Sm465

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Originally Posted by Tucson38

The SM 465 seems pretty indestructible but it has some drawbacks, one of them being a large gap in the gear ratios. In a perfect world this tranny would still have the super low first gear but another gear between 3rd and 4th, plus an overdrive gear but still have it's rugged quality. But I guess that's way too much to ask.

Originally Posted by BRUISER

That would be the NV4500.

The NV4500 has the same large gap between each gear as the SM465 but has the addition of an overdrive. Speaking of less gap, the NV5600 6 speed transmission is the one you may be thinking. It is also a lot more robust transmission than the NV4500 and shifted better. The NV4500 had issues with the 5th gear nut backing out.