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Oct 8, 2018 | 06:28 PM

Stevenmunoz

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Car: 1987 Firebird

Engine: 2.8L V6

Transmission: 700r4

Bellhousing

im putting a v8 in my car soonish and want to know what I need to do to my trannh to make the v8 take the puny v6s spot.

Oct 8, 2018 | 08:19 PM

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Re: Bellhousing

You need a V8 bell housing, fork and trans. Don't waste your time trying to fudge the v6 trans in there.

Oct 8, 2018 | 09:37 PM

Stevenmunoz

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Car: 1987 Firebird

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Re: Bellhousing

Isn’t it the same tranny though? The 700r4 was with the 350 that came stock

Oct 8, 2018 | 09:39 PM

Stevenmunoz

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Car: 1987 Firebird

Engine: 2.8L V6

Transmission: 700r4

Re: Bellhousing

Isn’t it the same tranny though? The 700r4? Didn’t it come with the stock 350?

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You need a V8 bell housing, fork and trans. Don't waste your time trying to fudge the v6 trans in there.

Oct 9, 2018 | 07:20 AM

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Re: Bellhousing

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Isn’t it the same tranny though? The 700r4? Didn’t it come with the stock 350?

Bottom line = The bellhousing bolt pattern is different from the V6 to the V8 engines , so a V6 bellhousing is not gonna bolt onto a V8 engine (without some kind of adapter plate , and at that point , just get a "native" V8 setup and be done with it) ......