- Apr 19, 2011
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I've always wanted to have a 6-speed transmission in a 94GT. I've seen the prices online for the drop in kits, and they're pretty high and quite franky don't seem worth the money just for one more gear.
However, there is one method that might be affordable enough. The borg warner 6 speeds that came in the camaros-trans ams. Plenty of them can be found in the junkyards, and if you get one out of a 99-02 car, you can get one with a .50 6th gear. With that 6th gear, you could run 4:11 gears and still cruise at 2K RPM at 70 on the highway. Not sure if those numbers are exact but you get the idea. Its something you couldn't do with just the typical mustang 5 speed.
So to get to the point, has anyone here done this? I know it would need a different bell housing, but what else? If you bought all the conversion parts used, wouldn't it work out to be far cheaper than just buying one that was built to fit in the mustang? Seems like it would be about a thousand bucks less.
However, there is one method that might be affordable enough. The borg warner 6 speeds that came in the camaros-trans ams. Plenty of them can be found in the junkyards, and if you get one out of a 99-02 car, you can get one with a .50 6th gear. With that 6th gear, you could run 4:11 gears and still cruise at 2K RPM at 70 on the highway. Not sure if those numbers are exact but you get the idea. Its something you couldn't do with just the typical mustang 5 speed.
So to get to the point, has anyone here done this? I know it would need a different bell housing, but what else? If you bought all the conversion parts used, wouldn't it work out to be far cheaper than just buying one that was built to fit in the mustang? Seems like it would be about a thousand bucks less.