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BuildItYourSelf
03-31-2013, 02:30 PM
car: 2008 g8 gt

parts list: will update with changes.

- list and prices are from greg contact him for price changes -

The harness is not necessary, but if you don't buy it you will need to buy the connectors for the transmission and run them to the ECM, fuse box and also tie into the cabin harness.
Name, # Needed, Price
GXP Transmission 1 $2,679.87
Clutch jumper harness 1 $37.64
Clutch pedal assembly 1 $127.51
master cylinder res. & bracket 1 $7.77
master to slave pipe 1 $22.21
Clutch pedal cover 1 $16.77
M10 drive shaft 1 $358.60
M10 trans mount 1 $46.53
M10 trans support 1 $297.10
trans mount nut 1 $2.88
trans mount bolt 2 $5.89
trans mount adapter bolt 2 $3.06
trans cooler pipe 1 $78.97
M10 shifter control 1 $131.76
M10 shifter boot & knob 1 $51.23
shifter control mount pin 2 $8.10
shifter control lever pin 1 $2.39
lever pin retainer 1 $2.39
shifter boot bolt 2 $5.47
M10 brake pedal asm. 1 $53.64
brake pedal mounting bolt 2 $5.87
09.5 GXP engine trans harness 1 $342.16

you will also need:
A tune with a manual trans segment. (I used pat g via efi live autocal)
A modified bcm that will not look for the tcm (chris white has you covered there)
rear end with higher gears. the gxp has 3.70 im running 3.45
- I don't think you want to go lower the that unless you have the power to pull it and traction is an issue.
--I don't know the calculations right now but when I looked it up the 2.92 rear from a gt using a manual trans will run 90mph at 1200rpm or something like that. (may sound good but keep in mind at 1200rpm our engine probably only makes 60-100hp and is 4000lbs. you would down shift at every hill witch is pointless for a guy who is speeding) and first gear will redline at 60+mph or something crazy like that. it would run like a dog unless you have some crazy power to get it going. but you would get good gas mileage im sure.

(if someone finds the gear calculations please pm them to me and I will add it)

tips
first flash in you tune with holden trans segment
-if you don't you will be unable to flash because the ecm will not see the tcm and will not take the tune.
--to solve that problem hook up the auto harness to the ecm and body harness (plug behind the fuse box to include the big gray power plug) auto trans, and make a jump wire to all grounds on the harness, engine, body at battery ground and also the auto trans.

remove the brake booster completely along with the sound mats to cut the clutch master cylinder hole when your in there changing the auto brake pedal and adding the clutch pedal.

shifter bolts right in place of the auto shifter. place the shifter from underneath in the hole. put a bolt or 2 in to hold it in place then after you bolt the trans to the engine you can take them out drop the shifter assembly down and put the pins in the linkage. do all of this with loose engine mounts so you can lower the rear of the trans down to get your arms in there. then guide it in place when you lift the rear of the trans up and install the cross member.

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to start i figured its best to remove the front end because i planned to pull the engine and trans out together.
from start to engine out time. 4hrs

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next i got the engine on the engine stand and took it apart to do the cam, springs and pushrods. time 1.5 hours
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after that i installed the m6 wiring harness then clutch then matted the trans. time 1.5 hours

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after that i wrapped the headers and dried them out and the paint and all that. put boots on the plug wires and went over the assembly checking stuff. time 3 hours. (wrapping headers takes a bit of time to do it right. mostly time during the water out for paint)

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next i installed the shifter. time 30mins
when you do this jump the old shift connector with a wirer. top middle to bottom left when looking at it with the clip down.

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then i would have did the clutch pedal but there was a problem.
the camaro is the only one that comes in an assembly. it works great tho. and a f-ton cheaper. and the plug is in the body harness ready to go. just plug it in.
sorry no pics.

next i installed the engine/trans in the car and hooked it all back in. time 4hours.

