07-14-2003, 07:40 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: ALBUQUERQUE,
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Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast Cobra weber fuel injected 557 C.I.. 800H.P 760LBS. TQ. Magnum T56
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Swapping An Automatic To A 5 Speed
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH BELLHOUSING I NEED TO PUT A TREMEC 5 SPEED BEHIND MY 514? I UNDERSTAND LAKEWOOD AND MCLEOD MAKE A BELLHOUSING FOR THE BBF BUT WILL A TREMEC 5 SPEED BOLT RIGHT UP OR IS THERE A CERTAIN BELLHOUSING I NEED? SHOULD ANY BBF BELLHOUSING WORK FOR ALL FORD TRANNYS? DOES THE 514 C.I. USE THE SAME FLYWHEEL AS THE 429/460? IVE READ THAT FOR EACH BLOCK THERE IS A BELLHOUSING FOR EACH OF THE VARIOUS TRANNYS. OF COURSE WHEN I READ IT I DIDNT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION BECAUSE I WASNT PLANNING A SWAP. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE INPUT SHAFT LENGHT ON MOST TRANNYS ARE DIFFERENT, WHICH WOULD ALSO JUSTIFY A BELLHOUSING WITH A DIFFERENT BACKSPACING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIFFERENT LENGHT INPUT SHAFT. I FINALLY FOUND A 5 SPEED WORTHY OF MY MOTOR(HP)FOR LESS THAN A DOUG NASH/RICHMOND AT X2CMOTORSPORTS.COM IF ANYONE KNOW WHAT PARTS I NEED BETWEEN A BBF AND A TREMEC 5 SPEED I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!! BY THE WAY MY C-6 IS FOR SALE IN THE "PARTS FOR SALE" IN CLUBCOBRA.COM
THANKS GARY
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WHEN YOU HAVE MORE HORSEPOWER THAN YOU NEED ITS STILL NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!
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