t56 swap
 

wanna do a t56 swap but dont know what i need and how to do it... any help greatly appreciated

pleeeeaaase do a search. you have no idea how many times this exact question has been posted and answered.


trans, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, shifter, new crossmember, slave cylinder, notched trans tunnel

you also have to change the master cylinder too, right>?

Master cylinder is the same. The line running to the slave cylinder and the slave cylinder itself are a bit different, but either a third or fourth gen master cylinder will work.

the thirdgen line will work?

the third gen line is not as good as the 4th gen as the 4th gen is braided stainless. it is a good idea to just use a 4th gen setup though, as said above, either will work. This swap has had VERY extensive coverage, do a search for t56 swap and you'll get all the info you need. good luck!

When I did my T56 swap I did not have to notch the trans tunnel.

I've heard that the thirdgen line is too short to work with a T56 setup. Besides, as stated above, the braided stainless fourth gen line is leagues better than the el cheapo third gen plastic one anyways.

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The slave cyl in a T-5 setup is on the front side of its bracket thing on the BH, with the line fitting about even, front-to-rear, with the rear surface of the oil pan.

The slave cyl in a T-56 mounts to the rear of its place on the BH, turned around "backwards" compared to how it mounts in a T-5, with the line fitting about 8-10" rearward of where the T-5 fitting is. The T-5 line consequently is about that much too short, to reach all the way back there.

The cylinder itself might work; after all, it's just a hydraulic cylinder, and does the exact same thing, so if the mounting is the same and the push rod is the same, then lengthening the line should in theroy work. Whether there's actually a practical and reliable way to do that, I don't know. When I did my T-56 install I just bought a whole new hydraulic system from GM and stuck it on, didn't pay too much attention to difference details.

you know,
there are entire FAQs on this subject.... but some genius decided to make a FAQ board and put them all there... so instead of directing you to a sticky at the top of the trans/drivetrain board, im just going to tell you to do a search.

Have you asked to get it moved?, seems like it would do a lot better on the top of this forum...

i got yelled at awhile ago for arguing about it.