Can you put a 5 speed manual transmission in a 95 thunderbird with the 4.6 engine?

Answer 1

I imagine you could, though i don't know for sure. you would have to get a transmission, bellhousing, fly wheel, clutch, and shifter from a 96-98 mustang. The 99 and newer may have a different bolt patern on the flywheel, but im not sure. You would also need a pedal assembly from something. A supercoupe pedal may work, but I'm not sure if its compatible with the mustang clutch reservoir as the supercoupe uses a completely different transmission. you might have to use the mustang pedal assembly. You would have to modify your transmission crossmember, or graft in the mustangs. You may need to get your driveshaft shortened. Also you would need to take out the console and cut a hole in the driveshaft tunnel for the shifter. The console would need some modification for the new shifter. another thing to think about is hooking up the speedometer cable, and getting the right speedo gear to match the differential gear ratio. You probably have 3.08:1 rear gears, where a mustang might be 3.27:1 or something deeper. Also this may be a good time for a new exhast system, as the old one may interfere. I bet it would probably cost you 2000-2500 using junkyard parts to do it and would take 50-60 hours by someone who knows what they are doing. This may be best considered if your automatic just went out and you had to replace it. The cost of the automatic rebuild is cheaper, but not as fun - good luck.