gophergunner
09-18-2007, 12:44
so.....i have a 1989 blazer with a 6.2 which i turbocharged with a turbo off a 6.5. I also did an axle swap so it has a 14 bolt ff axle on the rear and 10 bolt front with 8 lug patterns front and back......4.11 gears front and back as well
Now i intend to use this thing for a fair amount of on-road driving some city driving along with occasional off-road use. I'm always hearing that a 700R4 is no good for this kind of vehicle as it will not hold up very long before it peters out on me. But the trouble is that i recently had this 700R4 rebuilt and i hate to scrap it already.
First off, what are your thoughts on this tranny? will it hold up for a reasonable amount of time or will it be a major headache with only a few miles?
Second, if this tranny is no good, or if it decides to quit on me i was thinking of going with an NV4500. I like driving manual, and with 4.11 gears i want the overdrive, so i would want this 5 speed. Would this be a good idea for this type of rig? i'm assuming it would hold up on or off-road, but just hoping to get some external thoughts here.
but i'm at a stage where its not going to be too much trouble to swap the tranny, since i have both engine and tranny out of the blazer as of now.
people, let me hear your thoughts
thanks:cool:
Now i intend to use this thing for a fair amount of on-road driving some city driving along with occasional off-road use. I'm always hearing that a 700R4 is no good for this kind of vehicle as it will not hold up very long before it peters out on me. But the trouble is that i recently had this 700R4 rebuilt and i hate to scrap it already.
First off, what are your thoughts on this tranny? will it hold up for a reasonable amount of time or will it be a major headache with only a few miles?
Second, if this tranny is no good, or if it decides to quit on me i was thinking of going with an NV4500. I like driving manual, and with 4.11 gears i want the overdrive, so i would want this 5 speed. Would this be a good idea for this type of rig? i'm assuming it would hold up on or off-road, but just hoping to get some external thoughts here.
but i'm at a stage where its not going to be too much trouble to swap the tranny, since i have both engine and tranny out of the blazer as of now.
people, let me hear your thoughts
thanks:cool: