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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Most everything from the rockers on up = '59, and most everything else = '89.
I'm sure it would work. Wouldn't be easy but what the hey.
I've thought about that part of it more than the 5 speed part. But that would be the icing on the cake!
Actually the 3800 a/t combo is pretty decent; I know 3800s actually are rated for higher fe than 3100s, likely due to better trans and gearing. I wonder what the potential accel and fe improvements for m/t would be? Maybe not enough to make it worth it.
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You're right, given the nature of the 3800's auto, you can easily make it a manu-matic with switches and a paddle shifter, bypassing the TCU completely.
That makes it less than worth it to swap in a 5 speed if you can keep the TCL engaged all the time.
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