cel19

evenin'.... found a t-56 at local junkyard....from a 1995 camaro...with a V6....i have a 350 with a 700r4 and 4.11's......can a V6 transmission bolt up to a 350 or do i need to find a transmission with an 8?? can i use the clutch plates from a 4th genereation without too many modifications or am i looking at a complete fabrication buil to install one of these suckers.....hoping for plenty of replies.....will continue to search for answers but just figured id tried to get straight relpies from the horse's mouth so to speak

LilSki

iTrader: (1)

Are you sure it is a T56? I thought all 4th gen V6 cars got the T5 still.

spurgeon76

V-6 = T-5

cel19

it may be throwing me off fellas, shift *** has 6 speeds on it but lets say its a 5 speed which is still by far going to help me with this issue of wishing i had an extra gear or 2 with this rear end....now like bell housing wise do i strictly need to find a 3rd gen parts like the pedals bell housing or can i use all the parts off this 95 camaro???

sofakingdom

iTrader: (1)

No.

It's a 6-cyl.

Those parts won't fit your V8.

cel19

Alrighty than... so bell housing....cluth plates pressure plates and those sorta goodies along with the pedals need to from a v8.....can I still use the transmission if it is from a 6..... I know nothing about transmissio ns except its what shifts gears.. does the bellhousing need to be for a t5 or t56 from. A 95 or can it be from an 82 to 92....any and all information is accepted.....still reading around and finding things out

irocarter

iTrader: (1)

v6 t5s have about an inch longer input shaft and the gear ratios are different( and crappy) from the v8 t5s

Atilla the Fun

'95 T5 has a 3.75:1 first gear, and a maximum input torque capacity of 230 ft-lbs. First gear would be useless with your 3.73:1 axle. V8-spec T5 has a 2.95:1 first gear.

jmd

iTrader: (4)

If it's a T56, the case should have 1386-xxx cast in it somewhere.

You really need to read the "my T56 swap" thread at the top of this forum and ask questions that aren't already covered there. It'll tell you a lot about the swap you might wonder and even more you hadn't considered yet. A 1995 T56 is one of the simplier ways to swap one into a third gen but not the only way.

Try and get an 88-92 V8 T5 from a third gen instead of the V6 T5 that was in the fourth gens.

A 1995 T56 from a fourth or V8 T5 from a third can be done without shortening the driveshaft.

cel19

I have been reading your thread. Contstantly. I may have to use ebay or find a local car to buy as a doner for both yards only have the 6 cy transmission.....also thanks for all the input. I now know what to look for