Hi everybody,
I bought my Mustang 66 Coupe from AzPete a few years ago. It had been done up by the late John, in California. Great car. I drive it quite a lot. No major issues, always worked for me.
If i could change anything to this car it would be the automatic box and switch to a manual one. I was saying to Pete that it is a little too automatic for me. Second gear kicks in ok, third is good too but overdrive kicks in late (50 M/h). And you really miss a gear between the 3rd and the overdrive. Which also means that on hilly country roads, overdrive gets deactivated frequently and 3rd gear comes in abruptly. I find that the engine is often too high in the rpm.
So i was thinking of switching to a t5 or something.
Now, I understand the concept but i am not so sure it will be a great benefit or neither I will be able to proceed with the installation myself.
What would you guys think of a switch to manual, what sort of box should i think getting and most important, would somebody in Ky have the experience of a job like that...?
I thank you in advance for your help
all the best
pb
I bought my Mustang 66 Coupe from AzPete a few years ago. It had been done up by the late John, in California. Great car. I drive it quite a lot. No major issues, always worked for me.
If i could change anything to this car it would be the automatic box and switch to a manual one. I was saying to Pete that it is a little too automatic for me. Second gear kicks in ok, third is good too but overdrive kicks in late (50 M/h). And you really miss a gear between the 3rd and the overdrive. Which also means that on hilly country roads, overdrive gets deactivated frequently and 3rd gear comes in abruptly. I find that the engine is often too high in the rpm.
So i was thinking of switching to a t5 or something.
Now, I understand the concept but i am not so sure it will be a great benefit or neither I will be able to proceed with the installation myself.
What would you guys think of a switch to manual, what sort of box should i think getting and most important, would somebody in Ky have the experience of a job like that...?
I thank you in advance for your help
all the best
pb