I think I've heard the NV-3500 will let go at 300 hp,
but I'm not sure if thats *rear wheel* hp or crank. I
know I'm running close to 300 crank now and I'm
amazed because several times I've missed shifts and
crammed it into to lower a gear from 4th to 1st (missing 3rd)
at 60 plus mph.....talking about wheel hop and scrambling
your brains. So far the original ('98) NV-3500 has held up
to my bad mistakes. 7 years and 72,000 miles. Maybe
its the Redline.
GS -
'98 5.2L 5spd
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:52:26 +0000
From: "Travis Bailey" <dusterrt@msn.com>
Subject: DML: RE: DML Digest V5 #2221
>On 2/8/2005 22:40, droo wrote:
>| The 5-speeds are the weaker trans. That's why you can't get them on the
>| R/T.
>
>I think there are other reasons. You could get a 360 Ram w/ a 5-speed,
>and that's the same engine as the R/T (different PCM tho). IIRC, the
>NV3500 is rated to handle either 350 ft-lb or 350 HP (don't recall which
>~ it is, but it's one of them).
>
Ram 1500's didn't have a 5-speed with the 5.9, the 2500/3500 had one
available but it was the NV-4500 rather than the NV-3500 (bigger, heavier,
stronger, and lower gearing..wouldn't be too useful in a Dak R/T). I could
have sworn I've heard a number of people talking about blowing up NV-3500's
with the 5.2 (granted I think we're talking drag racing and other severe
use).
Travis
'71 Duster 340
'92 Dakota 5.2 4x4, Automatic :-(
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