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Timothy

I have a '95 Tbird with a 5-speed tranny in it. Does anyone know if you can replace the 5-speed with the newer 6-speed tranny?

Spooner

It's been done...but it seems to be quite a nightmare..

Here's a detailed description of how it's done.

I've thought about doing it myself a couple of times...

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Rincewind

I'm happy to have a 6-speed model, but in reality there isn't a whole lot of difference between 5th and 6th gears. At highway speeds, 6th speed drops the revs only slightly, like maybe 500 RPM's or so.

Timothy

Great information! It looks like I will keep the 5-speed but I sure miss the 48 MPG I was getting on my T-Sport! Now I can get 37 MPG if I'm careful.

Tre900

Well what you lose in MPG you make up in cool points

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Wombat

I would doubt that the extra gear alone would make that much of a difference.

[ This message was edited by: Wombat on 2006-06-01 21:16 ]

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UJMrider

You could always go to different sized sprockets. However, IIRC the lower mileage for the earlier Tbirds was primarily due to the carbs.

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