RDOG
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Joined:
Jun 2001
Ontario. California U.S.A.
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A buddy just bought a auto TC and wants to swap in an 5 speed. Its not in the faq section so can someone steer me to the best ans most informative link?
1986 Turbo Coupe. Boport StageIII head, Boport 2.1, Performance Techniques 50 trim hybird, StageII.63, stinger 3" exhaust, Phenolic spacer, Boglog header,NPR FMIC intercooler setup, kirban fpr, bigrmotorsports fuel rail, diablo water meth kit, CAI, remote mount TFI, CHE rear adj control arms, MAC girdle, 8.8 rear disc, aluminum drive shaft, H&R lowerings springs Tbird Turbo Specific, y MAS!!
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jangus
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Joined:
May 2008
Nebraska
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What year TC?
88TC 5speed, 160,000+, ranger roller, Evergreen T3, cone filter, manual boost controller.
One parts car still waiting to be taken apart.
Waiting in the garage: SC throttle body, SC intercooler, graphic equalizer, among other things.
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RDOG
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Joined:
Jun 2001
Ontario. California U.S.A.
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87-88. He has an 88 and wants to swap in a donor car 88 5speed setup.
His main questions...
Is there drilling involved with installing the 5 speedo peddles?
Can he just plug in the LA3 without repinning?
Can he use the same drive shaft?
he already figured out that the hump area of the 5 spd shfit area can be unbolted(while cutting it out. LOL!!)
He is currently looking at a mustang swap link but that maynot be as simple as a TC to TC swap. I thought for sure we would have a complete write up in the FAQ section.
1986 Turbo Coupe. Boport StageIII head, Boport 2.1, Performance Techniques 50 trim hybird, StageII.63, stinger 3" exhaust, Phenolic spacer, Boglog header,NPR FMIC intercooler setup, kirban fpr, bigrmotorsports fuel rail, diablo water meth kit, CAI, remote mount TFI, CHE rear adj control arms, MAC girdle, 8.8 rear disc, aluminum drive shaft, H&R lowerings springs Tbird Turbo Specific, y MAS!!
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86thunderchicken
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Joined:
Jan 2011
Salem, Oregon
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I PM'd a member on here a while ago and this is what he told me about the swap
"The T5 swap was very easy. I used all the parts from my 87 TC to do the conversion. I pulled the whole dash out to install the pedals because my dash is very easy to remove, but I have read it is possible with it in also. One of the only problems I ran into was the car's wiring harness plug didnt match the harness plug from the 87 T5, but it just took some repinning to get over that. My buddy who helped me with the swap had just swapped his 2.3T Mustang to a T5 the week before and said it was just as easy."
1986 TC 240,000 miles. Walbro 255. Soon to be under the knife for an 87 5 speed swap
1992 Mustang LX 5.0, headers, H pipe, and soon to have subframe connectors to boot!
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matthew
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Joined:
Mar 2011
colorado
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Just done mine you do not have to drill anything I swapped in a hydraulic unit. The boot on the bottom of the steering colum has to be changed cause that is where the clutch master is mounted. You need the manual driveshaft and the trans crossmember. I did plug in the la3 computer but when you hook up the clutch switches your door ajar lights come on and it made my car idle higher. There is a wire that comes off the computer that needs cut and grounded and then it all worked as it should I think it was pin 30 on the computer but look at a wiring diagram to make sure. I did not have to make the floor hole bigger.
1988 tbird turbo coupe all stock
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