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Twin-Cam to T5 Bellhousing Anyone?

PostPost by: gjz30075 » Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:25 am

You might be better off getting the bellhousing from RWD Motorsports
https://www.rwdmotorsport.com/product/p ... llhousing/

This is the one I used. It puts the starter slightly lower (around the circumference) so it's
closer to the oil pan. A mini starter should work well but I kept my stock starter and just
relieved the pan slightly.

My T5 uses the Ford 1 1/16" 10 spline input shaft and my builder used the wrong (longer) input
shaft. I had a machinist then take a 1/4" off the tip and some off the splines to move them
back a bit. Not a big deal since the input shaft is easily removed without dissassembling
the transmission.

Most importantly, whatever bellhousing you use, go through the exercise of getting it
nearly perfectly concentric with the centerline of the crankshaft. Tremec (or Borg Warner)
recommends within .005" of concentricity.
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:55 pm

I prefer the QuickTime, I believe the RWDMotorSports is alloy?

I have a few options here, bells, trans, some for v8 & 4’s. Long and short too. Hope to get on measuring soon, once the new space is ready in the next weeks.
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