568s was (Re: SD> engine tick, and oil problems. please help)

[Ed Nickl]

   I put  a 568 in my '86 SC (it's tranny was toast when I got it).  It 
came from a '90 VNT intercooled Shadow.  It was perfect, since 1990 still 
had the small spline input shaft, and I didn't even have to change the 
clutch.  It is 'only' a stock T1 with MP comptuer and G-Valve at 13-14 PSI, 
but back in 1989 I had a 1985 SC and the transaxle grenaded on me, and I 
didn't want to worry about the 525.

   As for putting in a L-Body,  it does require a little bit of extra work, 
but it is still almost a bolt in.

568, intermediate shaft, shifter, and cables from donor car.
2 left (drivers) axles for a 89-90 Omni with Automatic.
move rear mount, or use long bolt with spacers.
grind a notch in the top tranny mount.
mount shifter and cables (worst part IMHO)
And I did use a BFH on the floor to flatten it out to mount the cable 
shifter.


Basically the way I heard it was the 568 came in the larger body  styles 
and
the higher output turbo cars to make up for the weight.. ( I  assume)
the 523 were for the lighter cars like Shadow/Sundance

turbo vs. non turbo also made a difference in final drive ratio..
to use one of these transmissions in a 555/520 equipped vehicle requires 
the
use of newer axels (I believe) and the shifter and shifters cables to this
to work properly..
I think this is a direct swap if im not mistaken?
To use these in an L body requires a little more ingenuity and a  BFH!..
;)
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