Enjoyed the video, I've done same thing only with a square body and big block. The NV 3500 works well but the center force clutch will not hold the power. Maybe the LS will work. Good luck
Love the vids man one of my favorite to watch. And my opinion you're very underrated channel for as great as it is. You always get me to watch everyone you put up keep them coming brother. And I know it has nothing to do with the vid or anything I live right by the Kentucky border on 64 like kenova Huntington area do you live on that side of Kentucky?
Great work so far brother! Desperately need a update from you man. Biggest hurdle that is never shown or explained in detail that youd be a killer if you could provide would be the neutral safety switch and the reverse switch. Just subbed as well, I got a 06 silverado id love to NV3500 swap as well so im doing as much research and du-diligence before i pull the trigger.
@Marcus Wood Hey Marcus how ya been?hope all is well. It's been a while since you last posted. We sure could use a video on the wiring for that trans. Please
Love the videos just curious as to where the finished product videos are coming in? Currently doing the same swap on my 05 but I’m stumped as far as connections go. Please upload more content!
So I have a 97 obs with a 5.7 and the nv3500 I’ve gone through 3 clutch master cylinders the rod keeps bending and popping out of socket. And I’ve broken 3 clutch pedals since the upper connecting part is plastic 😤 it’s left me stranded so many times
Hey man I just got done doing my nv3500 swap and I’m having trouble getting into gear like the slave isn’t engaging or something I bless the slave pedal feels pretty stiff I think it might have something too do with that electrical connector that came with the master cylinder how did you go about wiring that up is it needed?
One quick question. Aren't the flywheel fasteners too short? I order the same thing but the flywheel is waaay thicker than the flex plate. You think there will be an issue with the depth of the bolts not going in too far in the crank shaft????
I had the same question im currently doing a 5.3 5 speed and the fly wheel seem too short. Mechanic pulled the trigger and said to send it like that. Motor is still out trying to figure something out before they put it in tomorrow
I just did a clutch on nv3500 Silverado everything new flywheel etc and now at idle it shakes and vibrates pretty bad. With clutch in or out ? Everything went in normal etc. do you have any idea at all what I’m looking at? Clutch works good shifts good just shakes bad with rpm. I’m lost. Thanks in advance !
What's the difference between the smaller pilot bearing you installed, and the larger one that was still in the bag (not the throw out bearing)? My kit only had that larger style bearing.
I ran nv3500 & nv4500 behind a 5.3 and had bad problems shifting either so I'm gonna try that small bearing see if that fixes anything. Clean out the crank bore
@@guitarguy3221 I'm two years into driving my NV3500 swap with the larger bearing. Seems ok, shifting is stiffer than most manuals I've owned, but I figure it's a NV3500 thing, that and the gear whine in 1,2,3 and 5.
@@Superhonda-z50 yeah my 3500 whined SUPER bad but the 4500 was slower all around. shifting, accelerating, mileage, ratios. i thought the v8 toasted the 3500 but i was wrong haha i miss it. some suggest overfilling the fluid watching Tom's refurb bang shifting inspired me to get another 3500 im currently rebuilding the block face or crank bore could be crooked causing my input shaft to hang up on something
@@guitarguy3221 so how hard was yours to shift? Mine isn't easy, I usually wait a second or two after pushing in the clutch before I shift. Seems harder to shift once it is warm
@@Superhonda-z50 3500 was bad but it had 4.56 (swapped in 5.3 from 4.3L) gears so it was screaming. the 4500 trans is REALLY bad it takes 3 seconds to go from 2nd to 3rd. 1st is not streetable. the only easy shift is 3rd to 4th because im slapping it down in there. I do it on purpose just to feel like i have less of a shitbox haha i learned it goes in easier if i slap it towards 4th before 3rd. still grinds lol. reverse is synchronized but it grinds unless i shove it into 5th first
Does that flywheel extend out .400” more then the other stock 4.8/6.0 one when your swapping to an older manual transmission there’s a difference in length of crank stick out
I’m new to transmission swaps; just wondering if the NV3500 would work with the 5.7 liter Vortec? Currently have a 96 with the 4l60E and 4wd. Great video and detail
I cannot find a video on wiring in the nv3500 from the 4l60e swap. Neutral safety switch and lights. And can you explain what the tuners do to swap the ecm from auto to manual? I’m keeping my electric shift tcase. I’m just swapping the tranny and drive shaft(s) as I have a 4x4
I'm looking at the same deal with my Silverado too. I have electric switch for my 4x4. Can't find information too. Have you found anything yet on your swap?
Hey man so question. The leftover harness from the automatic. What lines did you delete or have to retrofit for speed sensor. And your neutral saftey did you override it?
@@christophermerz4787 I done a 6.0 swap with 5 speed in my 95 obs, I took the factory plug off the side of my 4l60 and plug the harness into that to get it up and running till I could figure the reverse lights and Speedo signal out.
What wires from the 5.3 auto trans harness wires did you hook up to your 5 speed trans speed sensor and neutral safety switch for it to work . I’m stuck on that park
I just ended up grabbing a Duralast starter from autozone. It’s identical to the one I pulled off that was with the automatic. So you may have something funky going on.
I am gonna do that same swap too probably in the next month. 4L60E to nv4500, in a 1999.5 silverado 5.3l single cab short box 4x4. I believe it's all the same stuff.
@@johnphillips5669 hey dude that’s awesome. I have the 01’ short best step-side with the 4L60 and 5.3. After you finish the swap would you send me a complete parts list you used?
I’m looking to swap a 5.3 into a 4.3 Silverado 1500. It’s a 2004. I’ve done the 5.3 swap before, it was just into a automatic. So all I should need is a clutch, flywheel, a flex plate and the bearing ? Am I missing anything?
