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v5m31 would be the one to have BUT we didn't get it state side but if you choose to import one get if from a pajero with a 4m40 they came with the 4.234 first gear that tranny is a beast!! You'll also need the bellhousing from a 4d56 with the same tranny behind it.

State side v5mt1 came behind gen 1 v6's, gen 2's, and sport's the newer the better once again you'll need a 4d56 bellhousing to bolt to your 2.6 plh has/had one up for sale.


I know it seem pretty clearly stated, but I want to reconfirm as this is something new to me. The 4D56 5spd tranny bellhousing is all that is needed to bolt on a US V6 5-spd to a 2.6 I4? (Other odds and ends aside, like the drive shafts.)

I have been sitting on a spare 2.6 MT in case the current one were to go. If there is a readily viable V5MT1 route, I'll part with that tranny to make room in the garage...

Big Truck: 00, 3.5, Endeavor, 5-Spd drive line in hand!
Little Truck: 87, 2.6T I/C, MT, LSDs, Tonneau Top
Her Truck: 03, 3.8, 20th Anniv, 65k
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