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Originally Posted by *hotrods*
I just purchased a 1994 t56 that has been Viperized for my Indy Pace Car. I want to go with the manual clutch if possible but don't want to do any tunnel mods. I also have done my math and it seems that the hydraulic clutch is more expensive and I need to use my flywheel due to the motor being balanced with it. Can someone tell me the best way to do this as well as the best place to purchase the parts?
Kevin
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1. What car? A first gen, or something later?
2. What engine? Traditional SBC or BBC, or an LSx? The LSx has no boss on the engine on which to mount the Z bar.
3. What does Viperized mean? Main shaft and internal gears, or input shaft as well? Depending on how long the input shaft in your T56 is, you may be fine. Measure your input shaft from where the transmission mates with the bellhousing. If it's (roughly) 7.0" long, it's a Viper input, 6.5" long, it's from an LS1 T56, and 5.5" long makes it from an LT1 T56. If it's an LT1 style T56, a mechanical linkage is going to be virtually impossible unless you swap input shafts (but talk to Mcleod to confirm this. The key is the ability to run a "push" style clutch). If it's 6.5" - 7" inches long, and you're using a traditional SBC/BBC, McLeod makes the adpaters (LS1 T56) or bellhousings (Viper T56) you need to run the OEM clutch set up in your car. The LS1 input shaft results in the cheapest swap unless you want to run a scattershield, in which case there's little difference in cost between adapting the the LS1 or the Viper T56's to your engine. Assuming you've got a 2.66:1 first gear, you can also swap the input shaft from an LS1 T56 into your transmission if needed.