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Important instructions regarding the preparation before installing your new transmission

Our TKO 5-Speed Conversion Kit was featured on ‘All Girls Garage’ A 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass making it a fun drive again

Important information regarding hydraulic clutch master fitment with power brakes

The T5 five-speed transmission was developed for a broad range of vehicle applications from passenger cars to compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) requirements. The TREMEC T5 has been used on various passenger car and light truck applications. Its largest application was the Mustang GT. Currently, it is sold to the aftermarket for modernizing classic…

The T45 five-speed overdrive transmission was developed primarily for high-performance cars with relatively high-engine torque requirements but is adaptable to other light-duty applications such as sport-utility light trucks. Product Run 1996 – Feb 2001 Ford 4.6L Mustang The Borg-Warner T45 was introduced in 1996 when the Ford 4.6L Modular motor was released.  These transmissions were…

Tremec’s New T-56 Magnum Is Ready To Make Stronger, Smoother Music In Your ‘Stang Dale Amy September 1, 2009 In the great pecking order of Mustang manual transmissions, six-speed gearboxes such as those factory-installed in ’03-’04 Cobras and current GT500s clearly rule the roost. While most of us had to get by with only five…

Clutch Need A Crutch? Jim Smart January 19, 2016 If you’ve been driving a classic Mustang with a manual transmission for a while you probably understand this one. The original factory clutch Z-bar systems were terrible at best because they were never strong enough nor were they properly engineered for the task. We’ve often made…

Typical Errors and Misconceptions We All Make – And How to Avoid Them Written by Jim Smart March 9, 2016 OK, admit it. You’re tempted to cruise past this article, yet you can’t resist the desire to read it to see if you’ve made at least one of these mistakes building a classic muscle car.…

        Are you plagued with shifting issues in your 2005-up Mustang, including the 2011 and 2012 Mustangs? Have you beefed up the motor with power adders, pushing beyond the limits of the TR3650 (2005-2010) or Getrag MT-82 (2011-2012)? Is the 2-piece driveshaft causing vibration issues at high speeds?…

Make light work of a heavy pedal by letting fluid do the hard work with an MDL Hydraulic Clutch Kit

An often overlooked item when installing a T56 Magnum is the Reverse Lockout Module. This helps avoid accidentally hitting reverse during a 4-5 up-shift.

  Ford Racing High Torque Mini-Starter   Which starter to use is a common question and a common source of frustration for people doing a T5 or TKX conversion behind a Ford Small Block.  The difficulty with this is the misinformation in some literature and from the starter manufacturers themselves.  It was and still is,…

Swapping a T5 overdrive manual transmission into an early Mustang or Falcon (or their Mercury cousins) has never been more popular. We first did this swap in our ’67 Mustang several years ago, but since then countless others have also made the conversion to the modern day five speed for the sake of better fuel economy and…

Here’s an article by Miles Cook all about the MDL T5 upgrade package for ‘64.5-66 Mustangs

Swapping a five-speed transmission into an early Mustang, Falcon, Cougar, or almost any early Ford could not be any easier these days. Many of the five-speed transmissions found in late model Mustangs can be installed with little modification. 1965 – 66 Mustang For a 1965 – 1966 Mustang we recommend a T5 transmission for engines…

Installing a TREMEC T-5 in place of an automatic, behind a small block Ford is relatively straight forward. Using many of the same components and concepts as used in Fox body Mustangs in the ’80s and ’90s simplifies the process. Bell housing Start by using a TREMEC T-5 bell housing assembly from a…

Our TREMEC TKO small block conversions are much like the T5 swap. We start with a cable operated 1995 351w Mustang Cobra R model bellhousing. This same bell housing or scatter shield can be used behind any six bolt 289/302/351 block. The Modern Driveline clutch cable kit or hydraulic kit allows the stock early Mustang,…

When it comes to big blocks a T5 will not hold up very well unless you use a T5z, and are not making more than 450hp.  In most cases however, it is cheaper to run a TREMEC TKO transmission. When converting from an automatic to a five speed there are a couple of ways to…

Installing a five-speed transmission into a classic muscle car could not be any easier these days. Not only is it easy but there are numerous choices to be had. Transmission Choices Many of the five-speed transmissions found in late model Fords (late model being those produced in the past 35 years) can be used in…

It’s time to put all the confusion, myths, taboos, and battles of the Ford 6-cylinder bell housings, flywheels, and clutches to bed once and for all. For years people have wondered what they have, what do I need, where can I get it, how come… (fill in the blank). If you have one of these…

Take Five! – Modern Driveline’s Five-Speed conversion package for ’71-’73 Mustangs can be swapped in a weekend Jim Smart July 30, 2014 Classic Mustang five-speed conversions are nothing new, but how we do them is getting better all the time. There are piecemeal conversion kits and there are user-friendly conversion kits that make getting into…

Squeeze Play: What you need to know to fit Ford’s Coyote modular V-8 into your vintage Mustang Mark Houlahan Tech Editor, Mustang Monthly July 6, 2015   Pushrod engines can be so 20th century. Ford hasn’t produced a production engine with a cam-in-block design that actuates the valves via pushrods and rocker arms since 2001…

Scrap Your Getrag! Modern Driveline introduces a fast-quick solution to your Getrag MT-82 crunch box woes with the T-56 Magnum XL Jim Smart April 22, 2015 Ford has conceived a hot Mustang fun car we could have only dreamed of 30 years ago with those decidedly lame 175-horse Mustang GTs of the early 1980s. Today,…

T5 Explained: Modern Driveline has everything you’re going to need to freshen up a T5, including real tech support Jim Smart June 22, 2015 One of the most popular drivetrain mods done to early Mustangs is to swap out the non-overdriven three- and four-speed transmissions with the later-model overdrive T-5 five-speed. Not only does the…

Stealthy Overdrive From MDL No One Knows It’s There but You Modern Driveline’s TREMEC  new & improved TKX 5-speed is engineered to fit your Sunbeam Tiger without cutting or modifying the tunnel. You get durability surpassing Ford’s legendary Top Loader four-speed with vastly improved fuel consumption. You get brute performance in gears one through four…

Upgrading To A Five-Speed Means Greater Car Control, Better Fuel Economy, And An Ear-To-Ear Grin Mark Houlahan Tech Editor, Mustang Monthly October 26, 2010 Photos By: Cars, Inc. It seems like every few years, the OEMs are able to tack on another gear to the latest transmission offerings. For the longest time, an overdrive automatic meant…

Cool Solutions For Your Greatest Resto Challenges Jim Smart January 11, 2014 We’ve been restoring older Mustangs for the better part of 35 years now and it seems we can’t get enough of it. We’re always looking for fresh ideas and easier ways to accomplish what we’ve been doing for close to four decades. At…

The MDL T-56 Magnum XL six-speed conversion package fully capable & ready for action in your 2011-current Mustang.

“Rebuilding Generations” of Boise, Idaho is installing a TREMEC T5 in this ’71 Mustang convertible with the help of Modern Driveline

71-73 Mustang or Cougar to cable clutching in an afternoon and we’re going to show you how