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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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allison anyone?
does anyone know of a 1st gen with an allison trans in it? is it even possible?
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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I have seen a 545 allison in a first gen already. They had to do a 3 in body lift to mkae it fit though. they are used in school busses alot.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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1stgen545 on this site did the swap.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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It's a common combo in trucks and Motorhomes, I have a 90 Motorhome with that set up.
Not sure what the advantage would be. 4 speed no OD.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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A lot of them had lock-up.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselJon
A lot of them had lock-up.
The specs also show a "retarder" option on 454 Allison.
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