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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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Im doing a v6 to v8 swap in my camaro, im basically done minus the tranny. I was going to swap the belhousing on my v6 trans and call it a day, planning to use the 3800 converter to achieve a higher stall.

Would there be any problems with this.
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teh convertere is a different dimensions and will require and adapter to an LS engine assuming that is what you are converting to.
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Yea, using an ls engine. What kind of adapter is needed? What kind of stall speed would I be looking at roughly using that converter? What kind of stall speed would I see if I just used a regular ls converter out of a 5.3 tahoe?
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It is not that High probably in the 1600 - 2000 range for the 3800 converter. The truck ones are around 1200 - 1500 just estimates.
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Where could I get this adapter?
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I'd say your best bet is to get an fbody bell housing. ideally speaking, that would be the easiest, then simply swap the housings and no more problems.
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Actually its a bit more complicated. The v6 has a different input shaft than the LSX or LT-1 also the converter pilot is a different size than either. The best thing IMO get the right trans/converter combination for the engine you are running, Second best change the input shaft, stator , bell and get a converter made for and ls1.
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The 3.4 v6 or the 3.8 v6, they have different housings and input shafts, I have the 3.8 does that make a difference. I really cant afford a new trans for this swap, I really didnt budget it because I was told I could use it.
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the 2.8 3.4 and 3.8 share the same input shaft setup
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Actually its a bit more complicated...
Sorry about that, for some reason i had in mind it would work.
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Can anyone tell me how far the input shaft on the ls1 trans sticks out? From the front of the seal to the end of the shaft.
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