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    General Specs on Camaro / Firebird

    I thought this was a little to good to put into the pit. I wanted to know what my transmission was. Turns out that the 97 Firebird Base model came with a 4L60E which from what I am hearing is compatible with an LT1 motor. That saves me some major cash when I go to do a swap next year. Lots of good info on 4th gens. Check it out...

    http://www.f-body.org/faq/4/4_1.htm#ch4_1f
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    same trans but won't mate up the same. There are different size torque convertor housings or something like that
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    • #3
      Good find!!
      *Angie*
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      Birds can fly what can camaro's do????

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      • #4
        ya "bell housing" is different... it use to match up back in the day with the old 3.8 to small blocks... but not anymore... still gotta get a new trans... otherwise you would see everyone doing a swap.. besides toss a v-8 on that v-6 trans say bye to your trans in about 3 months tops...
        Originally posted by Frank The Tank
        Took the restrictor plate off to give the Red Dragon a little more juice. But it's not exactly street legal, so keep it on the down low.

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        • #5
          its same internals pretty much same trans code.. 4l60 but doesnt bolt up the same and the internals i think are different some of the gearing...it would have been smart to make all of them the same save some money but hey let gm decide how to waste money i guess...
          Originally posted by Frank The Tank
          Took the restrictor plate off to give the Red Dragon a little more juice. But it's not exactly street legal, so keep it on the down low.

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          • #6
            Darn oh well. Back to the drawing board. It was nice thinking I could have saved about a $1000 bucks off an LT1 swap. So there is not an adapter or something? And why would a V8 destroy a the trans that the 3800 II uses. I mean the 3800 II pushes more horses than traditional firebird and camaro motors?

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            • #7
              find some one with an s-10 or blazer with a 4.3 v6 and get that trans out of that

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              • #8
                Hmm great idea!

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