dave8888 Member 111 Member For: 12y 8m Gender: Male Location: Surfers Paradise Posted 04/09/12 11:36 AM Share Posted 04/09/12 11:36 AM Sorry if this has been covered but I'm on a tiny phone and navigating around is hardAnyway - my friend has a BA 5 speed but has been told he will need to change his driveshaft and clutch if to convert to a 6.. Is this true?I'm not mechanical minded so would appreciate the expertise of you guysDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 04/09/12 11:45 AM Share Posted 04/09/12 11:45 AM (edited) you can the 5 speeds clutch, but it would not be anywhere near as strong as some of the basic 6 speed clutches, the tailshaft requires a different yoke on it Edited 04/09/12 11:45 AM by ratter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/09/12 12:06 PM Share Posted 04/09/12 12:06 PM bf tailshaft from a wrecker? should be cheap as chips... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OED666 Member 129 Member For: 18y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, Qld Posted 04/09/12 12:34 PM Share Posted 04/09/12 12:34 PM Panda, no need for a wreckers tailshaft, just change to the correct slip yoke and job is done, as previously said. All 6 cylinders from BA onwards have 23 spline input shaft, 5 or 6 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topic97 Member 30 Member For: 12y 3m 7d Posted 24/09/12 11:47 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 11:47 AM So what other bits would you need to complete the conversion?Just the gearbox, clutch & yoke?Do you just use the same slave cylinder, bellhousing, clutch cables etc?Or do you need the complete lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MX Dave Donating Members 545 Member For: 13y 8m 20d Gender: Male Posted 24/09/12 01:46 PM Share Posted 24/09/12 01:46 PM (edited) No cables all hydraulic.The concentric slave cylender see should probably be changed to alloy one if using a better clutch.Need reverse lockout solonoid,bell housing, Slip yoke to suit t56. T56 itself and the shifter/knob. And oil as well. From memory about 4 litres, fill it up through the shifter hole!Really simple conversion.Can't recommend ace clutches enough, mal wood and various other shops supply them! Edited 24/09/12 01:47 PM by MX Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 2m 27d Gender: Male Posted 24/09/12 02:38 PM Share Posted 24/09/12 02:38 PM Box, t56 xmember, yolk, malwood opt3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MX Dave Donating Members 545 Member For: 13y 8m 20d Gender: Male Posted 24/09/12 11:24 PM Share Posted 24/09/12 11:24 PM Yeah croasmemwber^ forgot that one. Been a while since I converted mine :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topic97 Member 30 Member For: 12y 3m 7d Posted 25/09/12 12:02 AM Share Posted 25/09/12 12:02 AM Ahh ok, sounds somewhat straight forward which is good.I was just doing a bit of browsing on this forum as I have found a ba xr6t that's pretty much exactly what I was chasing but it has the t5z and reading about them on this forum has put the fear of god in me about them! The engine isn't modded or anything so it should be ok to drive around until I figure out what power I want out of it hopefully!I know the t56 is an awesome strong gearbox, I had one in my old vy ss and that was pushing 350rwkw and it never skipped a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THCOOK Member 58 Member For: 15y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 07/10/12 08:52 AM Share Posted 07/10/12 08:52 AM try and get a tr 6060 out of a fg more stronger with ectra sincros and higher nm and kw rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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