left you a voice mail as well. let the game of phone tag commence.
FS 1999 Cobra w/terminator engine swap
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Any problem with the stock 5 speed trans? could it be a good DD with the stock transmission or its necessary to get the t56?
that t45 is a ticking time bomb at any serious power levels a stock t45 or t3650 blow up...you can buy the car and baby it but that trans wont last through any abuse.
what says 450 is serious power? There are plenty of cars going about with the stock 5spd and 400 - 500+ . like you said, abuse. anything will give out eventually with abuse. I know quite a few people with 450 - 500+ with a stock t45 and have no problems. only idiot driving will break the trans. dont drive like a jerk, and you wont have to replace a trans.
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Joe, nice talking with you earlier. I forgot to ask if it has air conditioning. Not a big deal, just curious. Also, any videos or anything else you may have feel free to email me at [email protected]
fully charged and works great jeff!
as far as the t45 being no good. I do recall knowing someone who had a bone stock 01 with lowish miles on it, and he blew through transmission like they were candy because he constantly beat on the car.
The t45 is a pretty decent trans actually. I drove my eaton'd '99 with 470rwhp for a year straight and beat on it quite a bit at the track and on the street and never even showed signs of a grind or notch. Also, fwiw I had the stock 3650 in my '01 for a few months while I was at 645rwhp and it held fine too. I babied it at first for the first couple weeks, but after that I was bangin gears and it shifted smooth everytime. So a stock t45 in this car should hold up fine, or it least not shatter like glass like everyone keeps talking about. GLWS
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