Howdy,
while trying to come up with as transmission for the 4BT, a very informative fellow over at Advance Adapters asked me how thick the Dodge engine adapter plate is behind my engine (1 1/8"), he said that is for the earlier Getrag trans, and I need the thicker (2"?) one to use the NV4500, or keep the one I have and use a custom bellhousing he sells to attain proper length.
Trying to get this right has been quite stressful, especially since I am buying all new. I have concluded that the all Dodge setup is the way to go, for simplicity and because I already have a Dodge flywheel, and 97-04 Dodge bellhousing (which ends up may not work). The only possibly bottleneck will be mounting a large-diameter clutch master to the firewall to supply the large Dodge master with enough fluid (which I do not think will be a problem, I can fab something up).
Any comments would be great, thanks, John
while trying to come up with as transmission for the 4BT, a very informative fellow over at Advance Adapters asked me how thick the Dodge engine adapter plate is behind my engine (1 1/8"), he said that is for the earlier Getrag trans, and I need the thicker (2"?) one to use the NV4500, or keep the one I have and use a custom bellhousing he sells to attain proper length.
Trying to get this right has been quite stressful, especially since I am buying all new. I have concluded that the all Dodge setup is the way to go, for simplicity and because I already have a Dodge flywheel, and 97-04 Dodge bellhousing (which ends up may not work). The only possibly bottleneck will be mounting a large-diameter clutch master to the firewall to supply the large Dodge master with enough fluid (which I do not think will be a problem, I can fab something up).
Any comments would be great, thanks, John