97z71stepside Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 hello everyone, i dont own a silvy ss, but i have a interesting project taking place, a OBS SS to the point, iv been waiting to convert my 97 4x4 to AWD. i finnaly found a transfer case to do t, iv been hunting for a NVG149, but no luck. i picked up (well not yet) a Borg warner unit out of a 04 esky. id like some more info on this unit, how well it works, how much power can it handle, etc. thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 IIRC the borg wagner needs ABS, Traction Control, and Stability control for it to work properly. Its not a stand alone unit like the NVG 149 or a 4x4 tc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 they guy im getting it from says it doesnt, he says it only has 1 plug for a VSS in the rear tail shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 from my understanding, ABS is only used to slow down the front/rear wheel when they start spinning. this transfer case may not work the best in the rain, or when i get to higher HP levels, but for now i think it will do. as soon as i find a NVG149, ill swap to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4.8t Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 the borg warner has an open diff to transmit power. the truck uses a 4 channel abs system to sense wheel slip and applies the brakes to the wheel and forces the t-case to transfer power. the t-case itself does not need to sense wheel speed differences due to the truck useing the 4 channel abs. if you don't have the abs you'll do some awesome front wheel burn outs (when it unloads) but thats about it. this why i ditch mine and went to the 149 case. their not very strong either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 well ill only use this one to see how i like AWD. the guy im getting it from as been putting 600 HP via a turbocharged 6.0 and its held up find. when its in, and i like the results, ill be looking for a nvg149 how much are these transfer cases worth? i paid $400 for the case and front driveshaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 well ill only use this one to see how i like AWD. the guy im getting it from as been putting 600 HP via a turbocharged 6.0 and its held up find. when its in, and i like the results, ill be looking for a nvg149 how much are these transfer cases worth? i paid $400 for the case and front driveshaft I don't think you will see what AWD is with that Tcase... as said before you need ABS/stability control for it to function... your truck doesn't have either of them. you will be doing either fwd burnouts or rwd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 well, all i can do is trust the guy im buying it from. iv seen a few of his vids and there pretty impressive. his truck doesnt have either of those, just like mine. but its paid for, so we shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm sure it will do just fine, up untill one of the axles start to slip, then with out the brakes to stop the spinning axle/force the TC to send power to the non-slipping axle... you will be back to 2wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 well like i said. his trucks runs a 12.9, and it does it just fine lol how much does a used nvg149 run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan836 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 What motor do you have in the truck? Im sure hoping your planning on swaping to an LS based motor. I think youll have a hard time making big power with that stock motor that comes in the older trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 well like i said. his trucks runs a 12.9, and it does it just fine lol how much does a used nvg149 run? I am not trying to change your mind or anything. And if the TC works, well then great... People have ran faster than that with an open rear diff, and just DRs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97z71stepside Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 What motor do you have in the truck? Im sure hoping your planning on swaping to an LS based motor. I think youll have a hard time making big power with that stock motor that comes in the older trucks. 355, ported and polished heads, 218/224 112 lsa cam, full exhaust, built 4l65e, yank SST 3600, 4.10s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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