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Old 04-13-2008, 11:28 PM
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Will a F-body stall converter work in a C5 Vette?
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Will a F-body stall converter work in a C5 Vette?
No. I wish it would though.
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No.
Well, not entirely true...I think the LT1 F-body (1993-1997) converters work in C5s.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Well, not entirely true...I think the LT1 F-body (1993-1997) converters work in C5s.
A LT1 fbody converter works in a LS1 vette
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Whats the difference between the LT1 Converter and the LS1 Converter i thought both had the 4L60E tranny?
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Originally Posted by PunkNPonys
Whats the difference between the LT1 Converter and the LS1 Converter i thought both had the 4L60E tranny?
The internal splines and overall length is different on the LT1 converters
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Sorry guys, I was thinking LS F-body's (98-02) not LT1's.
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K....now IM confused. I thought that the LS1 Fbody converter WOULD work with an LS1 C5....? Correct?
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No, a LS1 fbody converter will NOT work with a LS1 vette. Both LS1 fbodies and LS1 vettes do have a 4L60E transmission, but the shaft lengths and splines are different. One can use the LT1 fbody converters though as they have the same number of splines and shaft lengths.

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Gotcha! Thanks for clarifeying that! That could had been an expensive mistake!
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Gotcha! Thanks for clarifeying that! That could had been an expensive mistake!
Could be worse. The fbody converters are much cheaper than the vette ones: $350ish verses $750ish. I have seen and heard about lots of fbody guys buy the vette converter( because vette part are better than the fbody parts ) only to find out they wasted $750.

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ok, so let me get this straight
i can buy a lt1 fbody converter and it will fit and perform just like a c5 converter?
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Originally Posted by bigleman
ok, so let me get this straight
i can buy a lt1 fbody converter and it will fit and perform just like a c5 converter?
I am not 100% sure, but I think the LT1 and LS1/Vette converters have different overall outer diameters even though they have the same splines and shaft lengths. I think the LT1 one is slightly bigger so I am not sure the C5 bellhousing will work or not.

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has this been asked in the AT section? I know there would be a few guys there that would know for sure.
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Originally Posted by bigleman
has this been asked in the AT section? I know there would be a few guys there that would know for sure.
That's where I got my info from, on that part of the board.

A LT1 Fbody converter will work in LS1 CORVETTE 4L60E. A LS1 FBODY converter will NOT work in a LS1 CORVETTE.
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