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New Venture Gear NV1500

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New Venture Gear NV1500 is a manual gearbox from New Venture Gear. The Society has 6 vehicles on file with it, 6 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Chevrolet

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Chevrolet S-10 2nd gen
5-speed manual (US)
[1]
Applies to: 2.2 L
19965 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Chevrolet S-10 2nd gen
5-speed manual (US)
[2]
Applies to: 2.2 L
19995 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Chevrolet S-10 2nd gen
5-speed manual (US)
[3]
Applies to: 2.2 L
20015 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Chevrolet S-10 2nd gen
5-speed manual (US)
[4]
Applies to: 2.2 L
20035 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Jeep

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Jeep Liberty KJ
2.4 L Sport 5-speed; 2.5 CRD manual only (2002 to mid-2003)
[5]
Applies to: not matched to years
2002-2004Gate not yet confirmed or non-standardCorroborated
Jeep Wrangler (TJ)
2.5 L (to 2002), 4.0 L, 2.4 L (2003), 5-speed manual (US)
[6]
Applies to: 2.4 L, 2003-2004
2000-20035 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (1)
  • Retailer fitment text, not a GM document. Maker label (New Venture Gear/Getrag) not stated on the page.

References

  1. Retailer. AllStateGear kit page: 'NV1500 GM S10 1996-2003 with 2.2 Liter Engine'. [link]
  2. Retailer. AllStateGear kit page: 'NV1500 GM S10 1996-2003 with 2.2 Liter Engine'. [link]
  3. Retailer. AllStateGear kit page: 'NV1500 GM S10 1996-2003 with 2.2 Liter Engine'. [link]
  4. Retailer. AllStateGear kit page: 'NV1500 GM S10 1996-2003 with 2.2 Liter Engine'. [link]
  5. Wikipedia. Wikipedia names the 5-speed NV1500 and NV3550 without years. [link]
  6. Wikipedia. Wikipedia TJ table: NV1500, 2.4 L, 2003-2004 (the page conflicts elsewhere). [link]
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