some questions about 350 conversion..

[nahual]

1052157

Hi all and thanks for the welcome.

AA= advance adapters

Im planning a chevy 350 conversion for my 99' 4 banger. I dont have all the money right now but i can start getting some of the parts for the conversion

I got the $10 advance adapter catalog (a very good idea if your are planning to make an engine or trans conversion) but still have some questions:

AA said that my trany (ax5) just cant handle a v8. I know i have to get another one. I was thinking in the ax15 (90' and up 6cyl) or nv3550 (00' and up 6cyl). AA said that these transmisions have an excelent gear ratio and are ideal for a v8 conversion. First Question:

I have the np231 trnasfer, Am i need an special adapter to fit the 6 cyl transmision to my NP231 transfer? I know that both 4 and 6 cyl uses the same trasnsfer, but i wonder if the 4 cyl trnasmision join to the transfer in the same way as the 6 cyl transmision do.

Second Question:

What gauges can i spect to keep funtionals after a 350 conversion (speedometer, rpm, gas, temp, bat etc)?



Some facts:

-2.5 is a very good engine. I just need more performance for street driving.

-Ax5 trans is not crap, as i read few post ago. I never had a problem with my transmision. It was designed to handle 4 cyl not 8.

-A jeep with air bags still a jeep!!



Thank you all for the replys and sorry for my english...

Luis Larios[addsig]

 

[Quik8slvr]

1052160

first off, the AX5 is most certainly undoubtably crap, i can say this because i went through not one but 2 of them, mostly due to the transmission shop using the wrong GL5 gear oil, but when i learned of the problem it was to late, to answer your question yes a AX15 from a 6 cyl will bolt right up to your NP231 Transfer, however i can atest to the power of the 350 and if you plan on going with a non chevy transmission i hear that the nv3550 works well but wouldnt strongly recomend purchasing an Ax15 for the conversion, if you're looking to save some money chevy auto transmission's are very inexpensive due to their overwhelming popularity, and although i went with a turbo 250 the 700R4 is a very good off roading automatic because it has a low 1st gear. I was able to reuse all of my guages in the conversion, i had to replace some of the sending units but that was because they were warn out.



any other questions just ask



Quik[addsig]

 

[Quik8slvr]

1052161

first off, the AX5 is most certainly undoubtably crap, i can say this because i went through not one but 2 of them, mostly due to the transmission shop using the wrong GL5 gear oil, but when i learned of the problem it was to late, to answer your question yes a AX15 from a 6 cyl will bolt right up to your NP231 Transfer, however i can atest to the power of the 350 and if you plan on going with a non chevy transmission i hear that the nv3550 works well but wouldnt strongly recomend purchasing an Ax15 for the conversion, if you're looking to save some money chevy auto transmission's are very inexpensive due to their overwhelming popularity, and although i went with a turbo 250 the 700R4 is a very good off roading automatic because it has a low 1st gear. I was able to reuse all of my guages in the conversion, i had to replace some of the sending units but that was because they were warn out.



any other questions just ask



Quik[addsig]