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| redhatkid |
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just got a v8 with no trans, got a six with a manual. obviously i want to use the manual with the 8. had a look at dellows website and CRS for their conversion kits available but in the end the shifter will sit to far forward.
i just called a transmission repairer and was told that i cant even simply change the input shft on my t5 to a v8 one. because a 6cyl one has 22 teeth on the cluster gear and a v8 has 24 and will simply not go on. v8 t5's are like $1500!!! i didnt even pay that for the v8 mont i just got! ( just doesn't have a trans:-( ) and the prices for the v8 cluster gear and input shaft almost cost as much as a gearbox but then i still have to buy a bellhousing. anyone got any ideas? |
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| redhatkid |
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Yer about 27 mm maybe more because the 8 sits further forward from the firewall than the i6...
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| fairlane6970 |
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Dellow make a bellhousing to suit 6cyl. T5 onto V8 - check with them about spacing b4 we all throw unknown measurements around!
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| Scaffy |
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It will have to sit forward, because the input shaft is shrter. Can anyone confirm whether it is 27mm between the 6 and 8 input shafts?
Something I just thought about... I'm pretty sure I've been told the shifter sits too far back when using an AU T5 in an e-series. Depending on how different it is, you might be able to find a busted AU V8 T5 and swap extension housings over? But then you're going to have issues with tailshaft length still, I would think...
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| jaysway |
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which transmission shop did you call?
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| Scaffy |
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Ash wrote: Here's an old one. And it was 26mm I think sorry. post894841.html?hilit=input%20shaft%20length#p894841 I'm not too sure where they get the measurements from in this thread. Our V8 input shafts are 9 3/4" (247.6mm) in length. That's out of the 'box. When measuring it roughly from where it exits the 'box, it would be about 183mm in length. I'll have my hands on a 6cyl input shaft tomorrow, which I will be measuring up.
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| Scaffy |
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So, it turns out there is about 26mm difference between the 2. My measurements come to a length of 221.5mm for the 6cyl input shaft, which makes it about 26mm shorter than the V8 one, still.
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| elmattxr |
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cant you just mod the shifter?? i am curious to this swap aswell
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| Scaffy |
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I'm pretty sure there's be issues with tailshaft length...
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