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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by zieg85 on Today at 12:18:18 pm »

My brother-in-law had one behind a juiced up 7.3 Powerstroke.  It never failed him and he wasn't easy on it either.  If I ever happen to see the right deal for one set up to go behind a SM465 2wheel drive with the correct adaptor I may go after it.  Those Ranger OD units that go between the bell and transmission are interesting as well.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on Today at 09:30:33 am »

indirect yes, direct personal no.  The people I know who have them love them, many drag and drive people use them behind their Powerglide and TH400's

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Mike81K10 on July 14, 2026, 08:15:41 pm »

Thanks for the info Captkaos! It looks interesting! Do you have any experience with it?

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on July 14, 2026, 08:13:35 am »

They aren't cheap, but have you considered a Gear Vendors overdrive?  This would allow you to keep the SM465 and Tcase and just bolt it to the back of the transfercase.
https://gearvendors.com/index.html/4x4gmmanual.html

https://gearvendors.com/4wheel-sep99.html

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Mike81K10 on July 13, 2026, 05:22:17 pm »

Is there an Automatic Transmission that would be a better fit with less modifications. Also, I will have to worry about my exhaust system. I just need better highway driving than what the SM465 provides.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on July 13, 2026, 02:51:02 pm »

When you say the tunnel cover would have to be modified for length, are you saying I would have to cut a new hole (move the hole for the shifter or actually the cover itself would need to be lengthened..

it would need to be modified further back as in a different hole further back (NV4500 is longer) and height further back, not to mention the hole in your carpet

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General Discussion / Re: Something quite polarizing... Train horns

« Last post by Shifty on July 13, 2026, 12:30:05 pm »

Not for me, but I had a friend that had one in his monster-truck that he daily-drove.  He'd make videos as he had a ton of pedestrians that didn't mind jaywalking in front of him.   He had to have those off-road tires just to get traction in all the poop that the jaywalkers dropped.   

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Shifty on July 13, 2026, 12:26:51 pm »

Sorry-thinking, not reading....

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Fuel Systems and Drivability / Re: Fuel System Picking up Air

« Last post by bd on July 13, 2026, 11:13:46 am »

Heed Vile's suggestion and remove the fuel tank cap, then drive it for 30+ minutes or well past the time that symptoms typically appear.

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General Discussion / Re: Something quite polarizing... Train horns

« Last post by frotosride on July 12, 2026, 08:57:34 pm »

I've had a triple horn manifold and one separate horn with a 13 gallon tank for years and to this day my body still cringes Everytime I touch that switch!! Absolutely my favorite thing I've ever put on any vehicle!!
Years ago when I first got the triple manifold, I stripped them down, cleaned all the casting flash and polished the internals, drilled out every fitting so I had a true 3/8" hole everywhere. I have about $12 in my system but never found a compressor I wanted to afford.
Thinking about an ac compressor setup when I get it back on the road again.