MY-92-RS

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To start I Have a manual T- 5 equipped 92 Camaro so I already have the pedals. you can use the original GM Hydraulics and clutch set up if you wish however I am not

This is going to take some time and will be very picture heavy all right lets begin

My parts came mostly from American Power-train

I will be adding to this as I make progress... I plan on doing majority of the installation week of 20-25 march 2021

TCET17805A

Tremec 5 speed GM TKX transmission 600 lb-ft torque, Max RPM 8000, Max shift RPM 7500, 31 spline output, 26 spline input,

gear ratios 2.87, 1.89, 1.28, 1.00, .68

PFGM-20004X TKX Installation Kit for 1982-92 Gen 3 F-body (Camaro/Firebird). kit includes:


White Lightning Shifter Mechanism - Original shift position

Seamless DOM Driveshaft Assembly - Race Balanced, Solid U-Joints

** Your custom driveshaft is not included in the initial order. To receive your driveshaft complete and return the driveshaft order form. **

1350 Driveshaft Slip Yoke - Cryogenically hardened steel Son Cross Member - Torque arm relocating, tubular steel Transmission Mount - Polyurethane

Pilot Bearing - Stainless rollers, grease pre-pak Reverse Light Harness - Weatherseal

Speedometer Conversion - Mechanical or Electronic
Shifter **** - BLACK / OR WHITE

FYI.. NO UPPER SHIFTER HANDLE IS SUPPLIED .. you will need to purchase or supply one
​​​​​​​uses HURST bolt pattern



Extreme up- Grade The TKX 5-speed is rated for 600ft/lbs of torque right out of the box,

American Powertrain Extreme Series Upgrade, can increase the torque capacity to 900 ft/lbs.

Upgrades include:

• All SureShift upgrades.
  • Blueprinting, re-assembled to closer specs than factory.
• REM polishing of gears and shafts for cooler temps, increased strength and removes gear stress risers.
• CRYO extreme low temperature metal treatment for increased strength and wear resistance.

NOTE: Kit does NOT require modifications to tunnel, console or chassis. White Lightning shifter upgrade INCLUDED.

Dex/Merc fluid for Tremec break-in

The clutch is a Mcleod RXT twin disk clutch pt# 6921-07
Flywheel 0 balance 22lb 168 tooth billet steel Pt # 460122

you can not use stock Bell housing I am using Lakewood Scattershield Part# 15000

the Stock cross-member will need to be replaced I have entire Spohn Performance torque arm and cross-member with drive shaft loop


TKX IN A BOX

Lakewood Bell-housing - Scatter-shield #15000

HydraMax kit

modified Factory style master cylinder

release bearing hydro

this pin needs to be installed for release bearing

throw out bearing installed

RXT Twin Disk Clutch pt # 6921-07

Mcleod Flywheel 22 lbs 0 balance billet steel 168 tooth pt # 460122



TKX un box

Washers supplied with kit won't fit transmission mount properly to big



Engine oil drain will be partially covered by Engine block protect plate and scatter shield.. little grinding here all will be good 👍

WildCard600

Following with extreme interest.

scholtmj

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Tarizza

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MY-92-RS

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UPDATE : THE DEATH OF AN ENGINE !!!
Shortly after the last picture where I was going to modify the engine block plate to clear the oil drain plug I decided to drain the engine oil
What I found was a complete DISASTER IN- PROGRESS !!
The magnetic oil drain plug came out mega- covered in metal !!
oil pan lots of metal there ..
using camera probe found damage number seven intake roller lifter and camshaft, also found possible block crack same location number seven intake lifter bore ..
engine has been removed pending going back to my machine shop !!

metal on drain magnetic drain plug

metal in oil pan

damage to camshaft

block crack

WildCard600

Oh man that's terrible.

midias

OH NO!!!! I hope you get it back up and running soon

JohnnyIroc

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Ive had this trans installed for a few weeks and just got the y-pipe made for the exhaust. 42-42.5" inch driveshaft needed to work with this trans (w/ 9" rear) and 1.5" trans mount from energy suspension. This makes for plenty of clearance and a 2" rubber mount/bushing put the top of trans within 3/8" of trans tunnel. Shift pattern is wider than a 6 speed so its taking a bit to get used to. Hanlon Motorsports supplied the shifter relocation arm for tremec shifter that centered the shifter almost perfect. Lakewood bell 15020 is what I had so I made it work. The OP of this thread has the better suited lakewood bell and if I did it again I would use that one for hydraulic TOB lines etc. I had gotten the used bell a few years ago used and the threaded holes were not great and wouldnt hold torque so I welded in the bolts from inside. Wiring was simple with 2 connector from MDL. Reverse is 2 wires and electric speedo 2 more. No reverse lockout opr skip shift BS. I also made a switch from aluminum flywheel to steel. It made a world of difference in how the car takes off in first gear. Much smoother and easier. Im running as Mcleod RXT and its engages better than previous RST I had. Im sure there are a few things im missing so let me know and id be more than happy to help. Heres pics of install, I also installed lemons custom headers and 3.89 gears with this trans swap so it took a bit more time than expected. Enjoy!

