Proof??

Ive NEVER seen a factory L98 T-5 car in my life...and actually on some Camaro history site (didnt save it of course) a while ago said that GM made a couple but crushed them and they never made it to production.

 

me either, but I wouldn't want to bolt a T5 up to a 350 anyway lol.
probably wouldn't last long.
My 92 Trans Am was ordered with top of the line options but the one thing he couldn't order when he special ordered it was a 350 stick shift combination. And he wanted manual, so he had to go with a 305...

 

You've been on here and TGO for years... You should know by now that not a single L98 T5 car ever reached production or for that matter was even sold.

 

Just to clairify, there are good manual swaps for the 5.7? If you were to swap the original engine for the ls1 would the manual trans fit?

 

No. Bellhousing pattern is different. Trans mount is different too.

 

you would probably be able to find an LS1/T-56 combo for a decent price

hell you might as well buy a 3rd gen you want to drive and a wrecked 4th gen that you can remove the engine, tranny, rear end, and whatever else would be available. Best of both worlds, 3rd gen looks and 4th gen power

 

look around long enough you'll find your proof. finding a needle in a haystack isn't the easiest. there were even 91-92 cars with 350/5spds but they were dealer optioned, not gm optioned so gm doesn't recognize them.

they were available but gm didn't approve so they were never "mass" produced. same goes for the t-top 350 cars. even fewer but they are there, if people had the money you can get anything done.

 

that's not true but i'm not going to debate any of it.. i've seen them and talked with people who have built and sold them. just because it isn't a gm rpo code doesn't mean much. i just bought a dodge ram and they put in a panoramic sunroof... not viable by dodge as an option but the dealer did it because i wanted it. case n point things happen.