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GM Muncie M22

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GM Muncie M22 is a manual gearbox from GM Muncie. The Society has 14 vehicles on file with it, 14 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Buick

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Buick Skylark / Gran Sport (GS) A-body
4-speed
[1]
Applies to: 1966-1970
1964-19724 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Buick Special A-body (GM)
4-speed manual cars
[2]
1967-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Chevrolet

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Chevrolet Camaro First generation
Base, RS, SS, Z28 with 4-speed
[3]
Applies to: Base, RS, SS, Z28 with 4-speed
1967-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Camaro First/second generation
4-speed
[4]
19714 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Chevelle A-body (GM)
4-speed cars (listing excludes 1970 with 454)
[5]
Applies to: All (Muncie)
1965-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Corvette C2 / C3
4-speed manual
[6]
1964-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Corvette C1 / C2 / C3
4-speed manual
[7]
Applies to: All (Muncie)
1971-19744 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet El Camino
4-speed
[8]
1968-19714 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Impala Full-size
4-speed manual
[9]
Applies to: 1966-1969
1963-19694 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Chevrolet Nova (Chevy II) Chevy II / Nova
4-speed manual
[10]
Applies to: M20/M21/M22 (Muncie)
1965-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Chevrolet / Pontiac / Oldsmobile / Buick

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Chevrolet / Pontiac / Oldsmobile / Buick Muncie M20 / M21 / M22 (cars, some trucks) Corvette, Camaro, Chevelle, Nova and others
Close/wide-ratio 4-speed with synchronised 1st and reverse
[11]
pre-1970s to 1970s4 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Oldsmobile

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Oldsmobile Cutlass / F-85 A-body (GM)
4-speed manual
[12]
1965-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Pontiac

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Pontiac Firebird / GTO / LeMans
4-speed
[13]
1969-19714 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Pontiac Tempest (incl. LeMans/GTO) A-body (GM)
4-speed manual
[14]
1964-19704 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (14)
  • Buick not individually broken out; 1964-65 and 1971-72 not shown (Wikipedia Skylark says 1963 Special/Skylark used a floor-shift Borg-Warner T-10).
  • Special/Skylark share the A-body; Special not named in the fitment text. 1967 is in range.
  • M22 availability by year not shown for Camaro here. A Saginaw 4-speed was also available on some 1967-69 Camaros per general sources (not opened).
  • Model codes by year not shown.
  • Retail/parts reference, not OEM. M22 listed on the 1965-1970 table except the 454.
  • 1963 early cars used Borg-Warner T-10 then M20 (not in row). Wikipedia Muncie page lists Corvette 1963-1974.
  • Enthusiast reference, not OEM.
  • El Camino shared the Chevelle drivetrain; El Camino not itemized.
  • Saginaw 4-speed also possible from 1966 per chevellestuff.net.
  • Muncie named only for 1968; M22 listing is the big-block Nova SS.
  • Row has no sourced years. chevyhardcore says 1963-1974; wilsonauto says 1963-1974 with some 1975 service units. Muncie plant supplied Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and GMC.
  • Cutlass/F-85 not named; a 1965-70 Oldsmobile may also have had a Ford-licensed HD 3-speed (not relevant here).

References

  1. Retailer. OER fitment: '1966-70 Various GM Vehicles Including Impala, GTO, Skylark Models; Rebuild Kit; Muncie 4 Speed; M20, M21, M22'. [link]
  2. Retailer. OER fitment: '1966-70 Various GM Vehicles Including Impala, GTO, Skylark Models; Muncie 4 Speed; M20, M21, M22'. [link]
  3. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Muncie page applications list: 'Chevrolet Camaro: 1967 to 1973'; Wikipedia Camaro: Z/28 'backed by Muncie manual four-speed'. [link]
  4. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Muncie page applications list: 'Chevrolet Camaro: 1967 to 1973'. [link]
  5. Retailer. chevellestuff.net: M20 wide-ratio 1963-1975, M21 close-ratio 1964-1975, M22 1967-72 with M22 input shaft table 1965-1970. [link]
  6. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Corvette C2: in 1964 'the two Borg-Warner T-10 four-speeds gave way to a similar pair of gearboxes built at GM's Muncie'; chevyhardcore: M22 'starting with the 1965 Corvette'. [link]
  7. Retailer. corvetteactioncenter.com C3 transmission tables: 1971 and 1972 list M20, M21 and M22; 1973 and 1974 list M20 and M21 only. [link]
  8. Retailer. chevellestuff.net page title 1964-1972 Chevelle/El Camino Muncie 4-speed casting numbers and applications. [link]
  9. Retailer. OER fitment: '1966-70 Various GM Vehicles Including Impala ...; Muncie 4 Speed; M20, M21, M22'. [link]
  10. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Nova: 1968 Nova SS big-block with 'the M-21 close-ratio four-speed manual, the heavy-duty M-22 Rock Crusher four-speed'. [link]
  11. Wikipedia. Wikipedia List of GM transmissions: 'Muncie M20/M21/M22 - 4-speed longitudinal manual transmissions made by GM at their Muncie, Indiana factory, 1963-1975'. [link]
  12. Retailer. wilsonauto.com: Muncie plant 'would go on to supply driveline components such as transmissions ... for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and GMC'; chevellestuff.net lists a Pontiac and Oldsmobile long tail housing. [link]
  13. Retailer. OER fitment: '1966-70 Various GM Vehicles Including Impala, GTO, Skylark Models; Muncie 4 Speed; M20, M21, M22'; Wikipedia Muncie lists Firebird 1967-1973. [link]
  14. Retailer. OER fitment: '1966-70 Various GM Vehicles Including Impala, GTO, Skylark Models; Muncie 4 Speed; M20, M21, M22'; wilsonauto.com lists GTOs among the cars where the M21 was commonly found. [link]
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