Second gear in my car is um.....wierd.

G.T. Rags · April 18th, 2007, 12:31 PM

Ok, so after having my 96GTConvertible for all of 45 days I've concluded that it sucks. In terms of mustangs, not mustangs in general suck. Car had one owner and proof that it was well maintained up until the point of sale. Now i've owned several mustang over the years and as soon as I got the car home she just felt odd. My first conclusion is that she was underpowered. I had an 03 GT, 95GT and 88lx5.0 that ran low 13's. My neighbor and good friend has a 98GT hard top and before he modified it he had way more pull in 2nd gear then i did. Now that he's put n h pipe and cat back with computer flash it's like I'm racing a 99-up. I've got one friend who can drive...he's run circles around a c5 vette in a stock wrx sti. I like to rev out first gear, shift around 46-49 hundred rpms as i leave my apartment, and every time if my foot isn't slammed on the clutch second grinds. Same thing happens when my wheelman buddy drives my car.

Any words of wisdom?

jst854 · April 18th, 2007, 02:51 PM

It could be grinding because your syncros are out for 2nd gear

burlingtonNC98GT · April 18th, 2007, 05:24 PM

t5 and t45 transmissions are pretty well known for grinding, especially in third, which is what mine always does. never really heard of anyone havin any problems with second though

ujslost · April 18th, 2007, 07:07 PM

hell i have problems with 2nd , and unless i pay attention to my shifts like making sure the clutch is all the way in and pulling straight back, mine grinds 2nd when im shifting hard

Mystry · April 19th, 2007, 11:44 AM

98 had more power than the 96-97 GT's also..

G.T. Rags · April 19th, 2007, 11:57 AM

yeah, im aware of the 10 horsepower increase, and the fact that i have an extra 200 lbs due to the drop top. The more and more i think about it i think that maybe it's just the extra weight that holds me back. Last night we pulled out of our parking lot at the same time with his gf driving his car with him in shotgun, and me driving mine with my gf next to me, and i seemed to be able to ride his a$$ without any trouble. Last time we went at it he was solo and I had my gf with me.

twhisnantSC · May 9th, 2007, 10:37 PM

I got the same problem shifting into 2nd around 6200rpm. It grinds like crazy; was told that it is the synchros.

MustangMatt96GT · May 9th, 2007, 10:53 PM

6200 RPMS? I think our limiters are at 6125RPM! Also unless you have different heads and cams and intake you wont be making power up there in that RPM! 5800 is about where a stock 4.6 2V kicks out of the power!

noppe180 · May 9th, 2007, 11:28 PM

i feel the power in the lower band... but first stang ta`s camaros are so different

G.T. Rags · May 10th, 2007, 10:32 AM

So it's definitely my clutch that was causing the problem with second gear. When i got the car she had no floor mats so a friend lent me rubber ones he used for winter until i could get a set. I removed the drivers side mat because and for about a week or so the problem seemed to have gone away. But surely enough, I've noticed the the catch point in signifigantley higher from a when i bout the car (already kinda high) and now i again have to slam my foot on the ground for second. either this weekend or next i'm going to have the clutch replaced.

RockerShocker · May 10th, 2007, 02:29 PM

My 96 cobra was grinding pretty bad going into second as well. About a week after i bought it, I broke the shift fork going from first to second. So, if its not the clutch.. look inside.

G.T. Rags · May 10th, 2007, 03:03 PM

im most likely putting in a shifter at the same time

bigmike83 · May 11th, 2007, 09:27 AM

gotta love those t-45 s j/k, i think if you have one and you run it you will have problems

G.T. Rags · May 11th, 2007, 10:11 AM

have one what, a t45?

jersey98gt · May 12th, 2007, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by burlingtonNC98GT

t5 and t45 transmissions are pretty well known for grinding, especially in third, which is what mine always does. never really heard of anyone havin any problems with second though

did you do anything to combat this?

