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Originally Posted by UserName
My question is simple I want to know if I could use the same tranny off my camaro for a V8? If been told before that I couldn't, but a guy at work was telling me that all I have to do is change the bell housing. He told me that the tranny was the same.
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i did a similar swap about 15 years ago for a buddy. the v6 bellhousing and flywheel will not bolt up to a v8(first gen sbc, or ls1) you will need a v8 bellhousing and a flywheel. Is your v8 a 1 or 2 piece rear main seal? cause the flywheel mounting pattern to the crank is different on either one.
you could use the v6 trans,it will bolt up to a v8 bellhousing. i did for a short while and wound up breaking it. i used a v8 pressure plate and the disc out of the v6 set up. it worked but it was only a temporary solution till i got a v8 trans to replace the one i broke.
i strongly recomend gettin a v8 t5 trans out of a 87 or newer fbody. supposedly their stronger and are geared better than the older t5's. i may still have a v8 bellhousing and 2 piece rear main seal flywheel layin around i'd have to check. and 83 was the only year that there was a manual clutch linkage, everything after that was had a hydrolic set up. its been 10 years since i owned a 3rd gen so not sure wats left parts wise. hoped this helped. any questions hit me up