4500mi ; Went down to Carmel and back, and did some other driving , it just keeps getting better.
at about 4500 miles my engine is nicely starting to get worn in and set. -- barley ANY
oil consumption on the motor, I have about 1500 miles on this
oil, so probably another month or so i will change it.
Back to the T56, -- No leaks, very flexible gear set with the native 3.46:1 ratio in my Dana / Holden rear-end (pumpkin ) in my SPF.
I do wish I had a bit more lazy torque for pulling up long hills faster, but the 5.3L spools nicely so i cant complain.
The chief thing about this conversion install is the use of generic available 5.0L parts for lots of things.
The trans comes with its own bellhousing, the clutch fork and pivot ball were std 1990 5.0L mustang , the starter was the Std gear reduction ford starter, the block plate - again std 5.0L had to get 2 bellhousing bolts as the two holes on the top are thicker flanged with the T56 than the T5 or TKO bell-housing.
the Driveshaft, takes the same Yoke as a TKO, speedo gear and transmission mount were off the shelf items as well.
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