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| | | Re: HELP PLEASE! | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,434 | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,434 | 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! | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 | 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 | | | Re: HELP PLEASE! | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,051 old hand | old hand Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,051 | 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! | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 | 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 | | | Re: HELP PLEASE! | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 | 3.07 and a 5 speed, that thing oughta turn like 900rpm at 65
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