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6/3/07, 05:06 PM

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svopaul

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Hey, SVO was the M5 swap as straight forward as in a fox body Mustang? When I converted my 91 over to manual, I found it to be a fairly easy swap (one of the reasons that chassis is so near and dear to me).

I'm guessing you meant "T5 swap"....yes and no....The mark VII requires an adjustment to the pinion angle to be 100% correct with no vibration....I also made a custom console plate since there is nothing to use and I wanted it to look factory. Everything else was pretty much like a Mustang.

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6/3/07, 05:33 PM

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M5 = 5 speed Manual, nomenclature I'm afraid I've picked up from our GM friends, who refer to thier various tranmissions as M3,M4,M5,M6 - A2,A3,A4,A5,A6, etc.

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6/4/07, 07:05 AM

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M5 = 5 speed Manual, nomenclature I'm afraid I've picked up from our GM friends, who refer to thier various tranmissions as M3,M4,M5,M6 - A2,A3,A4,A5,A6, etc.

No problem, When I see "M5" I'm thinking BMW at first...

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6/4/07, 10:07 AM

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I remember seeing a mark vii at the track a while back. Don't know what he had in it but it pulled the wheels to low 10's. I was definately a V8 though with what looked like a homemade cowl induction hood.