Procharged 4.8l with a 5spd! Will it hold???
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Procharged 4.8l with a 5spd! Will it hold???
Im in the process of getting a D1SC procharger kit and I already have the RST "bolt-ons" (Headers, msd coils/wires, k&n intake, etc.). Im looking to get about 450 rwhp if not more. how much power does the stock 5spd hold up to? Its my DD so I dont want to tear everything up right after install lol.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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i would go for a t 56 swap. the nv3500 is hardly rated to handle stock torque. never heard of one breaking tho. i've only got 300 rwhp and i get scared every time i bang gears. its like guys pushing a stock 4l60, it'll only last so long.
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go for it. i'd like to see what it can handle. if it breaks, do the t 56 swap. i run mine hard and its doing fine, w/ stock clutch. you'd be a lot faster w/ t 56 too. these nv3500's are a bitch to shift.
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the 5-spd behind my 95% stock 4.8 is just about toast. Synco's shot, making noise in certain gears, etc... So much so that right now it is parked while I finish up getting the funds for the t56 swap. It just doesn't like high-rpm shifting. I know its a truck tranny and all, but the NV3500 in the old '93 GMC 1500 that I had never gave me this much issue. It was behind a v6 though...