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then installed the drive shaft and started the exhaust work.


swaping it all over was very easy i did most the work alone.

big thanks to:
greg at pace for the parts and all the help
pat g for the help on the tune and tring to figure out the issues and sending new tunes in short notice.
chris white for fixing the bcm issue.
GRRRR8.net for meeting all you nice people who helped out in the project!!!

Seattle09GT
03-31-2013, 02:38 PM
I have a chubby after reading this thread.

rocket69GTP
03-31-2013, 02:44 PM
If u have the full M6 harness, do u have to cut and splice wires to make it work?

BuildItYourSelf
03-31-2013, 02:55 PM
If u have the full M6 harness, do u have to cut and splice wires to make it work?

all plug and play. tho only thing that needs cut is the starter relay and crimp the circle eye connecter on.
that and get the ls3 oil sensor

427g8gt
03-31-2013, 03:44 PM
How much for the swap

BuildItYourSelf
03-31-2013, 04:07 PM
How much for the swap
around $5000 +clutch and flywheel just to get the trans in.
thats all new parts tho.

Seattle09GT
03-31-2013, 06:00 PM
around $5000 +clutch and flywheel just to get the trans in.
thats all new parts tho.

So probably a lot less if you can find a donor Camaro SS that got wrapped around a phone pole.

Posidon42
03-31-2013, 07:16 PM
No because that's what I tried to do. The trans is different enough to be a pita. Just get the new parts and be done with it. He and I are basically stick at the same point - trying to get the electronics working.

travis gore
04-01-2013, 01:30 AM
thanks for sharing.

G8GT721
05-16-2013, 01:12 PM
Which clutch did you go with?

Steve
05-16-2013, 01:39 PM
Yeah we need some updates on this + that parts list ;)

BuildItYourSelf
05-16-2013, 03:00 PM
update.
im 1600 miles away from my car for the next 6 month.
parts list will be posted when car is finished.

if your intrested contact greg for parts and price.

BuildItYourSelf
05-16-2013, 03:02 PM
Which clutch did you go with?

monster twin stage 1
(that thing is a work of art. very nice clutch)

Greg@PacePerformance
05-16-2013, 05:54 PM
Yeah we need some updates on this + that parts list ;)

I can post a list with prices but I'm holding out on the part numbers on this one for now since there has been tons of time and shipping cost to figure it out for these two guys :)

texn884
05-17-2013, 06:26 AM
Wow I guess you need to be handy with a tool set to try this.

I can open the hood and grab a beer and go Hmmmmm, drink another beer and look around and say, Fuck it, and drop the hood and sit down and have another beer and pretend to have a 6 speed and have another beer.

Steve
05-17-2013, 10:22 AM
haha that sums up my skills with a wrench...

texn884
05-18-2013, 06:14 AM
Steve, im glad im not the only one. lol

THE Adam V
05-18-2013, 06:50 AM
Wow I guess you need to be handy with a tool set to try this.

I can open the hood and grab a beer and go Hmmmmm, drink another beer and look around and say, Fuck it, and drop the hood and sit down and have another beer and pretend to have a 6 speed and have another beer.
Best statement ever


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texn884
05-18-2013, 08:44 AM
I think it is pretty good and I was not even drinking yet.:thumbsup::beer:

G8GT721
05-18-2013, 10:53 AM
Can we reuse our driveshaft?

BuildItYourSelf
05-18-2013, 01:35 PM
Can we reuse our driveshaft?

The gxp drive shaft is about 1.5 inches shorter.
I'm sure if you got a good driveshaft shop around you could get it shortened.

Posidon42
05-19-2013, 04:53 AM
The advantage is that everything we have done to the cars, except for cutting the hole in the firewall, is entire reversible. If this turns out to be a monumentally bad idea, we can always put it back the way it was. Not that getting a driveshaft would be hard, but I personally didn't want to cut or permanantly modify any of the stock parts to make this work.

G8GT721
05-23-2013, 06:12 PM
The advantage is that everything we have done to the cars, except for cutting the hole in the firewall, is entire reversible. If this turns out to be a monumentally bad idea, we can always put it back the way it was. Not that getting a driveshaft would be hard, but I personally didn't want to cut or permanantly modify any of the stock parts to make this work.

