Mike, Pete I'm freaking lost here! I started out 2 months ago, (this is after I figured out what to get and had it all lined up and ready to install) and...
I found out I had a V6 WC T-5. SO I rebuild it, Ford Cobra R gearset w/ GM input, and rebuild kit from thegearbox.org. 500 for the trans originally then another 700 or so to rebuild. Ok, so it's topnotch now, should hold up to about 400 hp easy.
Last weekend I get ready to bolt eveything up (Freshly re-ground flywheel, Pressure plate and bellhousing to take the necesarry measurments for the HTOB i got from Tilton. It's the same set up Mike mentions above. The flywheel ends up being for a 1pc rear main and doesn't fit my older 2pc main seal crank....DOH!!!! So to remedy that I order a RAM 1511 billit flywheel and some ARP bolds to button it all up! Sweet, another 250 bucks....
SO I get my parts today, psyched to get home, get the flywheel on and all the other mumbo... I take my measurments w/ the STOCK ALUM Camero? flywheel that's tilted to the driverside like 15 Deg or whatever. My HTOB at the lowest setting is still about 1/2 inch too long for based on the instructions.
So can I get a longer belhousing? Is this bellhousing for a V6 and shorter somehow? I can't see that being the case since the measurments should be the same for the T5 face to back of engine no matter what....
oh, unless the input shafts are different lenght between the V6 14 spline and the V8 26 spline.....SH!T. lemme go measure.....
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Ok, looking at the two input shafts (even though the V8 is installed into the tranny right now) there is a DEFINITE enough difference between them to tell me that I now get to find a new bellhousing.... hey, what's another 350 bucks...
That race prepped 200R w/ a ratchet shifter is looking pretty damn good (and cheap) right about now.....
Lessons learned so far....
Check SPLINE COUNT when buying a T5 (you want 26 for a V8)
Check FLANGE Diameter of your flywheel (2-1/16" for 1pc rear main; 2-1/2' for the 2pc)
Check the depth of your bellhousing, not sure of this dim yet but I'll post it when I get the two compared...
I'll get there....
**EDIT** I measured the depth of the bellhousing this morning, it's 6-10/64 deep. I'm going to try to call tilton and or Ram some time today and see what they recomend...