JohnnyIroc

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alan91z28

looks great! how do you like it now that you have driven it for awhile?

JohnnyIroc

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Drives great and shifts smooth. Steel flywheel is much better all around even if losing a few hp to the wheels. Going to be trying a short throw shifter in a few weeks.

Jae_712

Johnny, What crossmember did you end up using? Also do you have the part number for the shifter? I'd prefer not to spend $300 on a white lightning shifter. I purchased a TKX a couple of months ago and am getting ready to try to install it in my 88 Camaro.

JohnnyIroc

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thats a hooker blackheart crossmember with 4l60e adapter plate..but it still needs some mods to make it line up with trans mount which you cant really tell from pics. I drilled out trans mount and elongated the holes in plate. The hanlon motorsport modified shifter I just took out last week for a short throw. Ive got about 750 miles on that. That pieces alone from hanlon is $125. then you need to take the tremec shifter apart and install offset shifter arm mount. I can save you the headache of doing this and sell you the complete shifter with a pro 5.0 shifter arm. Its not cut down so it will be about an inch taller than that in the pics. Ill let it go for $120 + shipping, PM me or email is famioso15@aol.com

vorteciroc

Those Oxygen-Sensors should be moved upwards at a 45 degree angle...
Not at 90 degrees, like they are currently.

JohnnyIroc

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Vorteciroc that sure wouldnt change a damn thing lol. Been running good for over 1200 miles and no issues with o2. Innovate specs 3-9 oclock on the top side of clock. One side is 2:30 and other is about 9:45. Bad angle of pics, but oh well, that all doesnt matter as my Accel DFI NTK o2 sensor I installed in the 5" intermediate pipe. Thanks for the heads up thou, ive done this header o2 thing a few times over the past 20 years lol

vorteciroc

If the Engine-Control Oxygen-Sensor readings swing properly/ operate well enough (there are no Catalyst-Monitoring Oxygen-Sensors) that the Engine is happy...
Then that is all that matters.

alan91z28

what short throw shifter did you go with, how do you like it?

soupman

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I have a tkx in my 87 formula behind a Pontiac 428. Wondering also what short throw shifter you used? I am using the stock one that come with the Modern Driveline kit. It’s ok, but a little shorter throw would be nice.

JohnnyIroc

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Short throw is from Driveline Components. I added a spacer and used a T56 handle from pro 5.0.

bdle

I've been doing research to do this swap into my 88 IROC to replace the junk T5 thats in it. This will be very helpful to me when it comes time for me to do it! Thank you! I do plan to utilize the Factory T5 Hydraulics though

Noahshenk

Is the Hydraulic clutch kit necessary for the swap, or can it be done without? Also, what benefits do you gain from having a hydraulic vs mechanical clutch? Can a stock T-5 driveshaft be used or will a custom one be in order?

pfsmd

So I noticed that this shifter moves the handle STRAIGHT back, which is the same as the TKX shifter in the Hemmings YouTube series "IROC rehab".

But in the photos of the transmission right out of the box (earlier in this thread), the shifter is different and moves it forward and toward the driver.

I assume this is NOT the correct position for the shifter and that to center it in the hole in the console, it needs to be moved straight back?

In this video from American Powertrain, the shifter appears to be WAY forward in the opening in the console:


Can anybody provide some clarification? Very interested in doing this for my 86 IROC. Thanks.

WildCard600

I assume the shifter in the pic in the OP was just in whatever random position it was in prior to shipping. I doubt OP installed the transmission, figured out where the shifter needed to be and then removed the transmission and put it back in the box to take the picture. But yes, to locate it in the original T-5 position it should just have to come straight back.

BigBlock73

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Did the original shifter hole have to be enlarged/cut to install the TKX?

MY-92-RS

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The AMERICAN POWERTRAIN white Lighting shifter is adjustable to 16 different positions I found one that I liked and slid everything home
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I even used the shifter handle from my T5 Hurst shifter,
NO MODIFICATION TO THE FLOOR ARE NECESSARY.


For temporary test drive reasons I even reused stock drive shaft with a Ford C6 transmission yoke and cross/fit u-joints

MY-92-RS

MY-92-RS

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Really does not matter what clutch is In front of this trans, that being said the bell housing/ scatter shield does matter, The TKX uses the upright position of the transmission just like the old school T-10 .. the T5 is leaned over . Take some measurements and check everything 2-3 time but I believe you should be able to use a T-10 bellhousing and mechanical linkage setup
The advantage of hydraulic verses mechanical linkage , is less pedal effort and no adjustment of clutch linkage needed, FYI Tremec recommends roller bearing style pilot bearing instead of solid bronze

For Test drive reasons I reused stock T5 drive shaft AFTER replacing the YOKE with a FORD C6 yoke and adapter universal joint

Good luck with your build

MY-92-RS

MY-92-RS

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factory hole in floor all fits

MY-92-RS

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New Drive shaft is a bad *** little piece was included with Transmission.. each one is custom built to your Measurements.. Aluminum or steel same price .
since mine is a Drag race setup with slicks I went steel , with solid 1350 ujoints