Porsche 944 : Turbo 5.3 build
07-18-2014, 05:36 PM
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The truck manifolds are much wider than the corvette or camaro, as I understand.
Worth measuring. The truck manifolds were like 5" wider (outside of each outlet) than the corvette. They didn't fit my frame rails @ 27" between.
should be easy enough to measure?
Doug
Worth measuring. The truck manifolds were like 5" wider (outside of each outlet) than the corvette. They didn't fit my frame rails @ 27" between.
should be easy enough to measure?
Doug
07-18-2014, 05:39 PM
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Indeed, once I get the car here it will be no problem. If some massaging is in order, then it will be done. I can also flip the manifolds and make them point upward I believe.
07-28-2014, 11:20 PM
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Well things took a turn for the weird and I ended up buying a whole Corvette T56 Drivetrain. It included everything from the engine back. The car will now be AMAZING with the 6 speed. I just have to work on mounting it. Timeline for the whole build is one month! Anyone have experience with shortening the torque tube?
07-29-2014, 07:22 AM
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If you worked on it full time for 1 month that would still be an aggressive schedule IMO. I think there are 1 or 2 guys on the 944hybrids forum that have either direct experience with the Corvette transaxle/TT or at least thought about it. They may be able to help with shortening the TT. Good luck with your build!
07-29-2014, 01:40 PM
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If you worked on it full time for 1 month that would still be an aggressive schedule IMO. I think there are 1 or 2 guys on the 944hybrids forum that have either direct experience with the Corvette transaxle/TT or at least thought about it. They may be able to help with shortening the TT. Good luck with your build!
07-31-2014, 10:54 PM
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I am replacing the stock torsion bar rear suspension with coilovers since I will need to trim the torsion bar housing to fit the transmission. I got the coilovers in today from ground control. They look great! Stock strut pictured for comparison.
08-01-2014, 09:19 AM
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...with-pics.html
http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/trans-05.htm
https://ls1tech.com/forums/14982219-post21.html
