TREMEC T5 5-Speed Super-Duty Front Shift /Front Socket MD-552-0251-FS-F

Description

T5 5-Speed-Front Shift Front Socket is a TREMEC T5z with a custom-made tail housing
featuring a Front Shift with Front socket location.

Note: MDL front shift tail shaft housing is also available in kit form
Front shift kit Forward position MD-510-1001  ( Requires MDL quick shifter )
Front shift kit Rear position MD-510-1000

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TREMEC T5z custom-made Front Shift with forward socket location.

MDL tooled up and designed a two-socket, front shift, T-5 that is great for mid-sixties and earlier vehicles to bring the shifter up ahead of the seat.  1960-1965 Falcons, HotRods, Street rods, trucks (of all years), & Rangers are prime candidates.

This T-5 uses the Ford T-5 bolt pattern found in 83-93 Mustangs, Carpi, and T-birds.  Adapters plates and bellhousing are available to interface it to many other engine platforms.

MDL Front shift T5 is the perfect solution behind a Ford V8 Flathead in a ’32 Ford.  With its small platform, it fits below the floor without cutting and is geared correctly.

Forward shift location in the front shift tail housing is the same as an S-10 Chevy pickup T5 (11.75″) ideal for Hotrods and Rangers

Rear Shift location, is the ideal location for 60-65 Falcon/Comet owners. (13.25″)

Features & Benefits:

• MDL Quick shifter (Required), Shifter location from the main case is 11.75″ (optional offset shift stub is available to move up to 2″ additional forward or rearward.
  –  (Ask our sales staff for more details)
• Torque rating 330ft/lbs
• Gear Ratio 2.95, 1.94, 1.34, 1.00 with a .63 overdrive
• Steel front bearing retainer
• Carbon fiber 3-4 syncro rings
• Improved synchronizers and bearings
• Cobra style pocket bearing
• 10 spline input shaft
• 28 spline output shaft
• Ford speedo drive, 7 tooth speedo gear
• Optional .73:1 Overdrive ratio available 
• Required Oil Type = 2.75 quarts of ATF Dextron III
• Uses GM Transmission mount (MD-604-1102, not included)
• Increase in fuel economy with overdrive.
• Lower RPM’s for more drive-ability and a much quieter in-car feeling. 
• Reduce wear on your engine & drive-train parts
• Reduce engine temperatures, promoting a longer-lasting engine.

In its rich 40+ year history, the T5 has seen a variety of uses and numerous upgrades. Today, it continues to serve as a staple of the hot rod community in the popular “Fox body” Ford Mustang configuration.
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, the T5 is the smoothest-shifting, most reliable overdrive manual transmission for lightweight or moderate horsepower applications available anywhere…
making any hot rod, street rod, or kit car more enjoyable and economical to drive.

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Note: MDL front shift tail shaft housing is also available in kit form
Front shift kit Forward position MD-510-1001  ( Requires MDL quick shifter )
Front shift kit Rear position MD-510-1000

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Removal of current & installation of new tailshaft housing  

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Additional information:

• See Additional information front shift T5.⦁
• Article: The Many faces of the T5 – a History of the T5
• More information on T5’s
• Everything you ever Wanted to Know about the T5 five-speed 

TECH GUIDE: Flathead Overdrive Solutions