284 to 282 swap into a gp.

[dohcfiend]

just wondering about something. is it easy to swap a 282 into a w-body that had a 284 in it?

will the mount fit? NBD if it doesn't, i can make it fit

would the 4t60e axles plug into a 282?

will i have to swap out the shifter and linkage?

will i have to swap out the slave cylinder? master cylinder?

will the vss work correctly?

would j-body or n-body axles work on a w-body?

reason i was asking is my 284 will die at some point and replacing it will most likely be either difficult or expensive and i am not going back to auto.

lastly, when that fated day comes, i would like to see how my 3.4 dohc would act with one of those 282's with the 3.94 fdr's provided the bellhousing is the same from a quad4 to a 60v6 of course.

[1988GTU]

Q4 will not bolt up, you'll need to swap internals. I think axles from any 282 will fit, but you'll need to measure then for the proper length. You should be able to swap the slave/master... not 100% on that. VSS is another "should" work. I don't think a sleezy E axle setup will swap in, I think the teeth count are different. It should mount to the engine the same, but to the frame rail/subframe it might need to be modified. The linkage iirc is the same and I think the wobble bodies cable lengths are longer than the L, N, J etc etc cables... so if they snap, you'll need to use 284 cables again.

[dohcfiend]

that is what i was thinking on the q4 bellhousing. can the q4 282 gearset be put into a v6 282?

internals? as in cluth/pressure plate i take it? that's a given. flywheels will swap granted the 282 tranny is from 88+

that's good to hear that the 284 cables and shifter do not have to be switched...less work

slave master will swap, more goos news

trans mount, nothing a steel plate with 4 holes in it cannot cure.

only thing left is a big ??? for the axles then.

[1988GTU]

The guts from the Q4 can be installed to the V6 trans. You should be able to retain your flywheel and use the clutch disk for the trans application (internal/external) .

[Superdave]

In this case you'd just swap the V6 bellhousing onto the Q4 tranny, i've done it twice now, it's pretty easy.

[dohcfiend]

sweet even better . i think a 3.4 dohc would scream with that gearset.

any1 know anything about the axles? whether the other axles will work in my w-body or whether the 284 axles will fit onto the 282?

[3100 MPFI]

I have HEARD (but have not confirmed) that the INTERMEDIATE SHAFT is different between the 282, and the 284. Something about them is different (not sure what).

I have also heard that a 282 shaft will not bolt onto the twin cam, but I don't understand that one either.

Just to be safe, you will want to get a W-body intermediate shaft with the 282 and use it.

[dohcfiend]

intermediate shaft? you meant that splined piece that goes from the tranny into the clutch/pressure plate.

i wouldn't think it would be different. i know there are quite a few fiero's with tdc's in them.

i'll check up on that to be sure though.

[MidnightriderZ24]

a 1990 q4 trans has the same 4th and 5th as the 92-94 3.94 but a lower second(which isnt bad for a wbody). as for axles im not sure..