Which I hope it doesn't, as I am seriously considering it soon. I don't plan on modifying the old shaft, just buy I new one cheaper/less headache

BuildItYourSelf
07-14-2013, 07:18 PM
I recovered more pictures of the build from my old phone.
3rd pic. Not the rear end isn't for my car. Its for a real car meant for drag racing/street.
Last pic is mid muffler cut to fit in trans tunnel. I had to redo it and take another 1/2 out of each side.

BuildItYourSelf
07-14-2013, 07:29 PM
last pics are the plug for the clutch sensor under the dash. the markings for drilling the hole. and the hydrilic line from the slave routed under the booster tight up to the fire wall.
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BuildItYourSelf
10-09-2013, 05:08 PM
Well today I got the car to run!!!
After a little trouble shooting she fired right up.
Turns out it was only the ground wire from the engine to the body. (Can you believe the sob gave me all the problems.) Its OK tho because I would have needed Chris whites modified bcm for the manual to work properly. (Bcm looks for the tcm to be in park to start and causes anti theft problems.)
The new bcm don't give a crap what the TCM thinks now and will start in reverse if it wants. Hahaso all seems good and all I have to do now is throw the manual back in the car along with all the crap that goes along with it. Do some more looking over everything and once its good to go I'm going to smoke the rears off the bastard because I had the car for a year and a half and I can now finally drive it. (Was in the military and car was in storage far far away.) But if you think about it I bought it wrecked and I was only able to work on the car a total of less then 45 days so far and its just about done. I would say that isn't to bad at all.
I hope there isn't any major problems when she starts road tests.
I will keep everyone posted.

G8GT721
10-09-2013, 05:13 PM
Welcome back to the states!!🇺🇸

It's probably for the best if you burn the rears they have been sitting to long could be unsafe. Come to think of it do the fronts aswell for safety's sake!!

BuildItYourSelf
10-09-2013, 05:37 PM
thanks but I have been in the states since feb. I was in Colorado and the car was in pa.

let me know if you do the swap ill give you my number and we can talk about it and ill give you all the info you will need.
now that all the issues have been solved it really isn't that bad. plus once you sell the auto stuff the price isn't bad either.

Posidon42
10-10-2013, 05:04 AM
Congrats man. I am seriously jealous and appreciate all of the help you gave me. I'm also looking forward to getting my car running, but I don't get back from my deployment for another couple of weeks. Already have some stuff on order so it will be waiting for me. Burn some rubber on my behalf!

BuildItYourSelf
01-14-2014, 07:55 PM
I removed this thing that holds the key in until its in park from the column and it works fine.
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Posidon42
01-14-2014, 08:13 PM
What works fine?


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BuildItYourSelf
01-14-2014, 09:06 PM
When you jump the plug at the shifter it powers the coil in that thing all the time when the car is on. I think it will eventually fail when I really need it not to. So I took it out when I fixed my column today. And it didn't effect anything. (That I know of anyway)

Blanky
01-27-2014, 09:08 PM
Maybe a little video of the trans/ setup? Think your set up will be reliable or will little gremlins cause problems for the average guy?

BuildItYourSelf
01-27-2014, 09:32 PM
Well the only possible future issues in my mind is programing. The dealer I go to can't do much because it fails the system check using the vin. I haven't really gotten around this. But the 09.5 may be different because of the gxp.
But as far as mechanical I don't see a problem.
If I ever sell the car I would rather sell it to a knowledgeable mechanicly incline person.

Cars in storage but its all factory parts. Same as a gxp. I dunno why you want a video.

Lwdwn1
09-26-2014, 02:06 PM
Is the GXP transmission the only one that can be used for the conversion without trouble fitting it? and is there a lot of work involved in fitting a camaro 6 speed?

BuildItYourSelf
09-26-2014, 05:19 PM
Gxp is no doubt your best bet.
Postion42 tried a Camaro and ended up getting the gxp.

