6 cyl trimatic tailshaft will it a V8 trimatic

[SL/E 4 ME]

Hey people, trying to find out if my 6cyl tailshaft will fit my new V8 combo thats going into my VH SL/E its a factory 6 modle and plan to put the new V8engine and box in over the easter weekend can any one help me out
cheers

[Tom_1569]

No it wont fit without modifications, you may also need a V8 diff if the rear uni's are different (i cant rememeber atm).

[SL/E 4 ME]

Thanks mate any info at the moment is great

[PRH]

well on me HZ i had i fitted a 3.08 V8 diff under it behind a black 6 with a 5 supra box in between,all i did was to fit the v8 tailshaft,and swap over the input yoke,so you will need to go the other way.
Phillip

[POVRTY]

the unis are differant. the v8s is slightly bigger.

[Tom_1569]

the unis are differant. the v8s is slightly bigger.

Yeap, also just to add to this. VK EFI unis are the same as V8 ones, so you maybe be able to muck around with tailshafts and make on suit.

[SL/E 4 ME]

Hey my diff is a gu4 3.08 gears, I think its only a 8 bolt can i use the yoke off a 10 bolt sal to fit my 8 bolt, the gu4 is just to get me out trouble till I get a 4 pinion LSD BORG from a VL Turbo, thanks for all the info

[SL/E 4 ME]

I brought a new V8 tail-shaft and the unijoints are 30mm bigger than the 6cyl ones, the diff is a GU4 10 bolt Salisbury small the yoke was from a V8 Banjo diff, i found out that the internals of a banjo are the same as the small 10 bolt

[SL/ENUT]

Its actually an 8 bolt, not 10 bolt. 10 bolt Salisbury are usually behind 308 powered vehicles.

GU4 means it has 3.08:1 ratio.

Also, the banjo internals aren't the same as whats in an 8 bolt, only minor components.

[SL/E 4 ME]

Yes I thought it was called an 8 bolt as well, but the guys at classic oz wreck (02 49594546) tolled me I was wrong and there is no such thing, I would like to know for sure what the correct name of the diff.Old mate said that there was the 10 bolt small and 10 bolt large and the large came out behind 308 and the 10 bolt small came out behind the 253 & 6cyl, and just the diff gears varied

[SL/ENUT]

Let me see, the same old "10 bolts hold the diff cover on"? The 6 cylinder/253s had an 8 bolt diff, due to 8 bolts holding on the crown wheel. For a 10 bolt, it has 10 bolts holding on the crown wheel.

Even when Holden dealers that were selling diff parts called them 8 bolt and 10 bolt. I have even seen genuine GM-H publications stating the same thing.

But, believe what YOU want to believe.

[SL/E 4 ME]

Thanks SL/ENUT, sounds like the guy at oz wreck is full of $#!+, what you said makes a lot more sense. thanks again