Hey everyone I am just having some trouble finding an answer to my question maybe you all can help me out.

I have searched!

I am in the process of getting all the parts I need for my t56 swap.

I am going to be putting the t56 in my 87 iroc that has the 700r4 in it now.


Can I use my 700r4 torque arm mount on my t56 ( lt1 style ) ? My t56 did not come with one? if not I believe this is what I need ( http://www.nookandtranny.com/mm5/mer...Category_Code=)


I still can no find a staight answer about what I have to do with the electronics?
so everything would work 100%

I know alot of people have used the dakota digital sgi5c box but what I have found out that it is only works if I have an electonic speedo. But since mine is 87 I have a mechanical speedo.

should I buy this ?

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd886.htm

Thank you for the help tgo!

 

If it's the same as the T5, the torque arm mount is different than the 700R4. The difference is in how it mounts to the transmission. When I swapped from 700R4 to T5, I bought a used mount. I don't know if this is true for every case, but my torque arm faced in the opposite direction to the way the mount was shaped, so I had to buy new "rubber" for it.

Thanks for the heads up on that site.

I don't know much about T56, but that box looks like it should work.

 

You can not use the mount from the 700R4... You can reuse the bushing if I recall correctly, but the mount is different and won't fit. That held me up when I was doing my swap. I had to wait on a mount from a T-5.

 

Anyone got the mount for sale?

 

For a cable-drive speedometer car, you can have member alloy here mod it so it has speedometer cable and vss functionality.

If you're going to run a cable anyway, that keeps all your options open.

Swap to a later model setup and need VSS signal? Use the VSS on the trans.; leave the cable in place.

 

I've thought about alloys mod. I just don't know if I want to do that incase I decide to swap go autometer gauges later on .
I am thinking the edc box is a decent route. And its the cheapest too...

 

Is the rubber/ poly bushing the same or is that different too?

 

The same. I kept my Poly bushing.

 

Thank you.