Not entirely correct. Tell us what you want to do.Stuka wrote:The only other engine that an AMC T18 will bolt to is a Ford, as they also used the same bell-trans bolt pattern. Which is why its easy to put a Ford NP435 into an AMC.
Well yeah, there should be some asterisk after my statement. Adapters can be used for anything. The T18 can be bolted to a buick V8 without adapters (using a bell from a manual Jeep that came with a buick 350). Which also lets you bolt up to some other BOPC engines as I recall. And I think Dodge used the NV435, so there should be some cross over there.tgreese wrote:Not entirely correct. Tell us what you want to do.Stuka wrote:The only other engine that an AMC T18 will bolt to is a Ford, as they also used the same bell-trans bolt pattern. Which is why its easy to put a Ford NP435 into an AMC.
You are right, NV4500 can be wildly expensive as swap material.
I suspect you are thinking of the T-150 or T-176 bell housing, which is has the Ford transmission pattern and depth, connecting a Ford T-18 or T-19 or NP435 to AMC engines. But you can bolt up GM bell housings to the Ford transmissions too, and bolt up Ford or GM engines to the Jeep T-18 with minor machining and some parts swapping. Lots of ways to mix and match here. Much of this is on the Novak web site, if you read their pages. And there are other approaches. Too extensive a topic to cover from the bottom up - if you search the early CJ-5 site, all these combinations have been discussed backwards and forwards.Stuka wrote:Well yeah, there should be some asterisk after my statement. Adapters can be used for anything. The T18 can be bolted to a buick V8 without adapters (using a bell from a manual Jeep that came with a buick 350). Which also lets you bolt up to some other BOPC engines as I recall. And I think Dodge used the NV435, so there should be some cross over there.tgreese wrote:Not entirely correct. Tell us what you want to do.Stuka wrote:The only other engine that an AMC T18 will bolt to is a Ford, as they also used the same bell-trans bolt pattern. Which is why its easy to put a Ford NP435 into an AMC.
You are right, NV4500 can be wildly expensive as swap material.
Not after a ranger overdrive. I was considering a different engine but there isn't a bellhousing option for that particular engine with any T18 so it's a moot discussion.HeavyMetalThunder_81 wrote:Sounds like someone is after a Ranger Overdrive. I looked into every angle of this option as well. Between the cost of the unit and all the adapters it sounded easier to just go with an NV4500. Plus the Ranger is a loud SOB.
Now if I can just find a 92-95 4wd GM NV4500
In the interest of avoiding the inevitable "that's a bad choice" and "just do an LS swap" discussions, I'm not going to say.tgreese wrote:Which engine?
Just Coyote swap itderf wrote:In the interest of avoiding the inevitable "that's a bad choice" and "just do an LS swap" discussions, I'm not going to say.tgreese wrote:Which engine?
Besides, it's just a hypothetical research project right now and I don't even yet have the Jeep to put it in. So until I do, it's just a theoretical exercise anyway.
Yeah, I was just wrong I was thinking of the T-17x bell. And these days, you can almost swap anything to everything it seems.tgreese wrote:I suspect you are thinking of the T-150 or T-176 bell housing, which is has the Ford transmission pattern and depth, connecting a Ford T-18 or T-19 or NP435 to AMC engines. But you can bolt up GM bell housings to the Ford transmissions too, and bolt up Ford or GM engines to the Jeep T-18 with minor machining and some parts swapping. Lots of ways to mix and match here. Much of this is on the Novak web site, if you read their pages. And there are other approaches. Too extensive a topic to cover from the bottom up - if you search the early CJ-5 site, all these combinations have been discussed backwards and forwards.
Thre's also the NV3550 https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/t ... al/nv3550/derf wrote:...
In reality, if I do go with that engine, I'm going to end up with either an AX15 or NV4500 backed by a Dana 300.
It's an option as well. But I find that the AX15 is easier to find on craigslist so that's the more likely scenario. I don't really need the NV4500's strength as th engine doesn't lay down big torque numbers so I probably won't go that route.tgreese wrote:Thre's also the NV3550 https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/t ... al/nv3550/derf wrote:...
In reality, if I do go with that engine, I'm going to end up with either an AX15 or NV4500 backed by a Dana 300.