Corvette transaxle on an F-Body?? 
Corvette transaxle on an F-Body??
Originally Posted by drdarkman
Like the topic says. would it be possible to do this type of assembly with the proper body modifications and what not?
One guy has done it on his 3rd gen. Here are some threads for you to think about:
-corvette suspension on f-body
-Independent Rear Suspension
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if u look on google and search for "corvette transaxle photos" the very first thing u can click on is google images. there it has the corvette transaxle assembly photos. these were first used on the 97+ vette's. basically the tranny and driveshaft are in the opposite places. the driveshaft comes off the engine, and is connected to the tranny. which is immediately connected to the corvette rear housing assembly. i want that for when i get my trans am. but of course with the proper body mods.
Originally Posted by drdarkman
if u look on google and search for "corvette transaxle photos" the very first thing u can click on is google images. there it has the corvette transaxle assembly photos. these were first used on the 97+ vette's. basically the tranny and driveshaft are in the opposite places. the driveshaft comes off the engine, and is connected to the tranny. which is immediately connected to the corvette rear housing assembly. i want that for when i get my trans am. but of course with the proper body mods.
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Verdad Gallardo It will have a cage and we are making a kit to do this install
we have a Rear mounted Th400, 4l80-e, 4l60-e 5l50-e and 6l60-e kits in the works as well as 6speed
this is a old photo and the car has much more done at this time
We plan on going to the Power tour with it
we have a Rear mounted Th400, 4l80-e, 4l60-e 5l50-e and 6l60-e kits in the works as well as 6speed
this is a old photo and the car has much more done at this time
We plan on going to the Power tour with it
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Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by Yank
like this
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Originally Posted by Yank
like this
Originally Posted by bww3588
why on earth would you want to stop takin people for rides........nothing liek showing ricers what a real car is
they dont neeb to be in the car to show them that
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Originally Posted by catfSSh
i think you might mean a driveshaft?
transaxels are for fwd if im not mistaken
transaxels are for fwd if im not mistaken
Originally Posted by camaroextra
Independant rear suspension is what he means, and yes i see no reason why not, it actually doesnt seem like it would be incredibly difficult
Originally Posted by drdarkman
Like the topic says. would it be possible to do this type of assembly with the proper body modifications and what not?
But the question to ask is why?
For drag racing the live rear is ideal. And it can also be made to behave very well on the race track. The biggest thing it lacks is refinment.
But the cost of funding such a setup you'd be better off just buying a car with an IRS setup. Especially as the Corvette setup is not the best in the world (it's good, but not the ulitmate). Plus it's designed for a car with a smaller wheel base and much lower curb weight.
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Transaxle refers to anything where the transmission and differential are in the same housing. So yeah, lots of FWDs and AWDs have them for obvious reasons, and so do Vettes. Its amazing how many people think the Vette is nose heavy and have no clue about the fact that it has a rear mounted tranny. Thats a feature many more expensive cars lack.
I would think however that using the IRS from a Mustang Cobra might be a bit easier, since you can then keep your tranny in the stock location and not need a torque tube. But then you loose the weight advanatge.
Very cool.
I would think however that using the IRS from a Mustang Cobra might be a bit easier, since you can then keep your tranny in the stock location and not need a torque tube. But then you loose the weight advanatge.
Very cool.
Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
Difficult, companies spend millions of $$$ developing suspension and IRS. Ford reckoned that by sticking with a live rear on the s197 Mustang it saved over $40,000,000 dollars of development work.
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Probably the best IRS I know of is the Jaguar setup from the XJ40 and XJS platform. This is a very well proven setup. And is more than capable.
It has been used on many many cars such as hot rods and AC Cobra replica's. But as with most IRS setups it will weigh more than a live rear setup.
Persoanlly, unless you are mega rich or have a very specific need/want I can't see any IRS conversion being cost affective, or even out performing the live rear in anything but ride comfort, but that's probably only marginal.
It has been used on many many cars such as hot rods and AC Cobra replica's. But as with most IRS setups it will weigh more than a live rear setup.
Persoanlly, unless you are mega rich or have a very specific need/want I can't see any IRS conversion being cost affective, or even out performing the live rear in anything but ride comfort, but that's probably only marginal.