Was there ever a Manual Bonneville SSEi?
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Was there ever a Manual Bonneville SSEi?
I was talking with some ricer-owning friends and we got into an argument over transmissions on Bonneville'*. As far as I know there has never been an SSEi with a manual transmission, is this correct? What Bonneville'* have had manuals if any?
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Never a front wheel drive manual transmission Bonneville. Not sure about the older rear wheel drive ones though.
so, you are right. There was never an SSEi with a manual trans.
so, you are right. There was never an SSEi with a manual trans.
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Originally Posted by samueljackson
i think the W bodys had a rarely built GP with a 5 speed, but no H or C bodies.
The 5spd W-bodies were 3100 and maybe 3400, and I think the McClaren turbo3.1.
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Originally Posted by samueljackson
i think the W bodys had a rarely built GP with a 5 speed, but no H or C bodies.
The 5spd W-bodies were 3100 and maybe 3400, and I think the McClaren turbo3.1.
The GM FWD 5 spd only came on the 88-93 Grand Prix, Cutlass Supreme, and Lumina Z34, and was mates to the 2.8L (88-90), 3.1L (90-91) or the 3.4L (91-93).
Of those, there are 2 versions, the Getrag 282 (88-91 2.8 and 3.1L) and the Getrag 284 (91-93 3.4L)
There were other manual cars, but the W-body was the biggest.
There have been several conversions using these trans into other W-bodies using the 3.8L motor as the power plant. It bolts up to the trans, but requires a specific flywheel to be made and a stronger clutch.
hope that helps.
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I was going to start one on my car, but am too busy and need to free up some money for a house. There is also another guy who is doing an F40 trans (6 spd from a 2006/7 Pontiac G6) and I am not sure how his is coming along. He'* probably pretty far as he was getting close to putting it in the car.
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Originally Posted by JimmyFloyd
I was going to start one on my car, but am too busy and need to free up some money for a house. There is also another guy who is doing an F40 trans (6 spd from a 2006/7 Pontiac G6) and I am not sure how his is coming along. He'* probably pretty far as he was getting close to putting it in the car.