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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 | I put an ad in a local paper for an S-10 T5 to go in my '41. I had a call this morning from a man who says he has 2 NV-3500 5 spd's from a '94 S-10. He says they are the same as the T5. I have only did research on the T5 and don't have a clue what an NV-3500 is. Will this transmission bolt up the same as a T5? Is it as good a candidate for the swap into my '41 using the 235 I have? The price is good enough $100 for both. One works good and the other he says 2nd gear is bad. I don't won't to buy the wrong thing and get stuck. Thanks for your replies.
Mike | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | The T5 and NV3500 transmissions are very different animals. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 | Thanks guys, I'll keep looking for a T5.
Mike | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 62 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 62 | NV-3500 have the bellhousing integral like an automatic and will not bolt up to a 235 directly.
3500's are usually found in the 1/2 ton and larger trucks where the T-5 was in the S-10 trucks and will bolt up to the 235 bell housing with a little help.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 45 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 45 | Originally posted by Hotrod6:
NV-3500 have the bellhousing integral like an automatic and will not bolt up to a 235 directly.
3500's are usually found in the 1/2 ton and larger trucks where the T-5 was in the S-10 trucks and will bolt up to the 235 bell housing with a little help. 3500's were only found in the half tons and in later S-10's to replace the T5's, they were never featured in the 3/4-1 ton trucks. They will bolt up to a small block chevy V6/V8, however their torque specs are less than desireable at barely 300 ft/lbs and while they'll take more abuse than the S10 T-5, they won't take nearly as much abuse as a proper truck tranny like the venerable SM420 or NV4500 will. | | |
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