Tremec TKO Install

On my S-trim (mild 330rwhp) opentrack Mustang. I just blew my tranny this past June. Yeah, 31K original miles on it, and I dont drag race (power shift) it, nor bang gears... I drive the car hard, but take it easy on the trans. Well after the track event, I was driving home and it was whining like a 6-71 blower! Every gear, all the time. I thought maybe a throwout bearing, or maybe an input shaft bearing. Yeah maybe $250-$450 in parts...

Anyways, I had D&D pour all the tranny parts (literally) into a cardboard box. They picked up piece by piece and showed me what was wrong. See this, its broke; see this piece, its broke... Best guess is that the tranny might have been low on fluid (or something), cause all the gears were blue-ed and WAY overheated.

I ended up pickup up a Tremec TKO, and hopefully will never have to replace a tranny again.

[Update 2002: I blew the TKO tranny after 6 (yeah SIX) opentrack days. THIS time I upgraded to TKO-II specs, after I blew out the 3rd gear cluster...]

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