Because of familiarity and availability my hybrid is going to start life with a 2.3 litre 16 v turbo which in stock form makes about 220 hp and about 200 ft-lbs of torque. I may change out the stock turbo to make more boost at lower rpms etc but that's not relevant right now.

I plan on using a series transfer case and currently have stock 24 spline disco axles. Wonder what a good 5 speed to run might be. A quick search turned up the NV4500 (hd dodge 5 speed). Looked like a nice compact unit that would take anything a 4 cyl could throw at it and then might grow if I do an engine transplant later on.

I am open to recommendations.