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    7/26/2022 8:17 AM  #1

    MS
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    Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    Has anyone come up with a better shifter for a TKO 600 five speed tranny?  The one that came with the new transmission is very notchy, sometimes requiring ALOT of force to go into first.

    I am pulling the trans to install a new clutch and flywheel, so now is the time.

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    7/26/2022 9:43 AM  #2

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I have no direct experience, but Hanlon Motorsports sells a PRO 5.0 shifter for the TKO 600. 

     

    7/26/2022 9:59 AM  #3

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    MS - Just a thought, are you sure the clutch is fully disengaging, maybe it needs to be adjusted?

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    7/26/2022 10:25 AM  #4

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    BobE wrote:

    MS - Just a thought, are you sure the clutch is fully disengaging, maybe it needs to be adjusted?

    This is a good question.  How has reverse been?

    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
     

    7/26/2022 12:24 PM  #5

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    Clutch releases properly.
    Billy Walton helped me find a Pro 5.0 at Jegs, so I have that coming, to be installed with the new clutch and flywheel.
    Since my cable clutch system is the original MustangSteve prototype, I may install the current production quadrant to get the latest ease of cable hookup.  That setup has been in there since around 2000.

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    7/26/2022 4:34 PM  #6

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I have a Pro 5.0 on my Factory 5 Cobra, very happy with it.
     

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    7/26/2022 6:47 PM  #7

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    Dkralc wrote:

    I have a Pro 5.0 on my Factory 5 Cobra, very happy with it.
     

    Is it a T5 or a TKO?

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    7/26/2022 10:29 PM  #8

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I love my Pro 5.0

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
     

    7/27/2022 5:43 AM  #9

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I have 3 Pr0 5.0s, two on T5s (Mustangs) and one on a T56 (IROC).  I will never buy another shifter.  Build quality is first rate, materials are first rate, action is awesome, and they last seemingly forever. 

     

    7/27/2022 6:48 AM  #10

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    My Trans was a TKO600.

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    7/27/2022 7:05 AM  #11

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I have a new Pro 5.0 shifter for a Tremec 3550 that I would make some one a good deal on if they would need it.  
     

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    7/27/2022 12:14 PM  #12

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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    I am running the Pro5.0 on my Racecar. Not a thing bad to say about it!!! Smooth and exact! Enough throw to know where you are but not enough to slow me down!! Also have one on the T% on my 65. It is just as good.

     

    7/28/2022 7:32 AM  #13

    MS
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    Re: Looking for better shifter for TKO 600 5-speed trans

    Thanks for all the input. My pro 5.0 shifter should arrive tomorrow.   I received my new clutch and flywheel yesterday.  Danged Round Tuit still in limbo.

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