im having trouble finding a cheap tranny mount for my ca. its an 88 camaro with a 5-speed V6. only place i have found it is at the dealer for $150. any suggestions?

 

Dude..any auto store will have them. I got mine for 8 bucks from kragen... if not, contact jegs or summit and get a poly mount

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"

 

checkers, auto zone, and NAPA do not have the one for the V-6. its different than the rest. it is a liquid filled mount.

 

Maybe they just don't have it in stock. A tranny mount is hardly a dealer-only item.

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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes

 

The 2.8V6 5spd tranny mount most certainly is a dealer only item, and they aint cheap, boy

If anyone has found a good aftermarket mount to take the place of the stock one, please let me know.



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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd, T-Tops
Mods:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhaust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

3

 

the hell?!?! i went into autozone..said i needed a 5 speed 2.8 mount, they said ok..ran back and i had one 2 seconds later... dealer? i think not... mounts from 86(i think it is) to 92 5 speeds works. Even the v8 mounts i believe are the same. Btw..liquid filled? Ive never had a liquid mount.

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil, Accel 8.8 wires, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock, Fuel Pressure, and 5" Sport Comp Tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, Posi, Spohn Torque Arm & Subframe connnectors

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT have run at all"

[This message has been edited by Graeme'sFirebird (edited June 23, 2001).]

 

I believe the V8 mount would work, just as Graeme said. I still don't believe that it's a dealer only item.....

 

Umm 5 speed mounts yes on my 92 5 speed were a dealer only item. The Napa, Auto zone and such kept tring to give me AUTO tranny mounts. I had to pay 156 for mine. I am still pissed off.. and yes it is liquid filled. And I am still tring to find a new cross member to mount the auto tranny mount instead.

 

WTF??? I ordered mine from summit for, I think $30, I don't remember, it's a universal GM trany mount mount.

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1985 Firebird (Kelly)
Stock 2.8L, for now
WS6 Package ( off an 87 T/A)

 

Ok, when i go to work on Monday I'm gonna ask one of the parts counter guys if the 5 speed V8 tranny mount and the 5 speed V6 mount have matching part numbers....

 

Why COULD or WOULD it be DESIGNED to be Liquid Filled?

Nothing is to unusal for General Motors.

Hey, atleast we are NOT dealing with old American Motors car parts!

Could it be the same as used on 5-speed S-10 Blazers?

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

Here we go..to end everyones bickering, i got the part for you. Its 7.49 from Partsamerica.com *aka Kragen* You can order it online and they will send it to your house. 150? I think not...

http://www.partsamerica.com/SelectPa...cent=&MfrCode=

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil, Accel 8.8 wires, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock, Fuel Pressure, and 5" Sport Comp Tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, Posi, Spohn Torque Arm & Subframe connnectors

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT have run at all"

 

well I went to that site and they do not have a pic of the mount so I emailed them about it. I will most certainly post the replys. But I can say with almost pure certainty that its the auto tranny mount.

Now we are talking about the manual tranny mount that is offset. The cross member bolts are like 2 inches reward of the tranny bolts right?... At least thats the way it is on mine. And when mine went out there was fluid everywhere. Its shaped like a tee pee kinda.

 

Thats was an auto tranny mount.

 

I dont think there is a difference between camaro and firebird transmission mounts, the one that i origionally took off wasen't waterfilled. It was a hallow inside and had a stud on one end (that went into the crossmember) and 2 bolts that went into the tranny. The one i got from summit part# ENS-3-1108B is what they told me that would work on my manual 5 speed transmission, and i didnt have any problems installing it.

 

My 87 Blazer's 4 speed mount (I know it's probably not the same) was $5. My 92's auto was $5. Come to think of it, I've NEVER paid over $5 for a tranny mount. I think I'm about to call the dealer and check on that mount, because I really find it hard to believe that a simple transmission mount would cost so much. And why would it be liquid filled???

 

Why bother with a $150 liquid filled mount if no other f-body (besides V6's) came with it? Besides, I thought we already verified that an auto-trans mount works under a manual trans.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

well i do not know about you guys but my mounting bolts are about 2 inches apart. Meaning 1 is 2 inches behind the other.
As far as I have seen the auto's are right on top of each other...

 

WTF are you talkin about on the bolts? I'm confused.

 

yea mines like that..i paid 8 bucks for a new one.

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil, Accel 8.8 wires, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock, Fuel Pressure, and 5" Sport Comp Tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, Posi, Spohn Torque Arm & Subframe connnectors

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT have run at all"

 

well that looks like an auto mount to me. I know what the two look like and my 92 5 speed looks nothing like that.

 

Can you "wrecking yard" cross memeber swap and then use that cheaper mount?

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

The mounts might not look the same, but if Nightw@lf's and Graeme's worked, why wouldn't anyone else's? Maybe the manual crossmember is just using a different set of holes.

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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

Well it might be 92 specific... Your books may tall more tomp, but my cross member only has 2 holes for the mount... Mine has two bolt holes and the middle is kinda open...

 

Dude, you're still a dork. I never quoted a book, I'm talking about mine and other people's experiences. I'm not using a book, stop crying about my manuals. If you're so jealous, go buy a few yourself. There are other people interested in this "difference", and I'm helping them, not you. If I was to help you, I'd tell you to re-drill your crossmember, or make a modified plate to accept the auto trans mount, but that's probably too much for you. Apparently you want a stock factory mount; if other people have gotten it to work, they must by lying, eh?

Hell, RB83L69 even said that the cars use the same mount, in this message from the Trans board: https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/003011.html


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

[This message has been edited by TomP (edited June 27, 2001).]

 

Nope...they dont use a set of different holes...remember i swappe to t5, and am still using the auto crossmember
Btw..on that picture, its the same as my 89 auto was, the 87 tranny i have now, my friends 94 camaro t5..
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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil, Accel 8.8 wires, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock, Fuel Pressure, and 5" Sport Comp Tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, Posi, Spohn Torque Arm & Subframe connnectors

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT have run at all"

[This message has been edited by Graeme'sFirebird (edited June 27, 2001).]

 

TomP what the fu(k is your problem?... I was saying that because your books may actually have something usefull to say. My mount works just fine. ....Get ther fu(k over yourself...

Anyway, I have found a welder locally to do the new crossmember for 40 bucks... With that I can run an auto tranny mount... So tomP go fu(k yourself.

 

then why is it that chevy has 8 or nine different tranny mounts?... I went to the dealer to see if I could even get one of them to fit and guess what you arrogent *****.. they would not work either!!!!

 

Too much name calling and stuff going on.

I DO find it funny how some people were able to get theirs to work and just a few couldn't. I don't think I'd ever spend that much for a transmission mount. I'd break out the cordless and a fat drill bit. Anyways, if you still have your question, post it again. THIS one's getting locked.