Gently down the stream,
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily,
Life is but a dream (of banging 6 gears).

All I need to do is reinstall the console and hook up the speedometer, and the T56 swap is done. :headbang:

 

Very cool, great job Kevin!

 

Way to go Kevin

When it's on the road you'll have to report the RPMS in 6th @80 mph. I'll guess 2.2k

 

Dwayne, try 1900. Remember, T56s have that .50 sixth gear.

Glad to hear Kevin, so you'll test it out this Sunday. Or will you have to break-in the clutch a little.

 

No need to break it in.

It's a plug and play

So the next goal is to break the T56

 

does anything bad happen if you drive it without the VSS/speedo connected?

I have everything but the speedo problem resolved. @ssholes at JagsThatRun haven't even shipped my speedo conversion crap and don't know when they will either. It'd be nice to have a car again instead of borrowing someones.

 

Yes James, the car stalls out every time I push in the clutch to come to a stop. The computer doesnt know the car is moving so it cant adjust the idle properly. Also you'll get an SES light for the inactive VSS.

 

When I first saw the thread title I thought this post was going to be about Cuban refugees...

On of these days I've got to get myself a T-56, that extra gear just makes it seem so much more fun.

 

James, get with Kevin on that issue he now has his working and you do have the equiptment to do it.

Don>>>

 

Actually, the extra (6th) gear is worthless. The only thing good about it is when you are at a constant speed, you can drop it in there and save alot of gas. But performance, you'll never see it. If you do, a Yugo will probably beat you (not spreaking from experince), fifth will take you upto (IIRC) 160. I think Nick only uses the first four gears of his T5.

 

for the people with OEM electric speedos it is an easier swap because they only have to worry about converting the signal to the signal their ECM (and OEM speedo use). But if I use an aftermarket speedo I have to worry about the signal the ECM gets as well as the signal the speedo uses. I don't think that the autometer elec. speedo uses the GM signal, but I do not know for sure. If the autometer speedo uses the GM signal life would be much easier because I would only have to worry about converting signal A to signal B. I do not think that the 165 ECM code I am using has the switch betwen the two signal inputs GM used unlike the 730 which does.

 

The T56 is in and finished, and the speedometer is working. I'm still playing with the chip settings to get it exact, but its close now. Now I have to relearn how to drive a stick.

Kevin

 

for your speedo, did you use the signal conversion box or something else?

 

The 7730 computer has signal converting capabilities in it, so I used that by trial-and-error and help from the DIY Prom board and the thirdgen email list.
Kevin

 

True, 6th gear is useless except for cruising, but it does give you a usefull 5th gear. In a T-5 only 1st - 4th are worth anything, the jump to 5th is just too damn big. In a T-56 at least you can use that 5th gear.

 

That would be right, except the T5 and the T56 have the same 5th gear. In the TPI versions that is.... The T5 that comes with 3.08 rear end cars has a lower numbered 5th.