will a T5 bolt to an ecotech

[customvlcommy]

hi i got a vr as most of you know and my engine is about to die
can i use my VR gearbox, flywheel clutch and pressure plate on an ecotech motor or not
cause i can get an ecotech engine cheaper than a S2 buick

[_R_J_K_]

You can use all of that, but the flywheels are weighted differently. You need to get a T5 Ecotec flywheel, or you can pay like $400 for a billet flywheel that bolts to an auto flex plate, that would fix this problem.

[customvlcommy]

i just payed 550 for a flywheel to be made for my buick only 3 months ago hmm well whats better ecotechs or buicks??

cause mine only has 170000 on it and the top end is gone

[bandidoben]

will people PLEASEEEEEEE stopp asking whats a better motor!
they both have thier ups and downs!

a T5 will bolt up you will just need a different belhousing.
as for the fact of putting a ECOTEC (not ecotech) into a VR that will mean changing or ECU all the wires and more.
if you want the simple route just go to a wreckers and buy a new buick motor and transplant that into it seeing as your is gone.

and if your buick only has 170,000 on the clock either its had a crap life and not been serviced or you have flogged the hell out of it.

[Chirpstr]

Yes, but you will need to have the VR flywheel balanced to the ecotec auto flex plate.

[customvlcommy]

im only the 3rd owner the guy that had it before me flogged it abd blew the auto and 4 yrs it was sitting in his backyard till i bought it
its been running like crap since i got it registed

[wamboin23]

a T5 will bolt up you will just need a different belhousing.

same bellhousing. same gearbox bolt pattern from vn to vy v6's

[Ghosty85]

same bellhousing. same gearbox bolt pattern from vn to vy v6's

Yes, they're the same - but, I am told that the gearbox offset is slightly different from the VN-VR T5's to the VS-VY T5's. How accurate this is - I'm not sure, but, it will bolt up - IF the info I've been told is accurate, then the gearbox will just be on a bit of a weird angle (might pose a problem with tunnel mounts though).