New Hooker 73-87 GM truck LS swap system preview
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Do y'all know what the options will be as far as the components? Is the crossmember supposed to work with 4 and 6 speed transmissions? also will the headers come in 1 7/8 and 3" exhaust?
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Sure I do, the headers will be available with 1-3/4" or 1-7/8" primaries (both with 3" collectors)and the transmission crossmember will allow you to install a TH400, 2004R, 4L60-4L75 or 4L80/4L85 transmission in its as-shipped configuration. You can also purchase an optional cantilevered adapter bracket that will accommodate the installation of a TH350, 700R4, 4th-gen F-body T56 or aftermarket T56 Magnum transmission with the same crossmember.
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Our main development vehicle that you see here was configured with a typical 4"/6" drop and you can see that no part of the headers, exhaust, transmission or transmission crossmember extends below the bottom of the frame rails, excluding the heads of the bolts attaching the crossmember to the frame.
That's a pretty impressive feat given the fact that were talking about 1-7/8" headers with 3" collectors, a full 3" exhaust system and a 4L80 transmission. You can lower your truck far beyond what we have done with our development truck and never worry about any part of the system coming in contact with the ground. Enough talk from me, here's the photos that tell the story...
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I think you'll like it as it gives the shift and more positive feel than the stock linkage does.
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Toddoky for everyone following this thread can you break down a general timeline of availability of these parts? I waited on hold for an hour yesterday with Holley's tech line only to be told that they wished these parts had never been advertised on the internet so soon and that they have no information on the parts, and no idea when they would make it into production. What are we to believe? Can you clarify and or peg a REAL timeline for those of us waiting on these parts to finish projects?