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Title: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: cubicdollars on September 20, 2008, 09:52:50 pm
Has anyone replaced there granny low 4 speed in a 2wd truck with a NV4500 ? I just picked one up for my dually and I have a few questions.

Thanks
Title: Re: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: cptn60 on September 22, 2008, 11:23:37 am
Don't know if this will help, it's an NV3500 changeover. Closest thing I could find at least at work. ;)
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97389
Title: Re: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: cubicdollars on September 22, 2008, 12:06:54 pm
Great thanks for the Info. I believe this should be a pretty easy swap quite a bit of my 4 speed stuff will work.

 
Title: Re: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: 79diesel on September 23, 2008, 01:45:07 pm
i put a nv4500 in place of a th400 on my 2wd..mine is a dodge nv4500 though
Title: Re: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: cubicdollars on September 24, 2008, 01:20:35 am
Did you have to move the tranny crossmember back?

I would like to put a cummins in mine eventually. Is yours a 12 or 24 valve?
Title: Re: NV4500 5 Speed
Post by: 79diesel on September 24, 2008, 06:43:29 am
I made a custom crossmember out of 2x4 3/16" steel and mounted it to the bottom of the frame. I will be changing this to 2x4 c-channel though to raise it up beacuse it sits too low for my liking. It is very close to where the stock crossmember sat..i think its a little further back but ill check this weekend.

I also had to make a new transmission hump..It didnt have to be this large but i wanted to be able to put the transmission straight up and straight in to the back of the engine without any fooling around.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/high_octane94/DSC00132.jpg)

And lastly I had to get the gm master cylinder adapted to the dodge nylon tubing and slave cyinder and make a custom slave pushrod to get the clutch travel right

I used a 12 valve non intercooled from a 91 Dodge. It works very well