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Transmission KW5M332NQXV ???

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WAWDTT

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Dec 20, 2002
Does anyone have a way of looking up casting numbers on transmissions? I am wondering what the last four characters mean or what vehicle this tranny is out of.

KW5M332NQXV

Thanks for the help
 
From GalantVR4 Forums
w5m332 means they are for turbo AWD 4g63 powered 1G, GVR4 and evo 1-3 (don't know about evo iv and beyond, anyone?).

nq -> is for the GVR4 (US and JDM)
np -> if the the US 1G and some 2G cars (up to 96; in '97 MMC switched from np to mu for the 2G)
c50ph -> is the switchable tranny (2wd/4wd)
c51ph -> if for the 88-89 JDM VR4 (early GVR4s) and select foreign market (a specimen was reported in Australia for example) GVR4s

All of the above are compatible with the GVR4 3 bolt and the 1G 4 bolt rear diffs.

wq -> is for the GVR4 RS and the evo1
evo2 and evo3 -> trannies each have letters that are different from all of the above and from one another.

The wq and evo2 and evo3 trannies DO NOT work with the US GVR4 3 bolt nor the US 1G 4 bolt rear diffs. The above data was gathered from multiple lists over a period of two years. I have found no exceptions to date

So the "NQ" means it's from a US or JDM Galant GVR4.

I know on all the DSMTrannies I've seen there is a 17-digit VIN etched on the bellhousing. The 10th digit of which denotes year.

On my 1991 DSM-AWD Tranny it was 4E3CT6446ME027032

From VFAQ, other year codes:

L=1990
M=1991
N=1992
P=1993
R=1994
S=1995
T=1996
V=1997
W=1998
X=1999

I also *believe* the character after the year (11th ) denotes what model car it came off of:
Z = GVR4 (JDM Tranny likely)
E = DSM (the case with my all 3 trannies I've owned) :dsm:
 
On a side note, DSM90AWD, what kind of wheels are those on your ride? That is exactly what I am looking for.
 
ok so let me understand this. instead of making a new thread i have a similar question.

My tranny reads KW5M332NPZS

there was a number under this reading JD6720 and a barcode (sticker) with the numbers:

8JD6720-NP7S under it.

Now, from what I understand my car is from a AWD domestic car...but i need to know the year of this thing so i can get a seal for it and different shifter cables, base mount, and shifter linkage. I have a 90 AWD 5 spd and am pretty sure its a different year tranny. All I know is the previous owner told me he bought a tranny from another car with 80k on it.

From what I understand in this thread, my tranny is from a 92. Is that correct?
 
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