Chev Bellhousing ?

I know that the 350 and 400 have the same bellhousing bolt pattern but does the 3.8 Camaro share the same bolt pattern?

Steve

No, the 3.8 Camaro (usually called a 3800) is the smaller 60* v-6 bolt pattern. (Same as the 2.2 and 2.5 4-cylinder too.)

The earlier 3.8L From the Grand National and Cutlass and such is the standard BOP bolt pattern.

OK I need a bellhousing for a SBC 406 to a T5 with an internal slave, any ideas?

Probably easiest is to use a generic aftermarket throwout-bearing style slave cylinder.

I say this, not having tried it...

Why does it have to be internal?

Is this going in a Camaro, and if so, does it need to have the trans laid over a bit like the 3rd gen cars? If so, hit the wreckers for the bellhousing/master/slave setup from 84-93. 82 and 83 had Muncie boxes and mechanical linkage.

Edit; At least I think they are internal slave, but i'm doubting myself now.

It is in the S10 challenger, the T5 trans is from a Camaro but other than shift alignment no need for it to be laid over. I have the Camaro bellhousing but the external slave is in my way

I need the internal slave so I can route headers into the space that the external slave sits between the frame and the block.

just get whatever Chev bellhousing you can find and run an aftermarket hydraulic throwout bearing. the one thing to look out for is if you are running a 168 tooth flywheel, then you will need a bellhousing out of a truck or something that had the same flywheel and use either a stock cast iron nose starter, an aftermarket mini starter, or a late model permanent magnet starter like the ones that they started using in the 4.3V6 and V8 trucks in the mid 90's. if using an aftermarket mini starter or a small 153 tooth flywheel, make sure that the block is drilled for the straight across starter bolt pattern- a lot of 350's and 400's in the 70's were only drilled for the staggered mounting pattern,

I have the staggered hi torque starter and the 168 tooth flywheel so all I need is a bellhousing and that throwout bearing style slave.

So any truck bellhousing for a T5 will work?

Any brand name for the bearing preferred?