Bryblanch

At the moment I have a built 1.6 with a greddy td05 turbo kit and want more power so I decided to go with the Chevy 5.3 out of a 2002 suburban going to use the clutch/ flywheel from a 2010 camaro a t56 to a cts diff I am struggling finding the transmission and diff and what do I need to do for the drive line? And what gearing have you found works best for a daily driver that is tracked occasionally?

stng_96

Welcome to the Forum! I suggest taking some time and reading a few build threads in the GM build section, most of the questions you have asked will be answered.

Any pictures of your car?

Bryblanch

Ya a ton but don't know how to post pictures on this forum yet lol

charchri4

Hey welcome to the group! Check out this thread for pix and sig:
https://www.v8miata.net/site-tips-su...ps-tricks-329/

Travis is right pretty much all your questions can be answered here:
https://www.v8miata.net/v8-miata-con...esources-2349/

The thing is everyone taylors their car to their preferences so it's a bit tricky to advise you. My first thought was if the 02 suburban was a 2 wheel drive just use the auto from it. For a manual 98-02 fbody is a bolt in but not cheap. GTO takes a little shifter work but will bolt in too though even less cheap. I believe some of the T5s will bolt up but it just depends on what your budget and fab skills are.

What are you going to use for a subframe?

Bryblanch

Thank you I kind of forgot I had a membership with this forum lol I bought a Muncie 4speed then realized that the shifter is not even close to lining up so time to go back to the drawing board and go with a t5 or something similar. I had a friend that was going to do the fab work for me but be bailed so I'm kinda screwed on that now

be good

just use the auto out of the suburban. you can rock the lame pedal until you find enough $$ for a T56.

charchri4

+1^. If it's a 2 wheel drive suburban and you have the trans that is what I would do too. That gets you rolling sooner and cheaper and you may just find you like it!

Bryblanch

I found a t56 for a good price so I decided to cut into the budget a little bit and purchase it. Sunday night we test fit my 5.3 and it fit like a glove with 0 bay modifications! Now I am in need of a gm t56 bellhousing, dimensions for a custom drive line from t56 to getreg, and suggestions on what to use for axles!!

stng_96

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but you won't get that trans in there without modifications to the engine bay, period. In all honestly I am concerned about how well the engine fit with the corners still in there.

On another note, why don't you start a build thread with some pictures so we can see how your progress is going/help out if need be!