The Camaro Trans is longer. The bell housing is longer so that makes changes to: shifter linkage, drives haft, cooler lines
All those will need modified.
Gxp is your best bet.
If you want to do the conversion pm me and I will give you all the info.

deb0650
11-14-2014, 08:26 AM
This is really tempting to me. Maybe my winter project. Can I remove the auto and install the manual with all the mods without pulling the front end and engine out? I'm not planning any engine mods and that would save a lot of effort. thanks.

BuildItYourSelf
11-14-2014, 08:49 AM
Yeah you can. That's how I would do it if I only did the tranny.

BuildItYourSelf
11-14-2014, 11:49 AM
Yeah you can. That's how I would do it if I only did the tranny.

MoonPie
11-15-2014, 12:25 PM
Yeah you can. That's how I would do it if I only did the tranny.

Quit trying to confuse me with your liberal Biblicisms.

bigleo25@
05-13-2015, 08:33 PM
Can u make a YouTube video with all this info no one has tried to make one yet I'd really like to do this swap in my car but need more info


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BuildItYourSelf
05-14-2015, 04:30 AM
Sorry but I'm not going to take my car apart and put it back together to make a video.

It's really not that hard of a conversion. If you feel confident enough to replace a transmission you can do this.
The only thing that is not directly bolt in is the clutch pedal mount witch needs the holes drilled.
The picture of the markings will make that very easy once you see the plate and where I took the measurements.

ah555666
05-05-2017, 05:11 PM
2 years later here I am with 240k miles on my stock g8 gt, except for a Roto fab intake. I got a good deal on a complete ls3 and m6 with pedals, slave, wiring, shifter, linkage, ecm and so on. I have been reading on this for a couple days now and found a shop that says they can do the programing part after I get everything swapped. I read somewhere that the camaro m6 will work, you just have to notch out the cross member because the SS trans is slightly longer, and a shorter driveshaft is necessary. I take it I need to send off the bcm, but I have no contact info for (Chris white). Will the camaro ecm play well with the bc? Any help is appreciated. I will begin pulling my engine and trans this weekend and if all is well with this ls3/t6060 fitting I will have it in and ready for Pro Dynotech.

-Ray-
05-05-2017, 11:02 PM
2 years later here I am with 240k miles on my stock g8 gt, except for a Roto fab intake. I got a good deal on a complete ls3 and m6 with pedals, slave, wiring, shifter, linkage, ecm and so on. I have been reading on this for a couple days now and found a shop that says they can do the programing part after I get everything swapped. I read somewhere that the camaro m6 will work, you just have to notch out the cross member because the SS trans is slightly longer, and a shorter driveshaft is necessary. I take it I need to send off the bcm, but I have no contact info for (Chris white). Will the camaro ecm play well with the bc? Any help is appreciated. I will begin pulling my engine and trans this weekend and if all is well with this ls3/t6060 fitting I will have it in and ready for Pro Dynotech.

Contact info: http://www.whiteautoandmedia.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=56
Pro dynotech in Thorntown, IN?

BuildItYourSelf
05-06-2017, 05:34 AM
You will need to also modify your shift linkage with a camaro trans.

For the price of modifications you can buy a gxp trans and sell the camaro transmission.
I know a dude who has one for 3k new in the box. You'll probably get $1500 for the camaro trans. Worth the upgrade if you ask me.

ah555666
05-06-2017, 01:20 PM
Pro Dynotech, yes in thorntown,in.. I thought it would be easier to use the camaro t6060 since I am also swapping the ls3 in. The ls3 has everything on it, the t6060 is already bolted to the motor with the clutch and everything on it. I got my car with 186k on it and I'm sure the accessories are due to be replaced. Figured I would be better off using everything I can. Would everything bolt straight up? I don't have the 3k to put upfront or I would. I'd have to wait until the t6060 sold. Aside from the gxp trans I would have to source a driveshaft, crossmember, unless the auto is the same plus buy a clutch and flywheel. I'm planning on tearing into it tomorrow. Thanks for the help.

