i have a 83 firebird that was orig 6 cyl, still have the orig rear in it. can i use the v8 driveshaft from a v8 with a turbo 350, or do i need to swith the rear. i am eventually gonna swap it but i want to get the car up and running for now.

 

the rear should be fine. it will be a 2:73 or a 3:08 ill be corrected shortly if im wrong
as long as the drive shaft was from a v8 and the tranny is v8 it should work
and youll get good milage

 

so aslong as i get a 82 driveshaft because of the turbo 350 it should still work. ive read that the rears are about the same in v8 and v6 somewhere, other then the gear and the one wheel peal. is that true? if it is ill just get a spool and a gear and be all good right. the car is a weekend warrior. basicly would just get drove to the street race and back.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but a TH350 is shorter than the 700R4, thus a longer driveshaft. Any stock F-Body '82+ driveshaft will work. If you do need a stock d/s, I've got a stock steel one I'll give you for $5+shipping.

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-Corey

 

82 83 had the 200 not 700. 83 had the 700

 

Good call, but IIRC, the 200/700 are the same length.

 

i read that the 200 was shorter then the 700 and thats why you need a 82 83 driveshaft for a short tail turbo 350 swap.