Skip to main content ↑ ↓
Topic: T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me).... (Read 1795 times) previous topic - next topic

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

I need a detailed explanation on wiring up the T-5 and which switch is which on the T-5 (There are two of them).Which is for the backup lights,which is the neutral safety switch?Kitz told me,and I had it in my book,which is now somewhere other than with me.I need the details for the wiring.As of this post,I should be installing the 5 speed next Saturday.I'm getting anxious to grab the Pistol Grip !!!! (It's my pistol grip and I can grab if I want).
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #1 –
the top cover has the neutral safety switch. on the side of the case is the backup light switch.

do you have the T5 wiring harness?
1979 Ford Fairmont
[/B]
5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #2 –
No,I WISH I had the harness.Is the harness an easy,direct swap?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #3 –
It's an easy swap without the harness...the colors match right up.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads
 

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #4 –
Do you mean the colors from the AOD harness?Do I just cut the plug off of the AOD harness and match the wires to the two plugs on the 5 speed?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #5 –
I'll let someone else answer that.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #6 –
You don't need a transmission harness, and I'm not sure that a Mustang harness will plug into a Bird. Here's the AOD connector from my car. It has 4 wires in it. 2 are for backup lights and 2 are for the neutral safety switch. The connector has to be cut off and the wires spliced into the harnesses on the transmission. I would recommend using snap connectors so that the wires don't have to be cut for clutch jobs etc.

Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #7 –
Quote from: 5.0 bird;229656
You don't need a transmission harness, and I'm not sure that a Mustang harness will plug into a Bird. Here's the AOD connector from my car. It has 4 wires in it. 2 are for backup lights and 2 are for the neutral safety switch. The connector has to be cut off and the wires spliced into the harnesses on the transmission. I would recommend using snap connectors so that the wires don't have to be cut for clutch jobs etc.


It really is just that easy...when I did my swap last week my buddy wired it up while I dumped the tranny fluid in from the top...he was done before me...lol.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #8 –
Thankyou !!!!!!!!
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #9 –
I know this is old but good job with that picture 5.0 bird! It really helped alot because I was having trouble reading the scan of the EVTM that Scott posted and I don't have a battery yet so trial and error was out too... lol
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

T-5 wiring question (Kitz,don't kill me)....

Reply #10 –
I'm glad to see this info helping people out. There's been a bunch of people that have used that article as a reference since I posted it up over a year ago. It's also a reference for me in the event that I do another swap. I tried to document the whole swap as much as possible. I think when I did the wiring it was part trial and error, and part EVTM. Well mostly trial and error, but it works just like it should. :hick: back up lights come on, and it won't start unless you throw it in neutral. If you have a trans without a neutral switch then you would either have to bypass it altogether or wire up the clutch pedal switch.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)