ah555666
05-06-2017, 01:22 PM
If he's up for a trade I'll have a running l76 and 6l80e that can be picked up in a couple days. Or cash and the camaro t6060

ah555666
05-06-2017, 01:42 PM
Reading on other threads I have heard that the input shafts are different from the gxp to the camaro, also the front plate and bell housing. So it sounded to me like mating the gxp trans to the ls3 might be more of a pain than notching the crossmember. I had a 99 formula ws6 and put a ls7 clutch in it, I was having issues just shimming the slave to get it to disengage all the way.could have been a choke in the line issue, but it was enough to question my ability. This is my daily driver as you can tell by the 240k. I have a car on loan but I figured I'd be out with the old and in with the new in three days.

travis gore
05-06-2017, 05:11 PM
Pro Dynotech, yes in thorntown,in.. .

They did my dyno there.
I would love to put a M6 in mine. But I have a new toy in mind first.


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BuildItYourSelf
05-06-2017, 06:26 PM
Mating a gxp 6060 or camaro 6060 to a ls3 or l76 would be the same job. Just different clutch.
The auto cross member and manual are different. The drive shaft is shorter on the manual by about an inch.
Also keep in mind the rear diff needed swapped to a low gear.
And the ls3 has different acceseries. You will need to change a few things from the camaro setup. Better to use the g8 setup with the low mile alternator and ac out if the same.
Gunna have a day just swapping shit when you have everything side by side.

The difference between camaro and gxp tr6060 is input shaft length and bellhousing. The pump plate is the same.

ah555666
05-06-2017, 11:19 PM
You will need to also modify your shift linkage with a camaro trans.

For the price of modifications you can buy a gxp trans and sell the camaro transmission.
I know a dude who has one for 3k new in the box. You'll probably get $1500 for the camaro trans. Worth the upgrade if you ask me.

Could you give me the contact info on the gxp that you mentioned? I could put the motor in and sell the camaro trans. Source the few parts I would need and get the gxp.

-Ray-
05-07-2017, 12:03 AM
When you go to Pro dynotech tell Ron and Priscilla I said hi.

ah555666
05-07-2017, 09:28 AM
When you go to Pro dynotech tell Ron and Priscilla I said hi.

I will,. They know you as ray with the red g8?

-Ray-
05-08-2017, 01:43 AM
I will,. They know you as ray with the red g8?

Yes Sir. If you are there before the end of May, I'll stop by.

ah555666
05-08-2017, 05:05 PM
Anybody know what whiteline charges to correct the bcm issue? I can get a reman gxp manual bcm for 155. I emailed them over the weekend but they won't give a price or estimate on turn around until the 13th because they are swamped. I'm switching to the ls3, I know the stock ecm can be programmed to work or even the camaro ecm, but couldn't you just swap the ecm and bcm from a gxp and fire it up? Maybe have to use the gxp wire harness as well. It would essentially be a plug and play at that point. Maybe for less than it costs to tow it to a shop and have them program it. Anybody have some input on this? I was reading through about this conversion using the camaro t6060 and they mentioned notching the crossmember. They also replied to a question asking which crossmember worked, and they only said stock crossmember. Would that be our stock g8 auto crossmember, or a stock gxp manual?

BuildItYourSelf
05-10-2017, 02:16 PM
Not sure if you know but the gxp is 09.5. If you have a 08-09 it won't work. Plus you need to flash it to vin match anyway.
You can't just plug in the bcm ecm from another car. The radio and gadgets cluster is vin matched.
Just flash your stuff.
Cross member is m6 specific. As well as drive shaft

Andrewmata29
05-24-2017, 06:38 PM
I've been thinking of swapping out my auto trans too and I appreciate the info u have provided. I don't understand what u mean by flash the tune with the trans segment. Can u help me understand what u mean?

BuildItYourSelf
05-25-2017, 03:14 AM
On the program for the engine control there is sections that help the engine control decide what to do. The transmission is a big part of that. For example before an automatic shifts the engine will change timing to reduce power but keep rpm's up then after the shift returns to normal.
That part of the tune is the transmission segment. It needs changed to a manual segment so the engine knows what's going on. Basically the big reason is when you turn your key on the car will do a system check and not see the tcm (transmission control module) and not let the car start. Other things like reverse lock out won't function as well.
Hope that helps.

