Tremec troubles

[jorge.pena]

I'm running a tremec 3550 on my car, and from day 1 when you put it in 5th gear you get all this fricking gear noise coming into the cabin. Everybody told me that tremecs are noisy but this is ridiculous. the other 4 gears make some noise (whine) specially at WOT but that 5th sounds like an old mack truck. Took it to a couple different shops and they told me that tremecs are just like that, you just got to live with it. I don't buy it! it's this constant gear meshing noise that just bothers the crap out of me, the only time it quiets down is when you get off the gas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Joes95GT]

Reasons for gear noise (that I can think of) are the following:

1) Low fluid level.
2) Bent mainshaft/countershaft.

I'm unsure of the gear "orientation" of Tremec's but I still think that the above principal holds true (number 2).

Joe

 

[SQUEEZE&STROKE]

Does it have the stock bellhousing...If not did you index the bellhousing...this could result in a misaligned input shaft POSSIBLY, and only possibly causing your problem. Just a suggestion, no claim to accuracy

 

[miley_stang]

If his transmission was out of alignment, the noise wouldn't change with different gears.

What kind of fluid are you running? I heard if you don't use synchromesh fluid, it will wine alot more. Also, is your shifter isolator still installed between the handle and shifter base?

 

[broken_joke]

are you using gm snycromesh fluid?

 

[jorge.pena]

Yes I'm running Syncromesh and no the Pro5.0 shifter has no isolator, as far as the bell housing goes I'm pretty sure it's the stock piece. And it better not be a bent shaft, it's a new tranny.

 

[sc95gt]

You might try a set of these gaskets - reduced the noise from my 3550 by half - can actually drive the car now without the radio up!

http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/

 

[Grn92LX]

Tremec's are noisier. Mine will whine and howl in gear and its perfectly fine. Goes into gear like butter @ 6,700 rpm

 

[HISSIN50]

NO_RICE is having similar issues - perhaps compare notes with him if you want. He has removed the trans recently to inspect things and did not find much too revealing as I recall.........

 

[jorge.pena]

to sc95gt

I ordered a set of those gaskets, hopefully they'll quiet down the racket.
And man do I know what you mean about the radio being turned up!

 

[jorge.pena]

Hey, broken_joke, how's that intake working for you. They look like a great set up for a blower, but I always wondered how they run if theyr'e just sucking wind, specially at the bottom end of the power band.

 

[broken_joke]

i have no new numbers to compare with vs my old trick flow r intake. but just from articles i have read about the victor jr on carb'd applications the avgerage power is higher. i think it pushes the band higher were it makes peak power. i like it and the car runs strong. this article kinda has a shootout with various intakes and the spyder does well.
http://mustang50magazine.com/techarticles/93438/index.html