12 valve 6 speeds??

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A dealer told me that DC had a 6sp for a short time in 1/98 but it had bugs and it was discontinued for awhile. Did they get the bugs out on time to get the 6 sp. in any 12 valve trucks? Craig

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97 3/4Ton, 2WD, 5SP, #11 Plate, 14 Housing, AF942M Air filter, Gutted Cat, 4"From Turbo, Airlift, Shortened Frame, Custom Bed, HEY FORDBOY POWERSTROKE THIS!

 

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Not that I've ever heard of. Anybody else?

 

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Not that I heard of either but in theory shouldn't it bolt up???

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'94, 2500, 4X4, SLT, 3. 54 gears, Prime Loc, Silencer ring in the tool box, DeeZee bright tread running boards, side box boards and mud flaps. Alpine CD player. I cleared 100K mi while the board was down. Jardine Performance 4" exhaust (sounds just like a Pete, it's great)

 

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I know of one 98 12V owner in Portland OR that has retrofitted a 6 speed into his truck. It cost about $5000 I recall. I have the details somewhere if anyone's interested.

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1997 4x4 CC 5spd, CPL1553 engine, Horton fan, Sport headlamps, Optima RedTops, 98 shift levers and console... looking for a NV5600.

 

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I heard from a guy i used to work with, who owned a garage, that the NV5600HD is nothing more than an add on to the 4500. He told me that the nv4500 could be converted; that there is a "kit"
Is this BS? has anyone else heard that?


joe

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1990 w-250 4x4 cummins 5. 9,NV4500,tweaked injection pump, 16cm2 housing, 3"
JRE exhaust, 4. 10 gears

 

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Why worry about a 6 speed? Install a gear splitter ($1800 at Camping World) and you've got a 10 speed. Anyway, from what I understand the 6 speeds have problems all their own. As far as performance, the 12v's are far superior to the 24v's and the NV4500 with a splitter is far superior to ANY 6 speed. Upgrade what you've got.

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'94 SLT 2WD, 5 Spd. , TST #6(250/635), 215 HP Injectors, Calibrated Pump, 14. 5 cm2 Turbo, ATS Exhaust Manifold, 3. 54, all Synthetics, By-Pass Filtration, EGT & Boost Gauges, Psychotty Air System, 4 " exhaust, BD Exhaust Brake, Horton Fan, Prime-Loc, Cummins Chrome Kit, Homeless Cat, Air Lifts, Rancho RS9000's, PIAA's, 255x85Rx16's and copious amounts of 12v Pride.

 

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Joe, that guy was b. s. ing you about it being a add on. It is a totally different transmission (I think I read it weighs 160lbs. more than the 5 speed). There was a thread (I think from Fritzs' web page) that had pictures and specs on the 6 speed. I know a engineer that had one of the first 3500 6 speeds to drive and write a evaluation on. This was before they were ever in production. The truck was a 24 valve- I don't think they ever had one behind a 12 valve engine.

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'98 4x4 12V QCab Auto (ready to BOMB)

 

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You have a unit (truck) that has a speedo sensor in the rear axle instead of the transmission-all you need is the 6 spd-shifter lever-brackets as the bellhousing is part of the 6 spd transmission, and the transmission,don't remember what the mfg. told me about the drive shaft ,to long???
If the pick-up sensor is in the transmission forget it. I did, and the transmission would have been free(for testing ).