Andrewmata29
05-25-2017, 04:45 AM
That helps! Thanks

ah555666
06-17-2017, 11:02 AM
I have the clutch pedal position sensor and harness connected, but it will not start. I connected the auto trans plug and it fired up. I had already flashed it to the manual trans and changed anything else that was different . Seems like I have to flash another tune completely, only thing is that the gxp used a different operating system. I took the trans connectors from a manual camaro and ran the wires to the correct circuits. There was one wire in the auto trans connector that had to be swapped to a different pin location, maybe in the ecm connector. I don't know if it was the neutral safety switch tho. I ordered and forgot about a gxp harness from gmparts , 4-5 weeks later it showed up. So I could switch it out. If it's something I already added I'd prefer to keep my harness. I'll have to look and see if I can find it, if I didn't add it maybe that's the problem. I added the wire connector for the clutch pedal position sensor. I can start it in gear tho. My Speedo is about 20mph to low, and fluctuates a bit. I'm gonna have to try and compare settings to see if I can't fix it.. It's not set to read off the wheel sensors, I thought it would work since I added the vss along with the skip shift and rev lockout. Got about a dozen warning signals it takes about 2 min to go through when I start the car. Aside from some hesitation when accelerating it runs and drives good. It's my first time using any kind of tuning software so it might take some time to get the engine running smooth. I used the 6.2 gxp settings, I might need to switch to the 2010 Camaro SS. That's where the engine came from. There were differences in the 3 different "stock" tunes I looked at, so I don't know which to go off of.. The camaro subframe and suspension feels a little looser than the g8 bushings. Car has 240k on it, so I'm kind of surprised that the camaro components don't feel tighter, even with the fatter sway bar. Might be due to the height increase, with the higher center of gravity.

If anybody that has done this swap could upload to hptuners, or email me their tune so I can either a: have the correct tune with the correct os [2008 g8 gt 12624402] or b: have a tune to compare and save the correct settings for the speed sensor and what not.
I flashed a manual Holden tune last night and it wouldn't start, so I re-flashed the original so I could at least drive it. It was finally on the ground, was 330am, raining so I didn't jack it up to unhook the tcm and try jumping pins 10to14 And 11 to 13 to see if that would make a difference. Might try it after the weekend, it's my only transportation and it's been on jack stands in a gravel driveway for 6 weeks [waiting on parts that are hard to find and some I didn't know I needed] I did most of my research after pulling the engine and transmission. [Dont be like me, do your homework and order parts before you start] impatience gets you nowhere with this swap. Found a gxp manual and sold the camaro tr6060. I forgot what it was like to drive a v8 6spd American sports car. Feels better than my old 99' formula ws6

Moe
07-09-2017, 06:17 PM
Just ordered my pedals and want to attempt this swap pretty bad. Now where can I source a transmission for less then 5k, that's how much they are on gmpartsdirect or similar websites. I'm very new to the forum and come from a mustang background so please keep in mind this is all new to me. The parts list is very helpful but those prices are way lower then what I'm seeing searching around.

My car is 2009 g8 gt PSM if that helps with wondering on what year I want to attempt this on. I have a question, when the bcm changes to the conversion one will that eliminate the indicators (DNR) on the instrument panel? Will the remote start function still be active. Can some body give me insight on all this please.

THANKS IN ADVANCE,
MOE

-Ray-
07-11-2017, 03:11 AM
You can't have remote start with a manual transmission. Huge liability.

Unavowed
07-11-2017, 01:34 PM
You can't have remote start with a manual transmission. Huge liability.

You can. I had it on a manual car before. I don't recommend it.

STL_G8GT
07-11-2017, 05:35 PM
You can. I had it on a manual car before. I don't recommend it.
Neutral safety switch...

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BuildItYourSelf
07-13-2017, 02:14 PM
I don't think there is a natural safety on the tr6060.
The system uses the clutch sensor.

