T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
06-23-2010, 10:38 PM
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Car: 1984 Firebird (89 Formula Clone)
Engine: 357
Transmission: m29 T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt Borg Warner.
T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
What all do i need to do, also i am missing the Tailshaft extension housing the rear half not the main trans body where the shift is located, where can i pick this up?
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06-24-2010, 06:12 AM
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28, VIN F
Engine: 427 sbc, HSR
Transmission: T-56, self rebuilt 700+ hp
Axle/Gears: Moser 12bolt, 3.42 trutrac
Re: T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
Corvette T56's were in '97-'07 models, but were transaxle designs. Either it won't work because it's for a transaxle, or you have a ZF6 6-speed from an LT1 vette, not a T56.
The ZF6 will bolt to a SBC, but it's completely different than other GM manuals and you'll have to have the pedals/linkage/bellhousing/clutch/shifter/mounts/etc. to make it all work.
Check out the C4 forums over at http://www.corvetteforum.com/ if you'd like to research the ZF6.
The ZF6 will bolt to a SBC, but it's completely different than other GM manuals and you'll have to have the pedals/linkage/bellhousing/clutch/shifter/mounts/etc. to make it all work.
Check out the C4 forums over at http://www.corvetteforum.com/ if you'd like to research the ZF6.
06-24-2010, 06:23 AM
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Re: T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
The ZF6 (S6-40) will only bolt up if it's not an LT5 one, the LT5 has a different bellhousing, which could easily be changed but the input shaft is longer too so you'd have to change it or add a spacer.
This is a ZF6 S6-40 next to 2 T-5s. It's very large and will not fit because of the clutch slave. Most have a magnesium bellhousing (says magnesium cast on it) and you will be hard pressed to modify that one. An 89 would have an alu bell, you could cut off the slave cyl mounting pad and move it down, a lot of work still. Then it leaves the stick position, it's further back than on a T5 or T56, the rear is set up for a c beam, not a tranny mount although that can easily be fabricated.
This is a ZF6 S6-40 next to 2 T-5s. It's very large and will not fit because of the clutch slave. Most have a magnesium bellhousing (says magnesium cast on it) and you will be hard pressed to modify that one. An 89 would have an alu bell, you could cut off the slave cyl mounting pad and move it down, a lot of work still. Then it leaves the stick position, it's further back than on a T5 or T56, the rear is set up for a c beam, not a tranny mount although that can easily be fabricated.
06-24-2010, 12:08 PM
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Car: 1984 Firebird (89 Formula Clone)
Engine: 357
Transmission: m29 T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt Borg Warner.
Re: T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
Well my buddy is looking to throw this in his chevelle, im trading him for his super T10 4 speed, i dont wanna mess around modding my car to fit it or get it fixed lol.
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06-24-2010, 12:56 PM
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Re: T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
The ZF6 (S6-40) will only bolt up if it's not an LT5 one, the LT5 has a different bellhousing, which could easily be changed but the input shaft is longer too so you'd have to change it or add a spacer.
This is a ZF6 S6-40 next to 2 T-5s. It's very large and will not fit because of the clutch slave. Most have a magnesium bellhousing (says magnesium cast on it) and you will be hard pressed to modify that one. An 89 would have an alu bell, you could cut off the slave cyl mounting pad and move it down, a lot of work still. Then it leaves the stick position, it's further back than on a T5 or T56, the rear is set up for a c beam, not a tranny mount although that can easily be fabricated.
This is a ZF6 S6-40 next to 2 T-5s. It's very large and will not fit because of the clutch slave. Most have a magnesium bellhousing (says magnesium cast on it) and you will be hard pressed to modify that one. An 89 would have an alu bell, you could cut off the slave cyl mounting pad and move it down, a lot of work still. Then it leaves the stick position, it's further back than on a T5 or T56, the rear is set up for a c beam, not a tranny mount although that can easily be fabricated.
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06-24-2010, 04:43 PM
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Re: T56 out of corvette to bolt to a 350 small block?
Yeah but check the shifter position and tunnel on those. There are better options such as the T56
Also, they did use an alu bell and modified it to reposition the slave cyl.
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Also, they did use an alu bell and modified it to reposition the slave cyl.
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