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Does anyone know if a 6 speed out of a C6 Corvette can be used in a 97 TransAm 6 speed car? If so what other parts are needed to make it work?
Thanks for any responses.

85MikeTPI

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No. Vette's use Transaxle versions of the T56, they won't mount directly behind a motor without major mods. The internals can be mounted on a GTO mainshaft and installed into an LS1 Fbody T56, but the C5/C6 units are not direct swaps.

stdgrabbag

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yea i just had one done, and it takes alot more parts to make it fit

the_merv

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About the only thing they are worth to an F-body is the extra parts. If you have a MN12 or GTO T56 then you can get some different Gear Ratios out of them.

thesource

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If you can pick it up cheap, it might be worth spending the money to convert it.

85MikeTPI

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In re-reading the OP, I see that he mentioned a 97 Fbody, which would be a LT1 car. So even if the C5/C6 -> Fbody T56 conversion was done, in this case it still wouldn't help..

thesource

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You might be able to machine the input shaft down to fit the LT1. I've never done it or even compared the two inputs side by side.

85MikeTPI

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LT1, LS1, C5 (double-cone)



Machining the LS1/C5 input down to LT1 dimensions would lose 60% of the clutch splines and would be almost impossible to make work.. The CTSv input comes closest to doing this, but even then you lose 20% of the splines.

the_merv

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Good pic.