SN95 94/95 T5 & Bell in 5.0 Miata Conversion?
 

Hey! I've done some searching but hoping to get confirmation on the ability to use the longer SN95 T5 trans setup. I'm collecting drive train now for the Ford 5.0 conversion and thinking that the one inch longer setup would better align the shift lever if nothing else.

I've seen that it requires a little more work with the slave cylinder but wondering if it has been done successfully? Does it create additional exhaust pipe clearance issues? Does it really help with the shifter alignment? Does the bell housing fit OK without additional tunnel clearance?

any experience with this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Mike.

I sold a bell housing a few years back to a guy that was doing what you propose.

I already have the SN95 T5 trans, bell, etc. Thinking that I may go ahead and use it. I'm really curious about the shifter location relative to the Miata tunnel opening.

I'm thinking it should be a little closer to "stock".

The shifter should line up almost perfect.

Here you go: https://www.v8miata.net/v8-miata-dri...2/trannys-317/ I don't know if he ever finished it. You could probably contact him to see if he ran into any issues.

tbone, thank you. I'm surprised it is not more common to use the SN95 set up if it indeed lines things up better. Maybe due to availability. I'm gonna find out if it really works.

Maybe available gear ratio's for the SN95 setup. I know the stock fox body tranny gearing is not ideal, so I went with a rebuilt fox T5 z-spec.

The length difference in the Fox-body & SN95 transmissions is in the bell housing. A T5-Z would work with the SN95 bell housing if a longer input shaft is installed.

Anyone have more info on this? Ive got the engine from an SN95, and I'm currently looking for a transmission.

It does look like the shifter would be located in a better spot, but would the bell housing require the firewall to be hammered back a little more?

I have sn95 bell and tranny in my car. I didn't have to do much tunnel bashing and didn't notice it to be anything much different than a fox bell and tranny. The mounting surface for a slave cylinder is a little different than fox set up but I was able to make it work with some creativity. Car has about 6k miles, track day, and a few autox without issue. I did have to make the factory shifter hole a little larger in the floor and made a bracket to relocate the shifter a little further back because it was still too far forward to shift into first without interfering with the center console

You might want to check out V8MiataMike's build thread. I believe you'll find some good info on this.