Manual transmission for my 85 z28
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Car: 88 Camaro IROC
Engine: 406 sbc
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Ford 9 inch 4.56 gear
Manual transmission for my 85 z28
Ive had the z28 since i was 16 and drove the crap out of it for the first two year I had it. Then parked it for a few year while I went to school. After school i swaped the old 305 with a 73 350 block. And while fine tuning the motor the auto trany wasn't shifting gears while in overdrive so I have decided to go ahead and change it over to manual. Need help with transmission preferences that line up with the shifter plate on the factory console in the car.
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Car: '86 Camaro, '94 Camaro, 3 others
Engine: LG4 ->L29, L32->LR4, L36, LG4, L31
Transmission: 700R-4, T5WC, 4L80E, SM465, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.23, WTB/WTT 2.93
Re: Manual transmission for my 85 z28
T5 is the easiest, T-10 was offered in '82, T56 is the current thing, there's Tremec's TKO500 / TKO600, Richmond's 4+1 has been done, there's a 6-speed version of that called the ROD, for Richmond OverDrive, They also have a Street -speed that might install similarly, various others have been attempted with generally sub-par results, from Nissan Z32 turbo 5speeds and Toyota Supra turbo, to various GM truck transmissions. For a mild 350 for daily street use, the T5 from any '88-'92 LB9 third gen will be fine. Carbureted 350s generally can't take full advantage of a T56 with the 2.66 / 0.50 gears, T-10s have no OD.
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Car: 88 Camaro IROC
Engine: 406 sbc
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Axle/Gears: Ford 9 inch 4.56 gear
Re: Manual transmission for my 85 z28
Well I've got a 350 bored .30 over with aluminum 64 cc heads, a .525 lift cam fueled by a 750 Holley vacuum secondary. Don't know specs yet but I'm worried the t5 can't handle it long.
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Car: '86 Camaro, '94 Camaro, 3 others
Engine: LG4 ->L29, L32->LR4, L36, LG4, L31
Transmission: 700R-4, T5WC, 4L80E, SM465, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.23, WTB/WTT 2.93
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