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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
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      Oakland CA
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      Ls1 T-56 swap...

      I am starting to get everything togther. I am going with tito's kit at ATS. I wanted to go the cheap route with re-using my z-bar mechnical cluctch but my muncie bellhousing now has a gapping wound in it and i think that plan is no longer possible(plus if a starter gear can make it through the floor pan i can only imagine a exploding clutch! I think i like the use of my legs)



      Basically i need part numbers for things i need to complete the swap. Should i use Mcleod or Lakewood bellhousing? Any part numbers? Which clutch should i use?

      Your time is always apreciated!,

      David
      :3gears: 68 Rally Sport Camaro 350/4spd(t56ingarage)/8.5 10bolt 2.56 open,Hotchkis springs, kyb shocks, 17" Rallys 235/245-45-17

      1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 3.8 Buick LC2 V-6 w/51k, Ported heads w/oversized one piece valves, te-44 turbo,PTS built 200R4 w/2800stall, Lucas green top 009 42.5# injectors, AFPR, Adjustable wastegate, ATR 3inch exhaust, Terry houston 3inch mandrel bent downpipe, stock intercooler w/duttwieler neck, Eibach Springs, Bilstien shocks, Spohn adjustable panhard bar...


    2. #2
      Join Date
      Sep 2004
      Location
      florida
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      199
      i called lakewood today because i too want to put a t-56 in my car. they tell me they dont make a bellhousing that will accept a t56. which i find to be completly ridiculous considering all the f-bodies running around. best i can tell, mcleod makes one but its not blow proof like a lakewood would be if they made the damn thing. personally i want to know what all these guys are using that are swapping 6 speeds into their vehicles. my biggest gripe is i dont want to use mechanical linkages because i have header issues as it is. so a hydraulic setup is the way to go for me. anyone else have any ideas???

    3. #3
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      Aug 2004
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      Hmmmmmm thats odd. One will take my legs out if the clutch blows and the other doesnt fit! Seriously what are they thinking? Why would i buy a Mcleod if its just as incapable of containing a clutch as the aluminum stock bellhousing.
      What Material is Mcleod making there bellhousings out of?
      :3gears: 68 Rally Sport Camaro 350/4spd(t56ingarage)/8.5 10bolt 2.56 open,Hotchkis springs, kyb shocks, 17" Rallys 235/245-45-17

      1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 3.8 Buick LC2 V-6 w/51k, Ported heads w/oversized one piece valves, te-44 turbo,PTS built 200R4 w/2800stall, Lucas green top 009 42.5# injectors, AFPR, Adjustable wastegate, ATR 3inch exhaust, Terry houston 3inch mandrel bent downpipe, stock intercooler w/duttwieler neck, Eibach Springs, Bilstien shocks, Spohn adjustable panhard bar...

    4. #4
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      Sep 2004
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      actually im assuming the mcleod is not blowproof like a lakewood. and only because there isnt any information provided thats says they are. so i dunno, maybe they are.

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Sep 2004
      Location
      florida
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      199
      previous statement retracted. the bellhousings are sfi 6-1 approved and i believe that includes explosion proof so you wouldnt need an additional flywheel shield.

    6. #6
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      Aug 2004
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      Ttt
      :3gears: 68 Rally Sport Camaro 350/4spd(t56ingarage)/8.5 10bolt 2.56 open,Hotchkis springs, kyb shocks, 17" Rallys 235/245-45-17

      1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 3.8 Buick LC2 V-6 w/51k, Ported heads w/oversized one piece valves, te-44 turbo,PTS built 200R4 w/2800stall, Lucas green top 009 42.5# injectors, AFPR, Adjustable wastegate, ATR 3inch exhaust, Terry houston 3inch mandrel bent downpipe, stock intercooler w/duttwieler neck, Eibach Springs, Bilstien shocks, Spohn adjustable panhard bar...





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