not to be the 1x10^45678th person to ask, but anybody here use a kit to do the fabled t5 into auto f-body swap? If so, where did you go to get it? Because I'm not finding too much on the net and it looks more expensive then I'd like. (then again, so are movie tickets). Anyway any info would be nice.

-- Henry

 

There is no "fabled kit".

Look in the tech articles on this site and you will be enlightened.

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1992 Z28 5.7 TPI

ZZ4 longblock
Harland Sharp roller rockers
Accel base and SLP siamesed runners,
52MM SLP Throttle Body
Hooker Headers & Flowmaster catback
MSD6A ignition
aluminum driveshaft
World Class 5-speed

 

I bought a kit from a guy that was parting out a Camaro. Basically, I got everything that I needed from him. Go to a junk yard, and if you think that you probably won't need it, you actually will.

If you have a 700R4 then you won't need a drive shaft, ,torque arm, and cross member, but you'll need all of this:

tranny, bellhousing, flywheel, flywheel bolts, hydrolic clutch, pedals, shifter boot.

Get a new clutch, and if you can also get a new flywheel. If you can't, then have the old one resurfaced. There are two different bolt patterns for the flywheel though. The one piece rear main seal blocks that started in '86 and the earlier, two piece rear main.

I just finished this swap.

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'82 Firebird, dead stock, 9 bolt disc rear, over 200,000 miles and still going strong, more to come...
http://www.spinfrenzy.com/stingerssx...easures.html#4

 

I have a complete T5 setup. It's a NWC T5. I just rebuilt it and put it in my Camaro. I'm going back to the TH350 for racing. Tranny is excellent, has about 700 miles on the rebuild. I'll sell it all for $700 plus shipping. Also comes with a Centerforce Dual friction clutch and pressure plate. Everything is in excellent condition.
E-mail if interested. bhaas@bigfoot.com

Brad...


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1986 SC Camaro
Mods: Threw 2.8 in garbage, put in rebuilt
350 .060 over, XE268H Comp cam, Edlebrock
Performer Intake and Edlebrock 600 CFM Carb,
Pete Jackson noisy GearDrive (which sounded
cool for about 5 minutes, now I'm sick of it)
Rebuilt TH350, 3.42 Rear Gears. LCA RLB's.
B&M Mega Shifter.
Now has T5 in it. YES!!!
CenterForce Dual Friction Clutch.