Ok guys I've been reading for months now preparing for this swap, and I've yet to find the answers I need. I've seen a few builds, but none with the details I'm in search of. Ok I know that Novak, advanceadapters make such kits, but I'm not sure if these take into account the .400 difference with the crank compared to the older gmv8, or if that even matters. Ive emailed but i havent received a response. I'm assuming it would in regards to input shaft to pilot bearing/ clutch position,ect but without buying all and measuring and trying for myself idk. I figured some of ya could help save me the time and most important, money. Also I'm wanting to retain hydraulic clutch as well, but once again I've yet to see exactly what part people are using. Ive read where" ij if you respond"to where you told someone about you didn't see any Toyota clutch cylinder with enough volume to move a gm slave cylinder unless I misunderstood. I would extremely appreciate advise as to the best, easiest, cheapest setup for this combo. Thanks in advance. Also I have lots of 7mgte parts for sale if anyone needs anything just let me know.
Ls to r154 help
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Man I've read where chaingun, lime, and you were discussing, but no year model or part numbers were passed on as far as slave, fork, ect. It just says solistice slave, push fork. Thanks for replying though ill just keep searching.MightyAl;1882380 said:
There is more then one way to skin this cat. If you are interested I have a whole novak adapter set up that I am not going ot use. I have the adapter, bellhousing, and quartermaster hydraulic throwout bearing. All it needs is the extended pilot bushing from advanced adapters, a clutch splined for the R154 that you can get from advance adapters or summit, a flywheel and pressure plate. I got a 3/4" clutch master cylinder with an adapter plate from arizona performance for my set up. I am going with the advance adapter setup just because I like the simpler external slave. Like I said there are a lot of ways to do this. Make sure you are getting the bell parts for the ax15 trans as it has the same length input shaft.
P.S. all the above info took me at least 6 months to gather and parse along with dropping about $1000. I have a lot of time and money into this hence why I don't like spoon feeding people.
P.S. all the above info took me at least 6 months to gather and parse along with dropping about $1000. I have a lot of time and money into this hence why I don't like spoon feeding people.
The t56 puts the shifter about 8 inches back from the stock location. Not a big deal if you want to cut holes in your console. It just depends on what you want in your swap.
I am not positive. One of the threads on installing an LS motor had a t56 bolted to it and he had to cut the center console to position the shifter. There was another person here that built a kit to bolt a t56 to a 1j/2j. I am unsure of the results on that one. The guy who did that was bigzavs.
Do a search and you can get the specs on all these transmissions to get a better idea. A little leg work goes a long way here.
Do a search and you can get the specs on all these transmissions to get a better idea. A little leg work goes a long way here.
Yeah my buddie nathaninwa has a t56 bolted to his 2j but that is going into a volvo so length is No comparison. But I have been kickin around the idea of rebuilding the 154 in my car now or going to a 6 speed. I will have to measure his 2j set up and post it on here if he has not already
Looking back at my build thread. The r154 with the soarer remote shifter was 31.5 inch from block to center of shifter. Now I know u can't run the remote mount on a supra and I don't have that measurement but if I would guess it would be 25 or 26 inch without it. Ill try to get the t56 length later
So I just took a measure off of a gt0 t56. And with the gm bell its about 30inch from back of block to the center of the shfter. And if you run the remote mount factory gto it makes it 3.25 inch longer .
So at its longest it would be 33inch and some change.
I would think with 2 less pistons of length you would have no problem getting the tranny to fit with out cutting the consol.. unless the bell is to big for the tunnel.. and I do not know that spec . I would think it would fit cuz they turbo 400s in them
Hope this helps with your decision
So at its longest it would be 33inch and some change.
I would think with 2 less pistons of length you would have no problem getting the tranny to fit with out cutting the consol.. unless the bell is to big for the tunnel.. and I do not know that spec . I would think it would fit cuz they turbo 400s in them
Hope this helps with your decision
525gte;1884961 said:
Yeah but then you are moving the engine at least 6 inches forward and defeating the whole purpose of gaining a better weight distribution. You don't have 2 less pistons of length either the pistons are offset so it is 5 pistons in length. I am not saying right or wrong on this but it is a matter of what you are looking to achieve.
Noticable improvement in handling in my car when I went LS, at that point I'd owned the car 12 years so it was a well sorted chassis with the 7M.