use automatic tranny fluid. I used Royal Purple.

 

[Mustang5L5]

2.8 quarts of D3/mercon ATF

 

[90lxboost'n]

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

 

[Roland69]

anyone know how many litres that would be

 

[BLK3DGT]

PRO 5.0 SHIFTER

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]

2.64978826 Liters

 

[Roland69]

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]

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

 

[89GtConvert5spd]

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

 

[ZephyrMotorspor]

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]

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

 

[SeventyMach1]

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]

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]

all t-5s are tremec!

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

 

[Saleen0679]

BW sold the manual transmission division to Tremec in 1998.

 

[ZephyrMotorspor]

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]

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]

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

 

[87GTSnake]

all t-5s are tremec!

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