trans swap fwd to rwd

ken bracher · 08-03-2008, 02:40 AM

i need help i have a fwd 3.8 that i got for free. at about the same time i was going to put a v8 in my 1973 240z. as i got looking at the 3.8 and the z it looked like a good fit but what do i do for a trans help

JT87 · 08-03-2008, 08:23 AM

You can use a T5 5spd from a 4th generation Camaro with the 3800, but it would honestly be cheaper and easier to find a complete engine/trans setup from a Camaro. You would need a 3800 Camaro flywheel and clutch setup (there were no transverse 90 degree manual cars). Likewise, there are small differences in the lower mounting (things like the starter, I believe) that make it much easier to work with the RWD block. Also, the intake would be facing towards the centre of the car, which, depending on how you mount your engine, may not fit perfectly.

ken bracher · 08-03-2008, 02:50 PM

yes i'm thinking of going back to puting a smll block in the 240z

**nailhead425** · 08-17-2008, 02:03 AM

700R4/4L60s from 2.8/3.1/3.4L V-6 F-bodies have the FWD bellhousing.

08-03-2008, 02:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
ken bracher Walking Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	trans swap fwd to rwd i need help i have a fwd 3.8 that i got for free. at about the same time i was going to put a v8 in my 1973 240z. as i got looking at the 3.8 and the z it looked like a good fit but what do i do for a trans help

08-03-2008, 08:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
JT87 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UOIT, Oshawa Drives: '93 Grand Am, shopping for a V8, RWD 6 speed car Posts: 418	Re: trans swap fwd to rwd You can use a T5 5spd from a 4th generation Camaro with the 3800, but it would honestly be cheaper and easier to find a complete engine/trans setup from a Camaro. You would need a 3800 Camaro flywheel and clutch setup (there were no transverse 90 degree manual cars). Likewise, there are small differences in the lower mounting (things like the starter, I believe) that make it much easier to work with the RWD block. Also, the intake would be facing towards the centre of the car, which, depending on how you mount your engine, may not fit perfectly.

08-03-2008, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
ken bracher Walking Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	Re: trans swap fwd to rwd yes i'm thinking of going back to puting a smll block in the 240z

08-17-2008, 02:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
nailhead425 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 85541 Drives: '01 Dodge, '88 3/4T Sub, 3-Nailhead Buicks, Monte Posts: 2,363	Re: trans swap fwd to rwd 700R4/4L60s from 2.8/3.1/3.4L V-6 F-bodies have the FWD bellhousing. __________________ "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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