Rodney,
I installed the Tremec (with Tom Halls prototyping in a surrogate mule) and was
pleased with the results.
I'm running a Motorsport 5.0 GT-40 motor. The installation required a new
tunnel and some mods.
The modifications are described at
http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/CFisherTREMEC/pt-CFisherTREMEC1.asp
Curtis Fisher
B9470844
tac #58
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> Hi Tim and Listers,
>
> Again, I'm sure this material has been covered at length before, but I'm a
> relative "newbie" to the List.
>
> I know you have a potent 349 in your Tiger and I was wondering what you use
> for a transmission. If you use a T-5Z, then how's it holding up?
>
> The 347 crate engines available out there generally put out about 400 ft/lbs
> of torque and the T-5Z tranny is only rated for 330 ft/lbs. Is the T-5Z
> underrated?
>
> How are people's T5's holding up out there, even with the 320/325 and
> 340/345 HP Ford crate engines?
>
> Also, I'm speculating that the tunnel in the Tiger would have to be modified
> a lot for the Tremec TKO transmissions. It fit with no mods in my Vette, but
> it's an extremely tight fit.
>
> Rodney
> TAC #613
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