Hi
I'm swaping my 700R4 for the T5 in my car.
I got a 350 now in it and I'm getting the 24 spline T5.
Only thing i wonder is what bellhousing do I need?
Does the Bellhousing of the v6 got the hole to fit the 350 or do I need the one from the 305?
And I got a rumor like what I need a stronger clutch and pressure plate.
It wont be a race car , so I wonder if the normal clutch and pressure plate from the 305 will be strong enough?
Thank you

 

Only stock BH that will work, is the one out of a 82-92 Camaro or Firebird V8.

6-cyl one won't bolt to the motor.

Earlier ones don't have the 18° rotation of the trans that's required.

Later ones won't fit the T-5.

So that's it: 82-92 F-body V8. Don't bother asking if [insert other guess here] will fit, because it won't.

Be aware also, that the 82 used a linkage system to work the clutch, while 83-up used hydraulics. The hyd system is VASTLY superior to the Neanderthal one. While either will work, you will have to have EVERY piece, WITHOUT exception, to make it work; no exceptions. Don't ask, it won't. That means, pedals, linkage, & BH; and they all have to be the same type (you can't mix hyd pedals with linkage, for example).

Best thing to do is find a whole car in the boneyard and strip it. FAR easier to do it that way than to try to piece it together. You can however still get new hydraulics from GM, AFAIK; they come as both cyls, the reservoir, and all the interconnecting lines, pre-filled with fluid and pre-bled. Very convenient.

There has never been a GM manual trans with 24 splines, to my knowledge. I could be wrong but I'm probably not. Your T-5 should have 26 splines, if it was from a V8 application.

Virtually any of the brand-name clutches probably offers something you could use. Centerforce, Hays, McLeod, B-W, Spec, the list goes on. I've used nearly all of them at one time or another over the past several decades, and had good experience with every one. Never a bad one, not once, not any. 99.999% of all clutch problems are due to installation, and the rest are because something wasn't done right when it was put in. Do the job right and life will be good, no matter what brand you pick.

 

Alright , Thank you for the answer.
I knew about the hydraulic and I already have my slave cylinder and the master.

 

Make that '84 up....

 

Right... 84-up...

I guess maybe I should proofread before I hit the "do it" button, eh??