Durango_Boy

I seem to remember there being a few other differences. I just can't think of them.

79-L-82

right, but; I mean isn't that an easy way to identify?

If they have 14 splines they are v6 and 26=v8? Is that correct?

5speeds

Yes and no. Yes for the Camaro unit with the case with a GM pattern. The 1994 and up V8 took a T56 and the 6cly took a T5 with a 26 spline input that was longer than the older 26 spline V8 input. The later Camaro T5 used in 1994 and up also used a Ford Bolt Pattern Case!

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BerniesVette

That is why most of us have gone with mustang T5s. They can be documented as to what they came out of it is very difficult to do with the chevy T5. You really have to see it being pulled from a v8 chevy to know what you are getting.
Bernie

79-L-82

Gotcha. . .

thanks!

Durango_Boy

Is the T5 still the cheapest American 5-speed available? I wonder if some of the foreign boxes would work...like Porche or Merc?

BerniesVette

If you want to see everything you want to know about ford T5s go to: www.ford muscle.com/archives/2000/09/t5swap/index2.shtml This will let you see all the specs, ratios, etc.
Bernie

Durango_Boy

It was just a passing thought but I'll spend a little time tonight reading over that.

OLDED

Just to ask, can the Viper trans be easily adapted into the C1/C2?

rj8806

Easily.....No, but then anything can be done with enough patience and money.

First of all, the Viper unit is no longer being produced. Tremec replaced it with the TR-6060 (or the T56 Magnum to the aftermarket). You might be able to find one locally, but getting parts for it is getting harder every day and eventually, will dry up.

The Magnum is physically larger than say a TKO, so you would be doing some tunnel surgery to make it fit the C2 platform. You would have to swap the input shaft as the Viper input is too long to fit in any GM bell housing and the tip of the input is a lot larger than the GM pilot bearing. Along with the input shaft swap, you can either use an adpater plate and then the stock Muncie bell housing or call QuickTime and use one of their T56 specific bell housings. The Viper is also an electronic speedometer output only so you either have to run electronic gauges or get a Cable X box from Abbott Industries to convert the electronic pulse to a mechanical output.

Some guys will tell you it might fit if you alter the cross member, but by doing that, you will have to lower the tail housing so much that the driveline angles will be compromised and I don't think there is enough room to raise the tail back up that far to correct it.
If your car is a factory 4 speed car, you will have to make the cross member removeable as the length of the T56 is too long to get it installed otherwise. If the body is off the car you can get it in there that way, but that would be a pain to do that everytime you had to get to the clutch or flywheel.

Let me know if I can be of any more help.




Richard

Hogwild

or you can take the radiator out then take the engine loose and bring it forward about 6 inche's.that's with a Keisler Engineering 5 speed .
i'm putting a removable one in now .
just to lazy to keep taking engine loose