Andrewmata29
11-09-2017, 09:32 PM
Can someone please explain how to flash in the Holden commodore manual transmission?
I just bought an hptuner and have been searching online how to do this and it seems like this needs to be done in the “segment swap” tab in hptuner but the tab is shaded gray and won’t let me click on it. I’m guessing this is because the OS’s rnt the same but even if I find the same OS as my 09 G8 in the hptuner repository, there’s no transmission file to copy. Help would be appreciated so I can get the manual swap started.

BuildItYourSelf
11-10-2017, 01:13 PM
Yes. It's a segment swap.
I didn't do it myself but what Pat told me was he used an 08 holden base, swapped Vinson and tuned for my cam and rear gear and all that.
Maybe try and do that.

Also you need to make sure the bcm is flashed with manual tune before you do the ecu. If not you will not be able to load the manual segmented tune in the ecu unless the bcm sees the tcm.

I would strongly recommend you get a new bcm flashed so you have both auto and manual bcm you can go back and forth.
If you did have a problem you can sit the auto trans by the car. Plug the auto harness into the ecm and transmission then jump the grounds to the chassis and it will allow you to load the tune.

If you still have e trouble pm me and I can send you my tune. I have efi live so I dunno if it will work but I believe I still have the HP tune loaded from another 08 Manual swap.
Or contact Pat G and email him your tune and he can swap it all around then you tune it from there.

hexagod
07-19-2018, 08:55 AM
That is so sick!! =D

deb0650
09-16-2018, 05:29 AM
Started my swap yesterday. Got my tune modded by Tad Banzuelo (was tuner for Haddad Motorsports - now works with Superior in Placentia). I flashed it yesterday no problem. Pulled the BCM to mail to Chris White tomorrow. I'm keeping my factory brake pedal. Measured and cut the pad yesterday to fit the clutch pedal cover. Worked great. On the list today is to pull the brake booster and install the clutch pedal. Then put her up on blocks and start removing stuff. Fun, fun!

Zodiac
09-16-2018, 07:04 AM
Sounds awesome. I give props for doing this.

deb0650
10-09-2018, 06:37 AM
Trans swap is complete. Only thing left to do is relearn brakes. Sweet. Everything considered, this was really an easy project. I've worked on manual cars since high school and the only difference was wiring harness and hydraulic clutch and tunes. Mechanically, it was pretty easy. Especially since all the parts were new and shiny clean!

zygee1
10-25-2018, 06:02 PM
So for using a Camaro TR6060 you need an adapter plate? I couldn't find just a bellhousing that said it would work. Closest thing I found was thihttps://www.summitracing.com/parts/ado-89059423?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-acdelco&gclid=Cj0KCQjw08XeBRC0ARIsAP_gaQCMHV_Oarc9y5ZLALiX sBY8_SgU0sa4qoRzssQKlTTyGkqZOpokwBsaAqk-EALw_wcB which says it needs an adapter. That's really annoying that the L76 LS engine wouldn't match another LS engine's M6 belhousing shape.

Greg@PacePerformance
10-26-2018, 11:50 AM
The Camaro bellhousing is part of the front plate, so you can not just swap the bellhousing. The GXP front plate has different sized bearings and a few other differences so changing that won't work either.
Rockland did have a front plate that would adapt the Camaro trans to the GXP bellhousing, but I'm sure sure it would be worth the cost.

http://www.rsgear.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IsxPyo6_Ow
-Greg

Willie
09-08-2022, 06:05 AM
It's been four years since any info has been posted here and without any current info, I made a call to Pace and their first comment was a good indicator that they no longer know much about this particular swap. I said I have an 2015 TR-6060 to be used in a G8. Their answer, "It won't work." I had to rely on specific info I absorbed from reading this thread that it will. That being said, does anyone have any more current info on the parts required and where to obtain them? I need to acquire everything except the trans and pedals.

Big Daddy
08-12-2023, 12:57 PM
following this thread as i am curious for my conversion as well.....