Please do not repost, forward or otherwise publish messages
contained in these archives without consent from the respective
author(s). These archives may not, in whole or part, be stored on
any public retrieval system (FTP, web, gopher, newsgroup, etc.) by
individuals or companies, without consent of the respective authors.

Received: with LISTAR (v0.128a; list perf-list); Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:36:01 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:36:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server ford-trucks.com>
To: perf-list digest users ford-trucks.com>
Reply-to: perf-list ford-trucks.com
Subject: perf-list Digest V2000 #45
Precedence: bulk

==========================================================
Ford Truck Enthusiasts Performance, Hot-Rod and Custom
Truck Mailing List

Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com

To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with
the words "unsubscribe perf-list" in the subject of the
message.
==========================================================

------------------------------------
perf-list Digest Fri, 14 Apr 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 045

In This Issue:
Re: Tranny
Quarter Mile Time
Re: Quarter Mile Time

----------------------------------------------------------------------

From: "wish" ford-trucks.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:45:22 GMT
Subject: Re: Tranny

>I have a 1984 F-150 4x4
>351W/T-18/NP-208
>the tranny is bulletproof and excellent but i hate it for driveing around town
and on the highway,it drives like a tractor.

Interesting analogy, most tractors I've played with haven't been too tough to
drive around ... but then I don't drive them in town either ;)

>my question is if i found a used c-6. wouldn't the final gear be the same as
the one in the 4 speed, 1:1 ??

Yup.

>also the 351W puts out around 270hp
>i have done a little to it no internal work just intake and carb,ignition.

>

Uhm, I'd debate that 270hp rating ... heck the Lightning 351 is only 260 advertised
... to really be at 270hp you'd need to do a cam and some head work to get the
compression up ... anyway not the issue, the real problem is torque, that's

what rips your tranny apart ... and you could be near that for torque rating
...

>will the aod handle that my friends seems to do very well.
>

The 302 is a lot weaker motor than the 351, many who are "performance oriented"
have questioned the AOD's ability to hold up to a 351 ...others question the
E4OD as well, though I think if you get a newer one it will last better, the
problem is cost, they are really expensive, and expensive to fix too ...

>it also has 33" tires.
>that i probably will trade for 31's
>

What gears are you running in the axles ? Using 33's is kind of like a small
over drive right now ... though it affects all gears, not just the top one...
a 31 will be less of an od ...but...

>i am getting 9.5 mpg.
>
Because of the larger tires being harder to start and stop, if you're driving
around in town going to a smaller tire might make the mileage go up with no
other changes. An automatic isn't quite as efficient with the gears, so going
to an overdrive for in-town driving will have very little positive effect on
your mileage, though your arm/leg may not be as tired at the end of the day
...

>and NEED and overdrive.
>
>that is can get used for under 300$
>then rebuild.
>

That's not likely an Overdrive tranny ... also there are issues with shift linkages,....

---

To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts

Registration is free, easy and gives you access to more features.
If you are not registered, click here to register.
If you are already registered, you can login here.

If you are already logged in and are seeing this message, your web browser is blocking session cookies. Change your browser cookie settings to allow session cookies.