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gary678* · 02-26-2022, 08:47 AM

To "old31", To answer your question about RPM at 60-65 MPH...I don't know as I have never checked it. I've only had the car at 60-65 MPH once or twice since installing the 6.1 head in late summer. I will check it out this Spring and will get back to you. As mentioned in my earlier post I am comfortable cruising at 45-55 MPH in 4th gear. When I bought the car 5 years ago it had the T5 and a 4.6 head. I switched to a 5.1 head and still used 5th gear at 45-55. Now with the 6.1 head 5th gear is hardly used. With my current set-up I feel the F100 would be the ideal match...but I still LOVE the T5. Incidentally I live in the Hudson Valley just a few miles from the Catskill Mountains and the T5 handles every terrain easily and efficiently. Dave's post #11 mentions a less than ideal rear brake function with the T5 because of notching the cross member; this is correct. This Fall I helped a friend install a custom made U shaped adapter ($325) for the rear brake rods that enabled the rear brakes to fully function; his brakes now are excellent and the high cost of hydraulic brakes was avoided. Gary D.

02-26-2022, 08:47 AM	#11
gary678* Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 174	Re: T 5 5 speed VS Mitchell Transmission with overdrive To "old31", To answer your question about RPM at 60-65 MPH...I don't know as I have never checked it. I've only had the car at 60-65 MPH once or twice since installing the 6.1 head in late summer. I will check it out this Spring and will get back to you. As mentioned in my earlier post I am comfortable cruising at 45-55 MPH in 4th gear. When I bought the car 5 years ago it had the T5 and a 4.6 head. I switched to a 5.1 head and still used 5th gear at 45-55. Now with the 6.1 head 5th gear is hardly used. With my current set-up I feel the F100 would be the ideal match...but I still LOVE the T5. Incidentally I live in the Hudson Valley just a few miles from the Catskill Mountains and the T5 handles every terrain easily and efficiently. Dave's post #11 mentions a less than ideal rear brake function with the T5 because of notching the cross member; this is correct. This Fall I helped a friend install a custom made U shaped adapter ($325) for the rear brake rods that enabled the rear brakes to fully function; his brakes now are excellent and the high cost of hydraulic brakes was avoided. Gary D.