had a question

[ghettoimage]

just woundering if a cavalier 5 speed manual tranny would bolt to a 3.4 dohc motor

[Intlcutlass]

Yes it does 8)

[Bake82]

If you are thinking of doing a 5 speed swap into your w-body, you need all of this. (List thanks to Josh aka Turbosedan)

- HM-282 transaxle can come from J, L, N, W-body, Fiero, etc. (gearing and FDR varies however). if the 282 comes from a HO Quad-4 or Turbo 2.0L car then you'll need to swap on a V6 bellhousing.

- V6 282 flywheel (get it resurfaced). '90 flywheel is preffered (bigger)

- new clutch kit with throwout bearing (again, '90 is preferred, more surface area)

 

W-body specific parts:

 

- shifter

- shifter cables

- 5-speed center console

- clutch pedal

- brake pedal (save yourself a headache and just cut your existing brake pedal shorter)

- clutch master cylinder

- clutch slave (release) cylinder

- hydraulic line that runs between the master cylinder and slave cylinder

- clutch fluid reservoir

- some DOT-3 brake fluid for the clutch hydraulic system

- intermediate shaft with bracket

- both axles

- trans mount

- 3.1/5-speed memcal (i have one sitting here FS; can't use it anymore since i'm turbo'd)

- 3 quarts of GM Syncromesh (trans uses just over 2 quarts)

- VSS and pigtail (could possibly just reuse that stuff from your 4T60, i can't remember). i have a few spare 282 VSS if you need one.

 

that's about it. it's all bolt-in besides modifying the hole in the firewall for the clutch master cylinder, but that is easy with a Dremel w/18" flexshaft, and a tungsten carbide cutter. then you just need a hole saw to drill a hole in the floorpan for the shifter cables (again, very easy with no motor or trans in the car).

 

i really think the 5-speed conversion is ALOT easier than most people think.

 

 

 

Hope that helps you out if you're doing that swap.

[ghettoimage]

does it matter the year of tranny or all years work

[Bake82]

it has to be one bolted to a V6 car so the bellhousing is the same.

[ghettoimage]

because i want to if 95-99 tranny will bolt up, it will bolt to a 3800 sc

[chadz34]

No, it has to be a V6 tranny to a V6 engine. You can't put a 4 cylinder Cavalier 5-speed tranny in a 3.4 DOHC V6. You can use the 3.1L V6 5-speed tranny. They aren't too hard to find.