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Hi guys (and gals, and everything in between) - I am planning to adapt an automatic to my 1G oilburner. I have a new Hyundai D4BF mill, and am lost as to which slushbox to put behind it. I have an A44D from a gas '87 P Ram 50, but am told it will not work well with the diesel's torque curve. Would a trans from a Delica L300 work? A guy up in Canada says he has one, says it's a V4AW2-2-QCS with TC and TX included.
Anybody know about those? I don't even know what one LOOKS like!
The Delica trans has different shift linkages. I know a manual Delica trans will definitely not work, but the auto :shrug: You need to compare online images. There could be differences in trans mounting, the extension housing length, how the shift linkages mount up etc...
Hey @Maxedoubt. I've thought some about using the delica auto in a pickup. L300 transmissions are cable-shifted with gear selectors sitting between the seats. @geezer101, I don't see why either auto and 5spd couldn't be made to work, custom mounting where needed. The final drive ratio is like 4.6:1 on the auto van and it's heavier then the l200 by some margin. I don't have enough experience with the auto to say if I like it, but I can offer to snap pictures of it sitting in the van with engine removed if that would help inform your decision. Not sure it has a lockup. The van drivetrain mounting looks pretty unique to me, but I don't have any way to compare to the mitsubishi truck.
I don't see that V4AW2-2-QCS trans here but I suspect it goes by km148. http://www.delica.ca/manuals/Automatictransmission.pdf
I've thought about this too but the manual trans has the biggest issues. The manual shift linkages on a van are complex and it would take some serious redesigning to make it work (anyone want to take a crack at electronic shift solenoids and a control module to rig one up?) Auto 'might' work but the extension housings on either trans won't. The engine and transmission are set way back compared to a truck drivetrain. The innards of the transmissions are the same AFAIK.