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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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Car: White 25th Anniversary RS
Engine: lt1
Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 4:10
auto to t5 swap

can anyone tell me what is involved in a auto to t5 swap? i want to trade my auto for a t5 and i need to know .

1. how hard is it to hang the pedal's?
2.are the bolt holes already there?
3.do i need a new crossmember?
4.where does the fluid resivor go?
5.how do i hook up the reverse lights?
6.do i need new tourq arm mounts?
7.will it handle 400hp?

if there are threads you can send me too as welli will appreciate it
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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Transmission: ZF6, T5
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.31
1. Not hard at all.
2. The pedal assembly mounts to the same studs/nuts that afix the brake booster to the firewall.
3. No.
4. It mounts on a little bracket by the booster.
5. Use the powered wire in the auto trans's harness to go to the 5 speed 's rev sw, and the re-use the rev light wire from the auto trans's harness. Same wires, you just need to clip them and attach a weather pack connector.
6. No.
7. Only if you treat it nice. If you drive like a tire smoking jack-***, it won't last.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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My only suggestion is. Don't waist your time with used clutch hydraulics. Buy new ones. $40 per part at Advanced Autoparts or Napa. Trust me. It's a good investment. The drive shaft is the same and everything pretty much bolts up.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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Check the schros if you get a used one before you install it. They are cheap to replace yourself.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Car: White 25th Anniversary RS
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Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 4:10
Check the schros if you get a used one before you install it. They are cheap to replace yourself


how hard are they to replace? were are they located in it?
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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by Tom 400 CFI
1. Not hard at all.
2. The pedal assembly mounts to the same studs/nuts that afix the brake booster to the firewall.
3. No.
4. It mounts on a little bracket by the booster.
5. Use the powered wire in the auto trans's harness to go to the 5 speed 's rev sw, and the re-use the rev light wire from the auto trans's harness. Same wires, you just need to clip them and attach a weather pack connector.
6. No.
7. Only if you treat it nice. If you drive like a tire smoking jack-***, it won't last.

6. yes/no you need a different bracket to work with the t-5 but the actual rubber bushing or polyurthane if you choose is the same! I found this out the hard way when I was doing mine.
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