v6 manual into v8 auto...

[dangleninnes]

gday there ,i have a vs ss...185 hsv... its auto...i also have a vn s...3.8... i would like to put the manual gearbox ,clutch pedal setup,and front yoke off the tailshaft into my auto ss... can anyone tell me if it will fit up?whats the differences in bell housing,tailshaft,pedals,gearbox size and ratios... besides the computer is it a straight change over?does the auto v8 crank have a suitable bolt pattern for a manual also? any help would be appreciated...cheers,dan

[mischa]

Gearbox ratios, input shaft and bellhousing are different. Tailshaft proberly the same but ive never checked, Pedeal box will fit.

Theres other threads on this.

[_R_J_K_]

6's and 8's also have a different flywheel.

[dangleninnes]

no worries cheers for the input...is there any other problems i might need to know about with this conversion?? cheers,dan

[_R_J_K_]

no worries cheers for the input...is there any other problems i might need to know about with this conversion?? cheers,dan

Well, unless you've got a full conversion from a V8, it's not really worth modifying the V6 stuff to fit. To start with, you have to machine down the input shaft, find the assorted bits and pieces like flywheels and bellhousings (on the provisor that you've found somebody willing to seperate pieces like this, and they wont be cheap indivdually). The bolt pattern on the block should be the same, maybe the bellhousings are different lengths?