NV5600 Swap

[DerekW]

I am stuck with this truck and tired of spending money on trannies i am ready to spend money on twin turbos but i made the mistake of searching high and low for 04. 5 with fully load quad cab long bed drw with a 48RE so i could use the truck for back to back pulling among other uses. well B2B pullin hasnt been done yet and is out of interest now. I'm gonna **** off a few folks when i say this but I'm thinkin bout ebaying or scrap metalling my 48re for a NV5600. the reliability on these things is amazing. anyone made the conversion from 48re to NV5600 yet??? what parts are needed and about how much $$$ provided you have a nv5600 for going cheap. I want a OEM look and function but keep my truck. anyone out there have a 2004. 5 ram that can give me the last 9 digits of there vin so the dealer can pull up parts i need including wiring harnesses, steering columns, crossmembers, the plate and gasket that goes on the floorboard, computers, driveshafts, sensors, clutch pedal, clutch related brackets, instrument cluster????, shifter, adapters for cummins to nv5600, is there a difference in parking brakes??? not interested in another truck i am stuck with this one. let me know what all is involved i am after oem appearance and quality. overtime i feel this mod will pay for itself in savings on 48re repairs and high maintenance and cost associated of a owning a automatic transmission. right now i am going on my 5th 48re in this truck and just hit 70K 2speeds wasnt getting me far and egts were soaring so i pulled it and tore it down aint pretty inside, race prepped my butt.

 

[jwilliams3]

If your going to drive like an idiot the NV aint gonna last either.



You have to use your head with the power your putting out.

Nothing is indestructable!



That said, I would first locate and purchase a good used NV5600.

A good NV5600 will run between $2000 (good luck) and about $5000 w/no core.



You will need to convert your tcase or buy another ($800+/-).

You will also need to buy a new front driveshaft ($250) from Dodge and a new rear driveshaft ($450).



Crossmember: $250 (dont know for sure)

Shifter and tower assembly probably another $2-300



Pedal assembly from the dealer will probably run $300 or so.



All in all it would be a very expensive project and your truck will no longer be very fast on the street once the clutch wears on your synchro's for a while.



Oh yea, dont forget the dual disc... . Another $2000 (with hydraulic upgrade).

 

[gator 6]

swap

i just did this to my o3 but i was running a 47re. you will need alot more than what has been listed above.

5600,front and rear engine wireing harness, fuse box and harness, throttle cable set ups, t case imput gear, crossmembers are the same, engine adapter for a manual, clutch and plumbing, steering column is the easiest. clutch pedal and pin, and alot more shoot me a pm if you are still interested, pcm and abs computer.

 

[gator 6]

easy way

the easy way is to find some one that want's to trade, that is what i did, or you can find a a wrecked truck. there was one on ebay the a couple of weeks ago that was the full running gear and steering column and harnesses and you are going to need one that is the same year. mine is done and the only way that you can tell it used to be and auto is by the vin#. i have towed and driven crosscountry and a few road trips and have had no problems.

 

[CMNS PWR]

Found one

May be what you are looking for.

 

[Grizzly]

May be better to sell the truck and buy another with the NV5600 already in it.

 

[betterthanstock]

Looking at your signature, get ready to lose to all powerstrokes, and Dmaxes, and auto Cummins'es. A stick with a turbo=turbo lag. Great for heavy towing, lousy for stoplight races. Then you'll be complaining about how expensive and slow shifting that double clutch is, cause you'll be slipping the single disc.



You want indestructible, get an Allison 3060. It weights 550 lb, and can take 2000 fl-lb torque.