Hi,
I'm curious to know the general opinion of the Getrag 290 5 speed manual gearbox that came on the VS to VT 5.0l v8's. Is this a good reliable box? I had a really quick phone chat with a conversions fella who said that it is crap but that is the first time I have heard that. They're not cheap to buy.
And another beginner question, are the bolt patterns for transmissions on the blocks for the v6's and 5.0l v8's the same? I would have thought that they are identical, they have the same 4L60E auto box right? That same fella said that the bolt pattern is different ... I thought that there was a standard bolt pattern on those blocks. Did the bolt pattern change on the LS1s?
Thanks and sorry for the newby questions, but I've got to start somewhere.
I'm curious to know the general opinion of the Getrag 290 5 speed manual gearbox that came on the VS to VT 5.0l v8's. Is this a good reliable box? I had a really quick phone chat with a conversions fella who said that it is crap but that is the first time I have heard that. They're not cheap to buy.
And another beginner question, are the bolt patterns for transmissions on the blocks for the v6's and 5.0l v8's the same? I would have thought that they are identical, they have the same 4L60E auto box right? That same fella said that the bolt pattern is different ... I thought that there was a standard bolt pattern on those blocks. Did the bolt pattern change on the LS1s?
Thanks and sorry for the newby questions, but I've got to start somewhere.