How much tunnel work to fit a T-56 in a manual ?

Post by **AustinTSI** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:17 pm

I have read of several people that have swapped a T-56 into a Starion on several sites including this one. But the other day I read a post on this site saying that the T-56 won't fit in the manual transmission body even using a sledge hammer to make room.

So my question is, with regard to the manual transmission tunnel, how much work has to be done to make a T-56 fit? Is it just an issue that the LS-1 (long input shaft) won't fit and the LT-1 (short input shaft) fits when a hammer is used?

Or is there some other issues?

Thankx.

Matt Arruda · Post by **Matt Arruda** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:08 am

I dont have an exact mesurment at the moment but if it helps I fit a T56 in the stock tunnel of a BMW e30 with no issue. I have the long LS1 input shaft and it almost lines up just shy of the existing shifter hole.