bpmurr

Until you shift into second at high RPM. I know myself and other drivers/reviewers have had some issues shifting into second.

BlueBossS197

But it is going to cost more to have that transmission shipped from Europe. Tremec would be shipping from Mexico. Unless of course they build the Getrag unit in Mexico as well seeing as how Ford went in with Getrag on a tranny design company. We'll have to see though.

Dixie_Flatline

You're overestimating how much it costs to ship product over the ocean. The exchange rate is probably more expensive than freight.

Geographic shipping cost differences will be largely transparent, shipping a container over the ocean is about the same cost as driving one across the country. Not to mention how atrociously difficult it is to calculate and compare the true cost of geographic origin when you factor in the incentives manufacturers receive from nations that are trying to boost their domestic manufacturing base....

justagt

Well i am on my way to the dealer tomorrow with 2400 miles on my 11 gt 5.0 with the mt 82 transmission and i am not happy with it. it will not go into 1st 2nd or 3rd without force. Plus it was made in china so who knows wut is goin on. Would like to here from others with same trans and their experience with it. thx

LagunaBeach

1. Welcome to the forums
2. Probably get more feedback by starting a new thread, instead of reviving one almost a year old
3. Just because it's built in China means it's bad?
4. Are you sure it's the trans and not the clutch?

montreal ponies

This +

5. China
6. What is going on
7) hear

Keep us posted. No hard feelings.

BlueBossS197

If I had an '11 with the MT-82, and it was going bad, I would just purchase a Richmond 5+1 road race tranny to replace it.

Ltngdrvr

Quite a few threads about hard shifting MT82's in both 5.0 and 3.7 cars.

Many of the descriptions of the problem sound like the clutch is not fully disengaging. Sounds like air in the hydraulics to me keeping the throwout bearing from depressing the pressure plate far enough.

Ltngdrvr

That would be ridiculously expensive to do.

BlackOut2k11

My brother works for a ford dealer in the service department and he keeps telling me that they're getting an INSANE number of MT-82 cars coming back with blown trannies, and 90% are within the first 3000 miles. So something is clearly wrong with these transmissions. I'm just glad I listened to his advice and opted for the auto (coupled with my other reasons for going with an auto).

SVTJayC

I noticed the car I drove GT/3.55/Brembo/MT-82, was hard to get into 2 and 3. There was some occasional grinding similar to my current car that has a bad slave cyl. Possible these are shipping with air in the lines, which is what happens when a slave cyl starts to go bad.

I am also suspect of anything made in China though. This may seal the deal on me either waiting until 2012, or going with the Camaro instead. I can't deal with another poor shifting manual.

Overboost

Did you ever think about this wonderful thing called quality control that is put in place to make sure that standards are met for components?

jedikd

You would spend $5k out of pocket instead of getting it fixed under warranty?!

BlueBossS197

Well I priced out the Richmond and it was only $3100 shipped. And I would pay that out of pocket instead of opting for a Ford replacement. The Richmond unit is proven whereas the MT-82 is not. It is an alternative, albeit a relatively bulletproof alternative.

Ltngdrvr

On top of that you would need a bellhousing, a shifter, new driveshaft, new clutch disc, and possible floor tunnel mods to get it to fit.

And then you would need to mod the console to get the shifter up through it.


So, how much is that new richmond tranny now???