Can anyone here please help me i have been looking everywhere for a used T-56 and cannot find one....

Does anyone know of a online source junkyard anything where i can find a complete t-56 transition kit???

PLEASE HELP

THANKS
James Lennon

 

www.speedautomotive.com
www.thirdgenresource.com

Just a few. Have you posted in the Parts Wanted forum? Keep looking dont give up man.
-Rippin

 

Thanks Rippin I already called thirdgen and they dont have anymore left and i was looking at this other one you listed do you know if that would come with everything needed to make the transition??
thank you
James

 

SpeedAutomotive's T56 kit doesn't include the 3rd gen crossmember or the console plate. Depending on what year your car is, you may also need a flywheel for a 2-piece rear main seal (Centerforce part# 700107) and either a speedo signal converter or a Cable-X box.

 

I have a 89 iroc...... so what parts do you see me needing...and any estimated cost minus the 1500 would really help....
i appreciate it
james

 

It's a late-model engine so the LT1 flywheel will work. I think you'll need the LT1 starter also (not sure if the stocker will fit the bellhousing) which you can get from SpeedAutomotive for probably next to nothing. Get a crossmember from Spohn...he has a good design and a great price ($110.)

I can't remember what year they went to an electronic speedo, so I'm not sure which one you'll need, but either a Cable-X box (for mech. speedo) or an SGI-5 from Dakota Digital (elec. speedo) will take care of the speedometer issues.

 

electric speedo 90 or 91 can't remember but not 89

 

The SGI-5 won't do the job then. Run a search on this forum for the Cable-X, I can't remember the website but I know I've seen it come up here before.

 

Are you serious this part is over 300$$$ come on now...isnt there any other way???

 

you've got to pay to play

 

Well doing some research would be of some help here

Here is a tech article from www.thirdgen.org

http://www.skulte.com/T56.html

and here is another from www.poorformance.net

http://poorformance.net/tech/t56/t56.html

and yet another from www.sethirdgen.org

http://sethirdgen.org/t56.htm

Hopefully these will show you that this is an easy swap, but it isnt' a cheap swap.

I also see a T56 for sale in the classified section at least once a week. I check the boards twice a day, if not more.

Good luck

-Snowyz28

 

It's either that or $200 for an Autometer electronic speedo and if you go that route then you have to find a way to mount it that doesn't look goofy.

Or you could update the dash to the newer style that uses an electronic speedo and buy the SGI-5, but with the time it takes to swap the dash you won't be much better off.

Or you could pay $600 for a tailshaft modified to use a mech. speedo sender.