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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: superpinto on December 24, 2007, 01:38:19 PM

Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 24, 2007, 01:38:19 PM
how hard is the swap?i will buy the parts over a period of time.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: shame302 on December 24, 2007, 04:10:25 PM
its actually realy easy. clutch pedals are more irritating than hard to put in and thats the worst part. rest is a cake walk.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: silvercat on December 24, 2007, 04:30:09 PM
I agree it was pretty easy, and it's alot more fun to drive.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 24, 2007, 05:40:17 PM
sweet i think i may do it then .im also going to get a tc rear out of a auto xr7.should be 3.73s right?:evilgrin:
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: Chuck W on December 24, 2007, 06:27:34 PM
Quote from: superpinto;194298
.im also going to get a tc rear out of a auto xr7.should be 3.73s right?:evilgrin:

OK well that makes no sense.  Is it an 87-88 TC rear end that was swapped into an XR-7, or are you trying to assume that an 87-88 XR-7 would have the same rear axle as an 87-88TC? 

If it's the first, how are we supposed to know what gears are in the rear end? We don't know what the trans was in the TC donor. 

If it's the second, well your supposition is incorrect.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 24, 2007, 08:55:26 PM
so the xr7 turbos have a 7.5or an 8.8?are xr7s only turbo?
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: grutinator on December 24, 2007, 09:02:00 PM
http://www.coolcats.net/fox/

that'll give you alot of basic info on fox cougars.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: Chuck W on December 24, 2007, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: superpinto;194312
so the xr7 turbos have a 7.5or an 8.8?are xr7s only turbo?

84-86 XR-7's are 2.3 turbos with 7.5 rear axles with 3.45 gears with drum brakes.

The 87-88 XR-7's were 5.0's.  Only the late '88 XR-7's had 8.8's.  Gearing was for a 5.0, so you never saw a 3.73 stock.  All 87-88 XR-7's also have drum brakes 7.5 or 8.8.

You have to specify what year "TC" you're talking about (and what year XR-7 for that matter).  It's not like they were all the same from 83-88.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 25, 2007, 08:32:55 PM
are 86-88 tc have an 8.8 rearend or is it 87-88tc?
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: Chuck W on December 25, 2007, 10:45:35 PM
Quote from: superpinto;194430
are 86-88 tc have an 8.8 rearend or is it 87-88tc?

87-88
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 26, 2007, 03:27:32 PM
thank you to everyone who helped.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: FLSTCI71 on December 27, 2007, 12:40:16 AM
If it matters, the 87/88 TCs are 8.8" and come standard with disc brakes (vented rotors) and a Traction-Lok. The 5-speed 87/88 TCs came with 3.55s and the auto 87/88 TCs came with 3.73s. Prices for these rears are all over the place.
Title: t-5 swap
Post by: superpinto on December 27, 2007, 10:40:44 AM
thanks that does help i knew that they came with 3.55 or 3.73s but didnt know about the disc brakes also didnt know wether they had oped or trac lock.thanks that helped:D
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