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Good morning Bruce, Just wanted
to let you know that I finally got to drive the
AC.....The gearing feels great, the clutch and
shifting are superb!!! Thanks for all your
help on this... I love that
T5! I'm getting a *huge* increase in
miles-per-gallon, due largely to the overdrive,
plus perhaps the new manifolds to let the 289
exhale more directly. And the general
quality of the driving experience -- to be
turning 2000 RPM at 60MPH rather than 3000 RPM
-- is very welcome.
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“I would like to thank you for
your great service and products. The T-5 fit like
a glove. Replacing the T-10M with the T5z turned a
car which was really a pain to drive on the street
into a vehicle which I’d drive to New York
without a thought! The Shelby now cruises at 70mph
at 2,500 rpm, instead of 4,000 with the 4-speed. I
cannot tell you how pleased I am with the results.
The lower gears (1st, 2nd and 3rd) also greatly
improved the cars acceleration. I couldn’t be
more pleased and would highly recommend this
conversion for any street driven early Mustang.“
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I went to Bruce wanting a 5 speed
conversion that wouldn't cut the bracing in the
floor. Everyone else told me it couldn't
be done. He figured out how to do it and
executed it beautifully. The conversion
completely transformed this car. Now I get
killer acceleration with 3.55s, and I can still
cruise at 80 on the freeway. It rocks.
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From a European
customer:
There is a
practice session at LeMans for Saloon Car Racing
and I'll drive my car with T5z.
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Just wanted to say what a great
product you have. I installed the cross
member this weekend and it fit great!! I
tried to install another shops crossmember and
it didn't fit so I thought perhaps after 30
years that my car was somehow off. Wrong,
I guess they just don't take the kind of care
when making a product you do or perhaps their
test mule is off. LOL!
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Car Details:
1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Balanced 302 Roller shortblock with AFR heads
Ed Curtis Custom Cam
T-5 with Motorsports gearset and .80 5th gear.
Modified suspension
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Everything is
working well. The tach is reading about
1900 RPM at 70mph in 5th. About 3000 rpm in
4th,which is exactly where it was with the old 4
cog. Except for the new powertrain,
almost no changes since '87. Once the
novelty wears off I'll probably just back-road
terrorize once or twice a month, like the last
few years. That 5 speed invites a trip
afar, though. Perhaps a run up PCH to see
the vintage floggers at Laguna Seca.
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Hi I'm
Ron Bramlett, owner of Mustangs Plus, Inc. in
Stockton, CA. In 1999 I ordered a T-5z with a
.83 overdrive 5th gear for the use in my #4
Grabber Green fastback. The reason is that the
stock .63 ratio is basically unusable in any
performance driving. My hat's off to Bruce for
building me such a nice shifting and trouble
free transmission.
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Here is
Richard Bramlett's 1966 mustang coupe that is
nicknamed the Colt 351. It is equipped with a
built 351W and a Modern DriveLine, custom built,
T-5z. Richard built his 351W to produce a lot of
torque so that he could drag race the Colt. With
25+ passes down the quarter mile, his best ET on
street tires is a 12.6 seconds @ 113mhp and with
slicks 12.3 seconds @ 112mhp.
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Here is a 65 Mustang
that had a T-10 Four speed with 4.10 rear gears.
The T-10 four speed was removed for a T-5z five
speed with 3.25 rear gears. The original clutch
linkage was removed for a clutch cable system.
Driveablity and milage have much improved. |
| Andy has just finished
installing a T-5 transmission in his 67 Mustang
coupe using one of Modern Driveline 67 clutch
cable kits. It has a world Class T5z with
2.95 and .63 overdrive. 289 Full dynomax from
headers to mufflers, 5' monster tach, Edelbrock
454 wheels with 225/50/16 tires. |
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1994 Chassis from
Ford, no VIN since it was a "Body in
White" delivered without any drive train,
running gear, interior, or suspension. Built to
SCCA AS (American Sedan) Rules. Still basically
compliant. Full roll cage, 5-point belts, Kirkey
Seats (switchable for drivers), on board fire
system, fuel cell, PBR (Corvette) brakes per AS
rules, Gold track rear end, New T-5 Motorsport
gear box with Mod's by Modern DriveLine. Stock block
pro-built motor, cast iron 2-valve heads, 650
cfm carb. Suspension a combination of Griggs and
Kenny Brown (original fabricator). Car was last
raced by Don Rositch. |
| This Challenger is
equipped with a orginal 426 Hemi big block and a
TREMEC TKOII. The owner removed the orginal four
speed and modified the bell housing to install
the TKOII. The trans tunnel was cut and raised
to clear the transmission case. The shift
location was close to stock. With a big Hemi it
is sure nice to shift up one more gear. |
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For many years the
team at Highland Racing has been commercially
building and racing various types of Nascar
approved chassis and complete cars. The owner of
Highland Racing, Rick Ellis, has recently
brought all this state of the art proven racing
technology to bear on their Highland Daytona
Coupe. HDR now features Modern DriveLine
prepared five speeds in both the coupes and
roadster. Be sure to see their web site in the
links page. |
| CJE's 1967 GTA
Fastback restomod project featured a Ford Racing
Crate Engine (325HP 302) and the conversion from
the stock C-4 to a late model T-5 and cable
operated clutch. 5-speed conversion was made
simple by using components from Bruce Couture's
Modern Driveline cable clutch conversion kit,
custom-designed cross-member and a rebuilt 1991
T-5 Trans. Future upgrades include an improved exhaust
system and the addition of a Fuel Safe
fuel cell and rear disc brakes. |
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"First, let me
say thank you one more time: your help and
frank, honest answers were immensely helpful.
It was obvious from the start that you were more
concerned with getting me the appropriate
equipment than maximizing your profit.
Being able to get everything from one source and
then to call you with questions was a great
relief!
I absolutely LOVE the cable clutch - it is amazingly
smooth and pedal effort has been greatly
reduced. It seems like a different car
and, when I drive my friends 66 coupe (he took
my old toploader) I can't believe the
difference! In addition, the cable
made the addition of headers a snap! I
went with the Hooker Super Comps and the cable
fits right in between the tubes: the Z bar would
have made installation a nightmare! "
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