Hi guys im in desperate need of assistance, my tranny just broke in the v6 4spd so i currently dont have a vehicle. i have a donor v8(355) 5spd z28 that i planned on having swapped in later on by a pro but i need it in now because i have a vehicle. so im fixing to do it myself w/ assistance from a few friends at my friends dads shop. i need all the help i can get from u guys. i have a complete z28 i need to know step by step how to do it. the only things that have me nervous is suspension, hosing, wiring, motor mounts, and emission equiptment. ive read a little about this already but i still feel i need guidance which is why i came to this site. im only 17, sadly i dont have much guidance from my dad(he got burnt really bad and cant do much yet), we have the shop, tools, parts, the whole 9. like i said im kinda in a hurry to get my car back but it has to be done right(pass ispection in PA, be reliable, etc.) any help greatly appreciated!

Also i pondered this since im in a rush to have a vehicle, should i maybe just pull the v6 and 4spd out, put in the the T5 5speed tranny and mount the v6 back up to it? then i wouldnt have to mess w/ radiator, wiring, hosing, brakes, suspension, motormounts, etc. idk what would be better because im in desperite need of a vehicle and im not sure if it would just be a waste of time if i dont just put the v8 in while its already out. plus idk if im ready for 12mpg yet.

 

The V8 5speed will not go into your v6

 

u can use the v8 t5 if u want,
remove ur automatic , get the speedway motors v6 to v8 trans adapter ( 40$;s) and bolt in the v8 t5, along with the pedals and hyd clutch assembly

u would also have to get a flywheel from a v6 stick car, if urs is a carbed motor which i dont know caus eu didnt say what year u will have to get the flywheel from a carbed car or for a carbed car as they are balanced differently from the fuel injected motors

in order to use the v8 transmission behind the v6 u need a clutch from a 4.3 v6 iirc

im not 100% sure on the clutch it may even have been a clutch out of a 4thgen 3.8 car that u need but if this is something u wanted to do i can get u the parts numbers for the correct clutch

 

actually the trans adapter went up in price a lil bit
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Chevy-...ates,3280.html

 

No it is a manual 4speed, im decided to go through with the whole swap, v8 5spd, i need like a list of things to do in order from start to finish.

sidenote: ill be changing steering columns aswell, i wanna put the tilt wheel in it from the donor car(the good car doesnt have one) so what will i run into while doing that?

 

just follow the v6 to v8 swap guide everythign is covered in there

basics are really swap over the front springs from the v8 car, move the front brake line to the front of the xmember,replace the v6 motor mounts with the v8 ones and tyhen the v8 motor and trans will drop in

what year is ur v6 car and what year is the v8 car, is the v8 carbed or fuel injected


also im real curious in the 4 speed i didnt think any v6 car ever came with a 4 speed manual


chances are the v8 t5 would have bolted to the v6 bellhousing, if so alls u would need is a new clutch disk to run the v8 trans

as long as the wiring in the colum is the same it should be as simple as unbolting it,unpluging the wiring conectors and putting the new one in , ive never saped a colum that was different from the original in one of these cars so i dont know for sure

 

so it should all bolt right up after i change to some of the major components over from the z28? remember i have a complete z28 to get parts off of

 

and yeah it has a 2.8liter carbuerated and a 4spd, came from the factory like that

 

Yes.

 

Ok well when i start this thursday if we have any questions ill ask on this thread, thanks guys i really appreciate it

 

ok i have a suspension question, what all needs switched over and what all is required to do so?

oh and the steering column, dont even know where to start with swapping that

 

u need to swap over the front springs and motor mounts, also with the v6 the front brake line goes across the top of the k member for the v8 u will need to move it to the front of the k member


u can swap over the struts to if they are in better shape then the ones u have on the car now

worry about the colum last, get the motor in and running first this way if something doesnt work after the colum swap it will be easier to narrow down and fix

 

change of plans, im just gonna sell the sport coupe and part out the z28 and buy and iroc i think, then i can put my engine in that