manual transmission

[jeffgordon24]

i was wondering if other ford manual trannys bolt up to our 7.3 . if i can take a tranny from a dfifferent mtr and bolt it up ok i know i will need the right flywheel . i have a 4 speed aut id like to put a 5 spd man. and what about the transfercase

 

[Agnem]

You can use a T-19B, ZF-5 or even a certain Clark 5 speed that IH uses. All have their own clutch/flywheel requirements.

 

[jeffgordon24]

thanks for the info but will the bolt pattern from say a 4.9lt gas fit on the 7.3 ,also i forget are there bellhousings on 7.3 i dont remember seeing any manual trannys if so can the one from the 4.9 lt bolt up to it
thanks

 

[Mr_Roboto]

No, the only bellhousing that will bolt to the IDI would be from a 6.9 or 7.3 (IDI or PS). Keep in mind that many of the transmissions use an adaptor plate and do not bolt directly to the engine.

 

[Petri317]

What would be the benefit of using a clark 5 speed? Does anyone have a link to info on that transmission? Is it an overdrive tranny? Can it we fitted with minimal cutting?

 

[Mont91]

The clark tranny is a medium duty truck unit, the others are light duty truck trannys.

 

[highest_vision]

I highly doubt anything but the t19 or the zf will fit. The trannies that IH used in their applications used front and rear engine mounts that require a rather large bellhousing. Lot of fab involved...
James

 

[Agnem]

No advantage to the Clark that I am aware of, other than being rated for more GVWR. I don't think it is an overdrive. Sort of like a T-19 on steroids.