S10 NV1500 transmission

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S10 NV1500 transmission

Postby Diesel Dan » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:42 pm

Anyone use a NV1500 from a 1996-2003 S10 2.2L ?
This of course would be for a ecotec swap.

Neighbor has a whole parts truck, debating if worth grabbing parts before it goes to the crusher.
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Re: S10 NV1500 transmission

Postby Monza Harry » Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:38 pm

Dan if you are sure they will fit and the "Holy Grail" of parts, "if the price is right" I would. You can alway sell/swap them for a better fitting dream, uhm.... I mean part. I haven't even driven one of those transmissions so as to suitability, "I Got Nothin' :oops: " Harry
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Re: S10 NV1500 transmission

Postby Diesel Dan » Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:15 am

For years I've thought about a 2.0T, manual setup.
Seen builds where people used 2.0/2.4 ecotec engines from Solstice but cant use the trans since the shifter is too far back. They use the AR-5 from the Colorado/canyon instead.

I'm not familiar with the durability of the NV1500. If it's just a boat anchor then why bother?
Would like to measure the rear driveshaft too. Might be worth holding onto as a core to shorten.
Then there is the front brake assemblies.
Maybe the clutch/brake master assembly would work on my '56 P/U..... and the bench seat.

This thing is going to end up in my yard yet. :lol:
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Re: S10 NV1500 transmission

Postby Diesel Dan » Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:45 am

So it did end up in my yard.
Cut in half so wife has a little trailer to pull around behind the kubota.

Engine and trans and still in the front sub-frame, keeping as cores. From my searching the NV1500 isn't really desirable but when/if I get a trans from a Colorado/canyon from, say Pick-a-part I can use the nv as a core.
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Re: S10 NV1500 transmission

Postby spencerforhire » Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:14 am

This thread is giving me ideas; I have a Canyon parts truck with a good 2.8 Ecotec 4 and an AR5. 175 hp would work well in a light Vega. I have only ever swapped V8's into them before, but this requires some investigation.
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