I am having a hardtime finding a Pro 5.0 shifter for the aftermarket Tremec T-56, I thought Thunder Racing had it but they said that the one they have for the aftermarket Tremec is for the 5 speed Tremec. If you have the aftermarket T-56 & the Pro 5.0 shifter, can you please let me know where you purchased your shifter.

Thanks...

 

Jegs has it. I just got mine from there.

Make SURE you tighten the two allen bolts that hold the shift lever/handle to the base. I didn't check them and now I need to pull my whole console to tighten the damn things.

-Tom

 

The one from Jegs is for the '93 - '02 T-56 F-bodies, I need one for the aftermarket Tremec T-56. My understanding is that the stock T-56 mounting plate is different from the aftermarket T-56 mounting plate.

 

Sorry then. I can't help you there. Call Pro 5.0 maybe?

-Tom

 

It's the same shifter. The trans is the same. The aftermarket trans just has an adapter plate to bolt to a T5 bellhousing.

 

The shape of the shifter plate that mounts to the trans is smaller on the aftermarket T-56 (square) than the one for the stock T-56 (rectangle). I will just order it directly from Pro 5.0.

 

Might want to retrac that statement....it is no where close to the same.

 

O.K., I just spoke to Joe @ Pro 5.0 & he said that the shifters for the stock '93 -'02 F-body T-56 & the aftermarket Tremec T-56 are indeed different. The correct shifter for the aftermarket Tremec T-56 is the same as the one for the '03 - ' 04 Cobra.

 

That's funny because I got a completely different answer when I called them. They said it could be either, depending on which trans. They said to test it with a stock T5 shifter, and if the shifter fit , or the base was very close in size it takes a special shifter, probably the '03-'04 Cobra shifter mentioned. Otherwise, if it takes the wide base shifter it uses the standard '93-'02 F-body T56 shifter. One thing I noticed on their website is that the two shifters use different sticks, so in the event you need the Cobra shifter I'd try to get it with an F-body stick so it will fit the console properly.

Also, if the "Retrofit" trans takes a different shifter, requires you to shorten the driveshaft, and the torque arm, how retrofit is it really? An LT1 T56 bolts right in with none of these headaches.

BTW, if you know which one you need you'll pay less buyng the shifter from another vendor than directly from Pro 5.0. I got the one in my Camaro for $190 buying it through Year One. That's like $20 less than directly from Pro 5.0.

 

An LT1 T56 bolts right in with none of these headaches.

Yeah...just a big headache piece of crap clutch.
To say nothing of extra expense.

 

The aftermarket Tremec T-56 has the same bolt pattern as the stock F-body T5 which is different from the stock F-body T-56 bolt pattern. I'll see if I can order the shifter w/ an F-body stick instead of a Cobra stick.

 

Extra expense of what?

First of all there's nothing wrong with the LT1 clutch setup. Mine works great. Second, everything in my car either is a factory part, or could be replaced temporarily with a factory part should it fail except the flywheel (and that's just because I have a 2-piece RMS engine) and crossmember. Using the retrofit trans if I broke my torque arm or driveshaft I'd be screwed, because the car would be down while I had a new shaft made, and/or modified another torque arm.

I do not like the fact that you have to shorten the torque arm either. This part was engineered to work as is, and I don't think cutting and welding on it is such a *** idea. I'm a very good welder and fabricator, but there are just some things I don't like to take chances on. If that arm breaks it could kill you. Consequently, if I had chosen to go this route I would have used a Spohn TA and crossmember instead of shortening the stock one. That adds a hefty chuck of change to the cost of the swap.

What's the big advantage? You get to use a T5 bellhousing, clutch, and flywheel? If you're swaping from an auto, as I did, you don't have that stuff anyway and would have to hunt it down, which is a headache, not a help

The mechanical speedo drive is a nice thing to have, but I just swapped my speedo to an Autometer and built a new dash. I changed all the gauges at the same time. I've got to run a Dakota Digital SGI5 for the ECM, but the Autometer reads perfectly off the stock T56 sender, and I can recalibrate it at any time for a gear ratio or tire change (that was nice when I went from 3.23s to 3.73s). Also, you can run a digital speedo off the SGI5 too, so you could reuse the stock cluster.

I could see the retrofit T56 if you started with a T5 and already had an SFI flywheel, good clutch, and blow proof bell. You've got a lot of money tied up in it, but to start with an auto or even just a stock T5 car. I've got to say the LT1 is the way to go, and I did volumes of research on this topic prior to buying anything.