April 18th, 2007, 12:31 PM	#1
G.T. Rags The Hammer Millenium Falcon "Lived the Dream, Created the Reality, Basking in my Awesomeness" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Zip's Bubble Posts: 13,028 iTrader: 1 reviews	Second gear in my car is um.....wierd. Ok, so after having my 96GTConvertible for all of 45 days I've concluded that it sucks. In terms of mustangs, not mustangs in general suck. Car had one owner and proof that it was well maintained up until the point of sale. Now i've owned several mustang over the years and as soon as I got the car home she just felt odd. My first conclusion is that she was underpowered. I had an 03 GT, 95GT and 88lx5.0 that ran low 13's. My neighbor and good friend has a 98GT hard top and before he modified it he had way more pull in 2nd gear then i did. Now that he's put n h pipe and cat back with computer flash it's like I'm racing a 99-up. I've got one friend who can drive...he's run circles around a c5 vette in a stock wrx sti. I like to rev out first gear, shift around 46-49 hundred rpms as i leave my apartment, and every time if my foot isn't slammed on the clutch second grinds. Same thing happens when my wheelman buddy drives my car. Any words of wisdom?

April 18th, 2007, 05:24 PM	#3
burlingtonNC98GT Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burlington, NC Posts: 217 iTrader: 0 reviews	t5 and t45 transmissions are pretty well known for grinding, especially in third, which is what mine always does. never really heard of anyone havin any problems with second though __________________ 1998 GT PI intake PI cams bbk cai flowmaster 40's catback bbk x-pipe w/ cats march pulleys RAM clutch Steeda Tri-axe

April 18th, 2007, 07:07 PM	#4
ujslost MM Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albertville, AL Posts: 3,920 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 1 reviews	hell i have problems with 2nd , and unless i pay attention to my shifts like making sure the clutch is all the way in and pulling straight back, mine grinds 2nd when im shifting hard __________________ 1986 Mustang GT t-top time piece!

April 19th, 2007, 11:44 AM	#5
Mystry Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, Illinios Posts: 708 iTrader: 0 reviews	98 had more power than the 96-97 GT's also.. __________________

May 9th, 2007, 10:53 PM	#8
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	6200 RPMS? I think our limiters are at 6125RPM! Also unless you have different heads and cams and intake you wont be making power up there in that RPM! 5800 is about where a stock 4.6 2V kicks out of the power! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

April 18th, 2007, 02:51 PM	#2
jst854 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	It could be grinding because your syncros are out for 2nd gear

April 19th, 2007, 11:57 AM	#6
G.T. Rags The Hammer Millenium Falcon "Lived the Dream, Created the Reality, Basking in my Awesomeness" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Zip's Bubble Posts: 13,028 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah, im aware of the 10 horsepower increase, and the fact that i have an extra 200 lbs due to the drop top. The more and more i think about it i think that maybe it's just the extra weight that holds me back. Last night we pulled out of our parking lot at the same time with his gf driving his car with him in shotgun, and me driving mine with my gf next to me, and i seemed to be able to ride his a$$ without any trouble. Last time we went at it he was solo and I had my gf with me.

May 9th, 2007, 10:37 PM	#7
twhisnantSC Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	I got the same problem shifting into 2nd around 6200rpm. It grinds like crazy; was told that it is the synchros.

May 9th, 2007, 11:28 PM	#9
noppe180 Regular 1998 GTvert Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 110 iTrader: 0 reviews	i feel the power in the lower band... but first stang ta`s camaros are so different __________________

May 10th, 2007, 02:29 PM	#11
RockerShocker Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 reviews	My 96 cobra was grinding pretty bad going into second as well. About a week after i bought it, I broke the shift fork going from first to second. So, if its not the clutch.. look inside. __________________ Fast, Cheap or Reliable. You get to pick TWO!

May 11th, 2007, 09:27 AM	#13
bigmike83 Regular 1997 mustang gt 8.06 at 87mph 1/8th mile on a 50 shot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: clarksville TN Posts: 284 iTrader: 0 reviews	gotta love those t-45 s j/k, i think if you have one and you run it you will have problems __________________ 97 gt with 2004 pi motor,acufab intake and 75 mm bbk cold air kit,bbk long tube headers, off road h pipe,2 chamber flow, 3:73, diablo chip with dyno tune 269rwhp 301rwtq 5.4 SOHC FOR SALE pm me for details

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