FWD transmission longevity

SSDiv6 · 10-25-2020, 02:14 PM

You can download a copy on the link below of the GM Racing manual for the drag racing 4T-65 transaxle.

http://cowan1984.xtreemhost.com/gmtu...d_book.pdf?i=1

Dave Noll · 10-28-2020, 03:56 PM

The 5 speed manual trans in my 96 Escort has held up so far & I've got 3 spares but one is in my daily. I've got the car .75 under so far.

Mark Yacavone · 10-28-2020, 04:50 PM

We never had problems with the 82 Escort 4 speed. We would get them out of the boneyard and just change the oil. I never the insides of one.
The newer 5 speed is supposedly not as strong, but maybe we'll find out some day.
The 5 speeds in the Cimarrons never gave us any trouble either. The shifters needed heavier, braced cables though.
It's hard to hook those cars up hard enough to break them. Of course you can't shift them like they had a Super Shifter or those ratchet things..whatever they're called, hooked to them.
I did see a little black 2.2 Rampage with the case split in half, years ago.

10-25-2020, 02:14 PM	#1
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,045 Likes: 712 Liked 1,605 Times in 583 Posts	Re: FWD transmission longevity You can download a copy on the link below of the GM Racing manual for the drag racing 4T-65 transaxle. http://cowan1984.xtreemhost.com/gmtu...d_book.pdf?i=1

10-28-2020, 03:56 PM	#2
Dave Noll Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Div. 6, Eastern, WA Posts: 710 Likes: 2,694 Liked 240 Times in 112 Posts	Re: FWD transmission longevity The 5 speed manual trans in my 96 Escort has held up so far & I've got 3 spares but one is in my daily. I've got the car .75 under so far. __________________ Dave Noll, EF/S ,?/SA 6526 Last edited by Dave Noll; 10-29-2020 at 04:07 PM.

10-28-2020, 04:50 PM	#3
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,822 Likes: 2,916 Liked 5,133 Times in 1,957 Posts	Re: FWD transmission longevity We never had problems with the 82 Escort 4 speed. We would get them out of the boneyard and just change the oil. I never the insides of one. The newer 5 speed is supposedly not as strong, but maybe we'll find out some day. The 5 speeds in the Cimarrons never gave us any trouble either. The shifters needed heavier, braced cables though. It's hard to hook those cars up hard enough to break them. Of course you can't shift them like they had a Super Shifter or those ratchet things..whatever they're called, hooked to them. I did see a little black 2.2 Rampage with the case split in half, years ago. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

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