t56 swap
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Car: 85 Pontiac Trans Am
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Transmission: TH350 Built to the hilt
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t56 swap
wanna do a t56 swap but dont know what i need and how to do it... any help greatly appreciated
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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
trans, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, shifter, new crossmember, slave cylinder, notched trans tunnel
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Car: 86 Regal Limited
Engine: 95 cop lt1
Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 8.5" gn/3.73 gears
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!
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Car: 1982 Z28 & 1967 RR/SS 396
Engine: ZZ383 & 375hp 396
Transmission: T56 & factory TH400
Axle/Gears: 9" ford & 12 bolt 4.10
When I did my T56 swap I did not have to notch the trans tunnel.
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the thirdgen line is too short to work with a T56 setup
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.
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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.
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.
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