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Re: HELP PLEASE!
River_Rat #566257 June 03rd 2012 12:51 am
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I don't know for a fact but I believe the s10 and astro shifter location is the same. Which is great. You'll love the T5. It really adds a ton of in town drivability to the van. plus slammin down to 4th on the highway and passin folks is great unlike with the 3 speed. there ain't any goin down to 2nd. that's just violent.

I have some pictures of how I modified my transmission crossmember and where my shifter came through. that was really all I had to do other than shorten the driveshaft. I think it took about a week to do the swap. My van was an 85 with factory 3 on the floor so it was pretty simple. If I read right you have the same setup.


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Re: HELP PLEASE!
River_Rat #566318 June 03rd 2012 11:02 am
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Almost the same. Mine is a 3 speed on the colum but your rite, there aint no droping to second.lol. That motor would jump out and run back home if i did lol


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Re: HELP PLEASE!
River_Rat #566708 June 05th 2012 7:53 am
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Stay away from the 5 spd from behind 4 bangers. Not necessarily because of whether they will stand up or not but because of the gearing. They work good for 4 bangers but 1st gear is useless behind anything else. It should be a T50 instead of T5, they used the same tranny in late model Vegas and Monzas. The astro unit will work great, especially with the offset shifter.


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Re: HELP PLEASE!
River_Rat #566730 June 05th 2012 10:12 am
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i was stayin away from the 4 banger version anyway but my van has a unusual gear ratio for a G10. i may have to change it after putting in the tranny but i hope not. its got a 3.07 rear gear


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River_Rat #566746 June 05th 2012 12:12 pm
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3.07 and a 5 speed, that thing oughta turn like 900rpm at 65 lol


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