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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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will a v6 flywheel be ok on a 360 v8 they bolt same but im concernd about balance issues at crank
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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No, the 360 needs a balanced flywheel, the 3.9 has a neutral flywheel.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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ok do u thnk that the bell housing off of the 1980 4spd trans will bolt up to my 5spd??? if not what would u suggest i do??
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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the v6 flywheel has 9 breaks while the v8 flywheel has only 8.

i learned that lesson the hard way. lol
 
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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what for 5spd would work ??
 
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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it would need to be a balanced v8 flywheel and an nv3500 or other v8 manual tranny.

95 and i both swapped our auto trans out for manual ones.
 
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You can find balanced flywheels. Check NAPA... I know they sell them.

And if you put an nv3500 behind a 360, dont rag on it too much. It may last longer in a lighter Dakota than a Ram, but the 360 is still out of the torque handling range of the nv3500.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 95_318SLT
You can find balanced flywheels. Check NAPA... I know they sell them.

And if you put an nv3500 behind a 360, dont rag on it too much. It may last longer in a lighter Dakota than a Ram, but the 360 is still out of the torque handling range of the nv3500.
hmm, what would be a good manual trans for a 360 other than the 4500?

i was actually thinking of swapping in a built 360 for occasional ricer burning...lol
 
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The t56 6 speed (the viper transmission) would be the best one!!!! It will bolt up and fit. It would only be 2wd though, obviously.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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ya that would b a nice trans but im on a budg. n tryn to keep it 4whl. and i got the knowledge and what not but not sure what trucks the 4500 came in and what not any further info is apriciated
 
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