Matthew Kesler
Newbie
Been doing a lot of thinking.. (lol probably a bad thing) but online rates these trans to have a much lower TQ and HP rating than i would think. For example, in my case if I were to swap my auto for the NV3500, they are factory rated at 300 ft/lbs of tq?
That doesn't seem right at all. A buddy of mine had done a mildish street build on his 350 (not super mild but close enough) with vortec heads, decently sized comp roller cam, dual plane edelbrock intake, 750 cfm holley carb etc. The whole works comes out to roughly 370+hp and 400+tq and its on a stock NV3500 that came with his 94 regular cab. He's had it in there for a few years and daily driven, he's ragged on it a few times(like we all do) and has had no trouble out of it, maybe a clutch or two but thats no biggy lol
So im curious what the real rating would be on these transmissions? Also would it be possible to swap my 4l60e to one of these NV3500 or NV4500's and what all would I have to do to manage that?
That doesn't seem right at all. A buddy of mine had done a mildish street build on his 350 (not super mild but close enough) with vortec heads, decently sized comp roller cam, dual plane edelbrock intake, 750 cfm holley carb etc. The whole works comes out to roughly 370+hp and 400+tq and its on a stock NV3500 that came with his 94 regular cab. He's had it in there for a few years and daily driven, he's ragged on it a few times(like we all do) and has had no trouble out of it, maybe a clutch or two but thats no biggy lol
So im curious what the real rating would be on these transmissions? Also would it be possible to swap my 4l60e to one of these NV3500 or NV4500's and what all would I have to do to manage that?