Tranny Swap
#1
Tranny Swap
I have a 351W in my 81 F-150 with a C-6 automatic tranny and I'd like to switch to a 5 speed manual. Any thoughts on what I should use or is there a swap kit that has everything I need? Also what could I possibly sell my C-6 for? It has almost 200,000 miles on the transmission but I know they're a bullet proof transmission.
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#4
I second the junker route. That's the route I would have to take to do my C6 to AOD swap and do it right. problem is there are no junker 80-86 trucks here with a AOD they all are standards or C6s. I just have to go another route for mine probably going to go with a Gear Vendors unit myself as in the long run it would cost me less than piecing the parts I need out piece by piece.
But if you have a parts truck in your area or a junked one at a junk yard it would be cheaper than sourcing out the parts singly.
But if you have a parts truck in your area or a junked one at a junk yard it would be cheaper than sourcing out the parts singly.
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#6
There's a transmission forum for transmission specific questions.
Clutch, Transmission, Differential, Axle & Transfer Case - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Also the 1996 falls into a different era of Ford pickups that the guys in this forum (1980-1986) might not be experts on. There's also a forum for 1996 generation also.
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Enjoy!
Clutch, Transmission, Differential, Axle & Transfer Case - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Also the 1996 falls into a different era of Ford pickups that the guys in this forum (1980-1986) might not be experts on. There's also a forum for 1996 generation also.
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Enjoy!
#7
Go to the proper forum as suggested, but yours may be a more complex swap, you have fuel injection and the electronic transmission. Your computer is not going to be happy if you take the electronic trans out and put a manual in it's place. Even bigger reason to get a donor/junker. You could get the wiring and the proper computer out of the junker.
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