So it turns out a manual swap isn't as hard as I read it to be. Someone dropped a bug in my ear that got the ball rolling so I got it done fairly quickly once I gathered all the parts. I used a Camaro TR-6060 trans with the updated part number (I heard the early ones had a weak internal part, possibly the input shaft?), along with a Camaro slave, master cylinder, and pedal.
Used an LT twin disk clutch from Monster that feels stock and has no chatter. Trans went right in without issue, with plenty of room around the bell housing. I did have to drill a hole in the firewall for the master to pass through when mounting the pedal but otherwise, the clutch pedal bolted right up to the dash (a 1 3/4" hole saw works perfect). Tick braided master and speed bleeder lines worked well and I used a GXP reservoir since Camaro doesn't have a separate reservoir.
I got a TR-6060 to TH400 mount adapter from LSX Everything (T56/TR6060 Mounts) and used an Energy suspension TH400 short mount (3.1158R). I had to cut the front lip of the cross member back a little since Camaro trans is longer but otherwise worked fine.
Camaro shifter bolted in place about a 1/4" back from the stock shifter holes which is nice being a little closer to the driver. It still needs an MGW shifter as I installed in my GXP, stock shifters are just sloppy!
Ordered a custom carbon fiber driveshaft from DSS since the Camaro trans is a little longer it made for a shorter shaft than a typical G8. Runs smoothly with no vibration, rated for all the power and 240 MPH (not that it'll ever see that).
For the rear, I'm using it with a Camaro 3.45 and it doesn't feel all that far off from my GXP with 3.70's since the Camaro has slightly different trans ratios than the GXP.
GXP - 2.97 2.10 1.46 1.00 0.71 0.56 3.28
Camaro - 3.01 2.07 1.43 1.00 0.84 0.57 3.28
Took it for a drive and all is well! I'm surprised more people aren't doing this! I'll get some pics together for those interested... one thing I forgot about is the big auto brake pedal! DOH!
Used an LT twin disk clutch from Monster that feels stock and has no chatter. Trans went right in without issue, with plenty of room around the bell housing. I did have to drill a hole in the firewall for the master to pass through when mounting the pedal but otherwise, the clutch pedal bolted right up to the dash (a 1 3/4" hole saw works perfect). Tick braided master and speed bleeder lines worked well and I used a GXP reservoir since Camaro doesn't have a separate reservoir.
I got a TR-6060 to TH400 mount adapter from LSX Everything (T56/TR6060 Mounts) and used an Energy suspension TH400 short mount (3.1158R). I had to cut the front lip of the cross member back a little since Camaro trans is longer but otherwise worked fine.
Camaro shifter bolted in place about a 1/4" back from the stock shifter holes which is nice being a little closer to the driver. It still needs an MGW shifter as I installed in my GXP, stock shifters are just sloppy!
Ordered a custom carbon fiber driveshaft from DSS since the Camaro trans is a little longer it made for a shorter shaft than a typical G8. Runs smoothly with no vibration, rated for all the power and 240 MPH (not that it'll ever see that).
For the rear, I'm using it with a Camaro 3.45 and it doesn't feel all that far off from my GXP with 3.70's since the Camaro has slightly different trans ratios than the GXP.
GXP - 2.97 2.10 1.46 1.00 0.71 0.56 3.28
Camaro - 3.01 2.07 1.43 1.00 0.84 0.57 3.28
Took it for a drive and all is well! I'm surprised more people aren't doing this! I'll get some pics together for those interested... one thing I forgot about is the big auto brake pedal! DOH!
