Transmission swap
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Transmission swap
Has anyone swapped a 5 or 6 spd commercial transmission from an FT engine to an FE in F100?
I will be pulling a 30' travel trailer cross country and up the Pacific coast. I definitely need more than 3 gears, and like the 6 spd manual in in commercial Ford's from the 80s and 90s using FT engines.
I will be pulling a 30' travel trailer cross country and up the Pacific coast. I definitely need more than 3 gears, and like the 6 spd manual in in commercial Ford's from the 80s and 90s using FT engines.
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I would be interested in that info. I have a NV4500 sitting in the garage for 20yrs now that I bought for a long ago project and never got too.
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Here is info on the NVG 4500 from Novak:
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg.../manual/nv4500
Here is info on its little brother, the NVG 3550:
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg...manual/nv3550/
Advance Adapters NVG 4500 info:
https://www.advanceadapters.com/tech...transmission-/
Kit for the FE to the ZF-5/6 5/6 speed trans like the ones used in the F-150+ to the medium duty trucks, but it has an integral bell housing and uses a hydraulic clutch which would have to be fitted.
https://transmissionadapters.com/col...ransmissions-1
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...th-390-fe.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles...-transmission/
NV4500? - The FORDification.com Forums
https://nv4500transmission.com
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg.../manual/nv4500
Here is info on its little brother, the NVG 3550:
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg...manual/nv3550/
Advance Adapters NVG 4500 info:
https://www.advanceadapters.com/tech...transmission-/
Kit for the FE to the ZF-5/6 5/6 speed trans like the ones used in the F-150+ to the medium duty trucks, but it has an integral bell housing and uses a hydraulic clutch which would have to be fitted.
https://transmissionadapters.com/col...ransmissions-1
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...th-390-fe.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles...-transmission/
NV4500? - The FORDification.com Forums
https://nv4500transmission.com
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I think the F100 is a little lite duty to be pulling a 30 foot trailer.
F250 min but that is F350 area for pulling a trailer in my book.
If you can find a BW T18 or a NP435 both with the granny first gear as it should be a bolt in with the right bell housing.
Then a Gear Vender over drive for the OD part. I hear once you go over 45 MPH you can split the gear you are in.
If Advance Adapter still sold the Range Splitter OD I would say go with it and the same above transmissions as you can split every gear (8 sp transmission) at any speed.
Dave ----
F250 min but that is F350 area for pulling a trailer in my book.
If you can find a BW T18 or a NP435 both with the granny first gear as it should be a bolt in with the right bell housing.
Then a Gear Vender over drive for the OD part. I hear once you go over 45 MPH you can split the gear you are in.
If Advance Adapter still sold the Range Splitter OD I would say go with it and the same above transmissions as you can split every gear (8 sp transmission) at any speed.
Dave ----
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