Manual Transmission Swap - Hummer H2
07-26-2007, 01:46 PM
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Manual Transmission Swap - Hummer H2 I was not sure which forum this fit into, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
The NV4500 and NP263 went in without a hitch. The only real trouble we had was the clutch pedal. The dash on the H2 must be different from the Silverado and the clutch pedal bracing wanted to go where the Body Control Unit was. Not to hard to fix, but it took a while.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
The NV4500
I am selling the auto transmission, transfer case and other odds and ends.
Now it is back to work on the BMW
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
The NV4500 and NP263 went in without a hitch. The only real trouble we had was the clutch pedal. The dash on the H2 must be different from the Silverado and the clutch pedal bracing wanted to go where the Body Control Unit was. Not to hard to fix, but it took a while.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
The NV4500
I am selling the auto transmission, transfer case and other odds and ends.
Now it is back to work on the BMW
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I was not sure which forum this fit into, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
The NV4500 and NP263 went in without a hitch. The only real trouble we had was the clutch pedal. The dash on the H2 must be different from the Silverado and the clutch pedal bracing wanted to go where the Body Control Unit was. Not to hard to fix, but it took a while.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
The NV4500
I am selling the auto transmission, transfer case and other odds and ends.
Now it is back to work on the BMW
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
The NV4500 and NP263 went in without a hitch. The only real trouble we had was the clutch pedal. The dash on the H2 must be different from the Silverado and the clutch pedal bracing wanted to go where the Body Control Unit was. Not to hard to fix, but it took a while.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
The NV4500
I am selling the auto transmission, transfer case and other odds and ends.
Now it is back to work on the BMW
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