Zf s6-650

[Jaredpear]

Can I swap in a zf6 behind a vortec 454? Does anyone make a kit for this?

 

[Christian Steffen]

You would need a body lift, and the rear cross-member would likely need to move. Plus you'd need clutch pedal assembly, and the hydraulics for it. Why the swap?

 

[BerHntr]

http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php?topic=90504.0

Thanks to the greedy MFers at photobucket you can't see any pictures but i would think the swap would be comparable

 

[Jaredpear]

I’ve always loved driving manuals, and the 4l80e is a power hog. Plus the zf is the only manual that isn’t the nv4500 that’ll work with 4x4

 

[Chewy1576]

It comes behind the 8.1L (496 CI), so I would assume that it would work with a 454 too. It is a tall case so Christian is right about body lift, cross members, etc. Gotta ask though (not that I don’t think a ZF swap would be awesome) why not an NV4500?


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[gstubbz]

Hell I'd be excited for a ZF6 or a NV4500, the latter is $1,500+ around my area which sucks, I need like three of them!

 

[Chewy1576]

Hell I'd be excited for a ZF6 or a NV4500, the latter is $1,500+ around my area which sucks, I need like three of them!

I bought a parts truck with one, then flipped it with the SM465 that came out to break even. I won’t say what I paid to rebuild the NV4500 last summer though... [emoji37][emoji37][emoji37]


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[Christian Steffen]

I’ve always loved driving manuals, and the 4l80e is a power hog. Plus the zf is the only manual that isn’t the nv4500 that’ll work with 4x4

Can't argue with that. I've always wanted a nv4500 in my truck. The price of the swap usually deters me though. Maybe someday when my 4l80e gives up, I'll work up the courage to swap it.

 

[Christian Steffen]

Maybe its different in Texas, but the ZF-6 around here is rare and expensive.

 

[Jaredpear]

Honestly I’d be fine the nv4500 I was just curious if the zf would fit cause the closer gears would be better for daily driving it. I haven’t looked around at pricing for any of this yet. I might just buy a nv4500 donor vehicle and swap everything over, I’ve seen some cheap ones around here that could pick up. Unless a cheap zf pops up somewhere close ill probably go with the nv4500.