Comments on: NV4500 5 speed manual – Transmission Guide

By: placerminer

placerminer — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:08:28 +0000

Good morning, to whom that might be online. I am trying to do a conversion(4bt with a NV4500 trans. I found a NV4500 out of a dodge cummins truck. In the information above it is telling me that use the NV4500 out of the dodge V10 4×4 and not from a diesel. I can’t anybody to tell me what the difference is in the transmission. Is there any difference in these two transmissions. HElp

By: omegalpha82

omegalpha82 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:44:24 +0000

well the 4bt is a great choice for most people. i am in the middle of putting one in my self. but there are a few things to keep in mind. the 4bt is the same engine as the 6bt. so the transmission you need is the diesel version. as far as the bel housing goes just rob the parts from a 6bt in the wrecking yard or off ebay. now for the tail end you can reatin your stock transfercase but you will need an adapter. advanced adapter makes one. all you need to know is the spline count on the output of the transmission. it will be either 27 or 29 splines. they have kits for both. you can get away with out driveshafts by moving the factory motor mounts forward and using the ford/chevy bread truck mounts and a 9 buck rubber mount from napa. check out 4btswaps.com. hope this helps.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:58:56 +0000

Here’s a link to pics of the adapters: http://advanceadapters.com/index.php?1&p=view_category&category_id=161&option_111=Ford+Bronco+Dana+20

Not sure about the 4bt swap. Maybe someone else can weigh in on that question.

By: PAPITT

PAPITT — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:41:45 +0000

Could there be pictures POSTED of the adapters ..So I’d know what they look like..
…and in my case ..I’m doing a 4bt swap..So I suppose the front adapter is the cummins 6bt adapter and the dodge bell housing …And in my case I get to use the cummins clutch disk and don’t have to change the front shaft …Am I correct..