4 cylinder 5 speed?

5.0guy · December 5th, 2006, 10:47 PM

hey there people well i am in a tough situation and i know what most of you will say but i have to ask anyway to see if anyone has had luck with this but here it goes i am on a very very tight budget and i have a 1990 mustang 5.0 and it has an aod out of a thunderchicken and i cannot afford an actual 5 speed but i have the oppurtunity to get a 4 cylinder 5 speed for about a $100 and my friends have all pulled together to get me the parts that i would need to put it in.my question is will it work and wil it hold up for a while until i can get the money for a real t-5?the reason that i am switching is a}a mustang with an stock auto is no fun and B} because the shifter linkage for the aod out of the thunderchicken doesn't match up to the mustang linkage and i cannot shift gears manualy.i have to put it in 1st and thats just regular drive so please help and if anyone has a good 5 speed for a 5.0 liter please let me know how much. i fell like i am going

...thanks ...sean

Twist 2 Go · December 6th, 2006, 10:18 AM

no, it won't work behind a v8. the input shaft is different as well as the internal gearing.

5.0guy · December 6th, 2006, 11:51 AM

well we would change the input shaft and and we have all the bellhousing and clutch fork and all the v8 stuff for it i just want to know if it will wotk for a temporary fix not to race with

82GT · December 6th, 2006, 09:43 PM

It will work if you don't beat the hell out of it!

Twist 2 Go · December 6th, 2006, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by 5.0guy

well we would change the input shaft and and we have all the bellhousing and clutch fork and all the v8 stuff for it i just want to know if it will wotk for a temporary fix not to race with

I don't think the input shafts will interchange unless you also change the countershaft and the speed gear s as well due to the difference in ratios. IMO, don't waste your time, just find the correct T5.

82GT · December 7th, 2006, 01:07 AM

It's been done before because I used to have a mustang with a 4 cyl. 5 speed behind it The last owner had it in so I don't know what he did.
I only know it was a 4cyl. tranny because when I blew it apart, I looked up the numbers on it and it came from a turbo 4cly. mustang.
If you end up having to spend money on it to work, you're better off looking for a v-8 tranny as mentioned above.

December 5th, 2006, 10:47 PM	#1
5.0guy Regular 1990 foxbody 14.8@98mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: archer,fl Posts: 60 iTrader: 0 reviews	4 cylinder 5 speed? hey there people well i am in a tough situation and i know what most of you will say but i have to ask anyway to see if anyone has had luck with this but here it goes i am on a very very tight budget and i have a 1990 mustang 5.0 and it has an aod out of a thunderchicken and i cannot afford an actual 5 speed but i have the oppurtunity to get a 4 cylinder 5 speed for about a $100 and my friends have all pulled together to get me the parts that i would need to put it in.my question is will it work and wil it hold up for a while until i can get the money for a real t-5?the reason that i am switching is a}a mustang with an stock auto is no fun and B} because the shifter linkage for the aod out of the thunderchicken doesn't match up to the mustang linkage and i cannot shift gears manualy.i have to put it in 1st and thats just regular drive so please help and if anyone has a good 5 speed for a 5.0 liter please let me know how much. i fell like i am going ...thanks ...sean __________________ your always faster then the guy in the mirror

December 6th, 2006, 10:18 AM	#2
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716 iTrader: 0 reviews	no, it won't work behind a v8. the input shaft is different as well as the internal gearing. __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net

December 6th, 2006, 11:51 AM	#3
5.0guy Regular 1990 foxbody 14.8@98mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: archer,fl Posts: 60 iTrader: 0 reviews	well we would change the input shaft and and we have all the bellhousing and clutch fork and all the v8 stuff for it i just want to know if it will wotk for a temporary fix not to race with __________________ your always faster then the guy in the mirror

December 6th, 2006, 09:43 PM	#4
82GT Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Danville, Pa. Posts: 249 iTrader: 0 reviews	It will work if you don't beat the hell out of it! __________________ 1982 GT (t-top) 351w(.060),10:3, ported & polished iron heads, 1.94/1.60 valves, BBK shorties & flowmasters, 274XE cam, stealth intake, mallory dizzy, stealth intake, 750dp, Edge 3700 stall converter, C-4, 4:10's Best E.T 12.85@102mph

December 7th, 2006, 01:07 AM	#6
82GT Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Danville, Pa. Posts: 249 iTrader: 0 reviews	It's been done before because I used to have a mustang with a 4 cyl. 5 speed behind it The last owner had it in so I don't know what he did. I only know it was a 4cyl. tranny because when I blew it apart, I looked up the numbers on it and it came from a turbo 4cly. mustang. If you end up having to spend money on it to work, you're better off looking for a v-8 tranny as mentioned above. __________________ 1982 GT (t-top) 351w(.060),10:3, ported & polished iron heads, 1.94/1.60 valves, BBK shorties & flowmasters, 274XE cam, stealth intake, mallory dizzy, stealth intake, 750dp, Edge 3700 stall converter, C-4, 4:10's Best E.T 12.85@102mph

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