will my trans hook up?
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will my trans hook up?
ok well im thinking of swapping in a 335 sroker into my 2.8 camaro
the trans is auto and i believe its the 700r4. they didnt put in any different trans in em did they? but anyways what i need to know is if the trans is gonna bolt up to my v8
thanks
the trans is auto and i believe its the 700r4. they didnt put in any different trans in em did they? but anyways what i need to know is if the trans is gonna bolt up to my v8
thanks
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Nope. The 2.8 is a 60 degree V6 and small blocks are 90 degree V8s. They have different cylinder banks, therefore the trannies will not bolt up.
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'87 Silverado
350 4 bolt main bore .040 over
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Ported and Polished heads
Comp cams 268h cam and top end
Flowtech headers
3.73s on Detroit locker
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'87 Silverado
350 4 bolt main bore .040 over
TB Injected
Ported and Polished heads
Comp cams 268h cam and top end
Flowtech headers
3.73s on Detroit locker
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
More to the point, they have different bellhousing patterns, therefore the V6 tranny won't bolt up to a V8.
A 4.3l V6 tranny will bolt up to an SBC, however. The 4.3 is a 90 degree V6. But, a 3.8 V6, which is also 90 degree, has an even different bellhousing pattern, so a tranny from that engine will not fit either your 2.8 or a 350.
That's GM for you...
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, World 305 heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat & 3" cat-back).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
A 4.3l V6 tranny will bolt up to an SBC, however. The 4.3 is a 90 degree V6. But, a 3.8 V6, which is also 90 degree, has an even different bellhousing pattern, so a tranny from that engine will not fit either your 2.8 or a 350.
That's GM for you...
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, World 305 heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat & 3" cat-back).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
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a new 3.8L with tranny from a totaled bird should be cheap. there isn't nearly as much demand for those as for the LT1s and LS1s.
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'89 Formula WS-6
305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....
Soon to be installed:
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.
Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options
AOL IM: superGRtaz
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