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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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From: Pittsfield, NH
Car: 1988 Base Coupe
Engine: 350
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt w/ disk brakes - 3.70
engine/transmission compatibility

ok, this might sound complicated but ill explain the best i can.

my camaro is a 305 auto, and i have been wanting to swap in a 5-speed, so i have been looking for a donner car.

a friend of mine knows ive been looking and his dad has a scraping business, so he called me up and said he has an early 80's camaro there to be scrapped and wondered if i wanted it.

turns out the car is a base coupe with a straight 4 and came factory with a 4-speed, but the guy they got it from said he swapped in a 5-speed

my question is, does anyone know what the bolt patern for the inline 4 is?

I am trying to figure out if the guy swapped in a 5-speed from a v6 or a v8, because if it is a 5-speed from a v8 i want it.

another question i might as well ask here. is all the clutch hardware the same regardless of engine and tranny? slave cylinder, linkage, ect...
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Re: engine/transmission compatibility

IIRC, the Iron Duke is V8 pattern.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
Re: engine/transmission compatibility

Originally Posted by Apeiron
IIRC, the Iron Duke is V8 pattern.
Which V8 pattern though? The 'Iron Duke' was based on a Pontiac V8, not a Chevy V8 - and they both used different bellhousing bolt patterns.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Re: engine/transmission compatibility

The Chev, not the BOP.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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From: Pittsfield, NH
Car: 1988 Base Coupe
Engine: 350
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt w/ disk brakes - 3.70
Re: engine/transmission compatibility

even if i had to change the bell housing i can deal with that, i was more concerned about the tolerances of the transmission, thanks guys, this is why i ask the pros
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