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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: Clayton on November 06, 2007, 08:50:51 PM

Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Clayton on November 06, 2007, 08:50:51 PM
since im looking to find a t5 for cheap and there are NO mustangs up here there are a handfull of 2wd rangers would their 5 speed work in our cars?
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: grutinator on November 06, 2007, 09:00:09 PM
probably not for long, especially with the hell you'll put it through
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Post by: Chuck W on November 06, 2007, 09:01:29 PM
No
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Clayton on November 06, 2007, 09:17:45 PM
thats what i thought. just a guess that i didnt see in the search


what would be the best tranny behind my 302 other than a 5.0 mustangs tranny? there are NO 5.0 stangs just 2.3's
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Chuck W on November 06, 2007, 10:51:35 PM
Without plunking down some coin...just keep looking for a T-5.

You can make the 2.3 ones work and, while not ideal, they will get the car moving.
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Post by: Ductape91 on November 06, 2007, 11:51:56 PM
i thought the ranger manual trannies depending on what drive(2wd,4x4)were made by mitsubish or mazda?
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Post by: Beau on November 07, 2007, 01:50:45 AM
They are...it's Mazda M5, basically a (somewhat) lighter-duty version found in the half-ton trucks with the 300" 6-banger and the 5.0.
ALL 5.8 1/2 ton trucks came factory with an auto trans.
The M5 also came in the SuperCoupes and SC XR7's.
Theoretically, you *could* use one, but I wouldn't know what it'd take to run it.
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Clayton on November 07, 2007, 11:18:29 AM
not being ideal and having the car move, is better than a AOD that slips.
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Post by: bhazard on November 07, 2007, 11:40:32 AM
Well, my idea is, if the M5R2 can take 330lb-ft from a 3.8SC, it can take a decent 5.0 or 2.3t.
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Post by: thunderjet302 on November 07, 2007, 11:51:07 AM
Isn't the M5R2 (SC) trany a different length than the T5, ie longer? I know people who want to put a Mustang T5 in their SCs but the trans is too short.
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Chuck W on November 07, 2007, 12:13:19 PM
Quote from: thunderjet302;186553
Isn't the M5R2 (SC) trany a different length than the T5, ie longer? I know people who want to put a Mustang T5 in their SCs but the trans is too short.


The trans length has nothing to do with it on the MN-12's.  The shifter is too far forward..
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Post by: thunderjet302 on November 07, 2007, 12:50:04 PM
Ah I knew it was one of the two ;)
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Post by: 1BadBird on November 09, 2007, 09:49:51 PM
I'd keep looking for a stang T-5. I have a flywheel/clutch setup/bellhousing for a 5.0 T-5, just no tranny anymore. Yes Chuck, I actually found the bellhousing and flywheel I told you about last year. It was hiding in the attic of the garage.  :hick:
Title: Ranger tranny.
Post by: Clayton on November 09, 2007, 10:33:51 PM
im gonna use a 2.3l mustang 5speed for now.. with a 90 probe throwout bearing