My new Tremec T5z transmission (1352-0251) arrived today by FedEx. This is the first really large part of this type that I've ordered. My first time to open something like this up from a wooden crate.
Aside from opening the transmission and admiring it, I did not get much work done today. I swapped the shifters from my original and the new transmission. My existing shifter is a Pro 5.0 clone with short throw and stops to prevent over shifting which I prefer to the simple stock shifter. I cleaned the housings and shifters up well with paint thinner and 0000 steel wool and sealed them with a thin layer of Permatex 82180 Ultra Black RTV.
My particular rear gear and tire size combination works best with a 6 or 7 tooth speedometer gear inside the transmission. The T5z comes with a 7 tooth gear which requires a 21 tooth external gear. I'll need to pick one up as I've been using an 18 tooth gear with the 6 tooth gear that was in my last T5 transmission.
I expect to end up selling the old T5 transmission and the California Pony Parts adapter plate that I used to mount the T5 to my original toploader bell housing. I plan to wait to list them until I get the transmission fully installed and know that I will not have any reason to switch back to the old setup. I'll keep the toploader bell housing and store it with the original transmission in the event I ever want to return to stock.
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