Now, some Ford fans might already be very familiar with the T5Z transmission as an early variant can be found in cars like the '93 Cobra over for instance, and a lot of the guts that made that trans unique can still be found in the trans here today. And this guy is going to live somewhere between a stock rebuild and that TKO in regards to strength and price. For instance, switching over to a TKO 600 would mean upgrading your bell housing, your driveshaft, your clutch, and your crossmember on top of the already expensive Tremec transmission, which leads us to the Ford Performance T5Z which we're talking about here today. Now, the problem with that is that upgrading can get very expensive, depending on what you upgrade to. You could either rebuild your factory trans, which isn't exactly cheap, depending on your carnage, or you can upgrade to something stronger altogether. And at that point, you had a couple of options. Now, sure it was a great transmission at the time but once you started adding some horsepower along with a more aggressive clutch and a stickier tire, it was really only a matter of time before they met their demise. So, as many Fox Body owners can attest, the factory T-5 manual transmission wasn't exactly known for its strength. Now, the upgraded T-5 here will feature a 300 pound-foot torque capacity along with that upgraded case to handle some increased abuse over the factory transmission, along with a plethora of upgraded guts, all for just south of two grand.Now, the site is gonna peg this one at a full three out of three wrenches on the old difficulty meter and a day or so to get everything knocked out. If you're tired of breaking the stock T-5 transmission in your modified Fox Body but don't want to step into a more expensive TKO or T56, the super heavy-duty T5Z from Tremec and Ford Performance would be a great compromise.
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