'83 glx 3.8 to 5.0 swap

[85silvershark]

Posting for a friend-i take it the kmember is the same, wondering if the stock C5 trans is just as strong as a V8 C4, i've heard theyre similar and just require C4 valve body bellhousing and converter change to work with 5.0 ?

[xctasy]

Our Hawian guru is Ourobus. Hes been doing this for 15 years and has great advice borne from Experience!

Two posts to consider:- pre 86 CFi 3.8---> carb 5.0

http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...-has-to-change


And CFi 3.8 to Sequential Port EFi on 86 to 93s.

http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...FI-Help-w-swap




The AOD 5.0 164 teeth flexplate fits the V6 3.8 C5 trans. The two have different unbalance...the V6 shares the old 4.2 V8s 28 ounce unbalance, the 5.0 has a combined 50 ounce unbalance with 34 on the flexplate and 50 on the crank dampener pulley. Any 5.0 C5, AOD flexplate with 164 teeth will work real nice with a V6 3.8 C5.

The clutch lockup isnt serviced, but you can pop in the C4 truck converter, they are spaced to suit the C5.

C5s were not great, but just F truck C4s with a bigger bellhousing with and extra half inch on the front.