I have a 82 camaro with the 2.8 and 4-speed. I want to put a four barrel 305 out of a firebird formula that had a five speed. The person with the motor still has the five speed bellhousing and clutch assembly but not the transmission. Will this five speed bellhousing bolt to the six cylinder 4-speed transmission? A guy told me that it would if the input shaft on the transmission was the same as the v-8 transmission. Another guy told me it would work as long as I bought a clutch for a 82 v-8 four speed. The 87 clutch would not work for some reason. Does anybody out there have any experience with this?

 

The spline count on the input shaft is different so you will have to get the clutch custom made to match. Other than that it should work.

 

Won't work. 2.8L is a 60 degree V vs. 90 degree for the 4.3L truck motor and SBC V8's

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86 T/A 5.0
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93 Civic 1.6L
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The 2.8L tranny uses a diffrent bellhousing from what I've been told. It won't work.

 

It is my understanding that the 2.8 tranny will bolt up to the V-8 bellhousing. The problem is that the input shaft splines are different. You would need to get the 2.8 disc and the 305 flywheel and pressure plate. The problem you will run into is that I wouldn't figure the trans to last long behind an engine that puts out almost 100 hp more than it was designed for.

All of the answers above are refering to the bellhousing. In that situation, they are correct. A 60* V-6 bellhousing bolt pattern (housing to engine) and a 90* pattern are different. If I read correctly you're talking about the trans to housing.

[This message has been edited by 87RS402 (edited April 14, 2001).]