gearhead67

I found a couple of trannys for sale locally, but they are from older cars. So I'm wondering if I could mate them up to my LM7, and what kind of power these older trans can take.

First one is: 1992-1996 LT1-42F Six speed Corvette transmission Blue lable
Is this a T56? Issues with using it? I'm guessing this will need a rebuild. Anyone on here ever do a rebuild on 1 of these? How involved is it, and how much are the rebuild kits?

Second one is: a T56 from a 94 Camaro. The ad says it only has 2k miles on it, which seems odd for a 94. But my main question is will it mate up with the LM7.

Thanks for your thoughts!

ANTICOP RAM AIR

iTrader: (7)

the bell housings are different, the shafts are different.... I suppose if you threw enough money at it, you could make anything work but to my knowledge these arent considered interchangeable.. try finding a t56 from an ls motor...

those older trannys were made by borg warner but are now made by tremec... as of 98.... this is where the change happened I believe but dont quote me on it..

wildcamaro

iTrader: (15)

Yea you would have to change input shaft on that LT1 T56 in order to mate it to the 3rd generation lm7

SSLSXLQ9L92

iTrader: (3)

It is possible

ANTICOP RAM AIR

iTrader: (7)

for the money you would spend making that old t56 work, you could just swap in a newer one that would not need a rebuild...

gearhead67

Thanks for the input guys. After looking at costs for all the supporting parts, I might just look into a conversion kit. I need everything since it's going in a 67 Camaro. Doesn't look like I could piece together any cheaper than a kit.

usafws6

iTrader: (10)

If you have fabrication skills and equipment you can. Kits are crazy expensive. Check out out the conversion section of this site theres more than one 1st gen camaro with a t56.

gearhead67

I can do some fab, but I'd like to learn more. I thought the retrofit kits were pretty pricey too. But I checked some prices for clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel, throwout bearing, and bellhousing and it adds up to about $1600. Then every used LS1 compatible T56 I've seen is about $2000. So it looks like I'd be about $3500 or more in with a used transmission and still needing a shifter, crossmember, clutch apply, driveshaft, and other odds and ends. That's why I started considering a kit. But checking out the other builds in the conversions section is a great idea. I have checked some of them out already, but I'll look for more tranny specific details.