Hello, Has anyone replaced a Borg-Warner T5 with a NV1500? I have a 94 GMC S-15 Sonoma with a bad tranny. I have access to a NV1500 out of a wrecked 96 S-10 at good price. The guy says I can have the clutch and what ever else is necessary out of it to do the swap. The only thing I'm worried about is the VSS. I need to know if the VSS out of the 96 (OBD-II) can be used in my 94 (OBD-I). I'm hoping they would both make the same number of pulses per rev. Do any of you have experience with this?
For those interested. I went ahead and did this conversion. The VSS in the 96 (NV1500) is compatible with the 94 computer. Also the tranny makes the same number of pulses/rev (speedometer worked right). Length of driveshaft is the same, splines are the same. It even uses the same clutch disk and pressure plate. The throw-out bearing is different. The NV1500 uses a center push type hydraulic actuator, while the T5 had a external slave cylinder. I had a little trouble getting my old line hooked up to the new actuator, but did get it to work. I had to use the crossmember from the 96. The hole for the mount was a couple of inches further back. Also the hole for the shifter had to be lengthened by about 5 inches. I really hated to do that but decided it was the cheapest thing to do in my situation. All the local yards in my area were wanting like $450 for a used T5. I got the NV1500 for $200 from a guy that buys wrecked S-10 trucks, fixes them and resells them. Anyway just thought I would share this bit of info.
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