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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 07:54 AM
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Gathering parts for my t56 swap into my rcsb silverado. I bought a 2005 GTO trans for good price. From what i read the gto and ls1 have difference starters correct? The gto is slightly smaller and the bell house on t56 has a smaller opening than a f-body. So the question is do i swap to a ls1 bell house and use my lq9 starter or keep current gto bell house and buy a gto starter? I have heard both sides here but they were old posts. thanks
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 02:25 PM
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Or, go with option 3...modify your GTO bellhousing to accept the LQ9 starter...







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Just notch it out huh. That doesn't look all too bad. Would save me some money but just add a little labor which isnt bad. What tool did you use, dremel?
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What tool did you use, dremel?

I used a full sized air grinder with an aluminum cutting bit...just went really slow when I got close to breaking the surface.
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Old Mar 22, 2018 | 08:49 AM
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