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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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will this work?

will a std tranny from a 90 truck with a 460 work and bolt up too my 94 7.3 turbo. thanks
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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very commonly asked.unfortunately the international diesel block does not share the fords gas engines bolt pattern.
your looking for the ZF5/5 speed manual diesel specific trans.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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hey actually i stand corrected.
type4 (Russ.a 30 yr experianced diesel mechanic,mainly found at oil burners.net,but he visits here too.) has done it.here is what he says with pic included:

The final answer is, 4 holes and 2 dowels are different, the top ones will work.

I bolted a 460 to my diesel zf. After drilling.
blue original idi holes
pink idi dowels
green 460 bolts
brown 460 dowels
red 460 starter.


"I bolted a 460 to my diesel zf."

this was posted in an idi specific tech section.so one can only summize he meant "i bolted a 460 trans to my idi" ? lol.

you should know the gear ratios are not the same.-you can search this section,and find them each quite quickly.i just saw a recent thread with them posted again too.
looks like a very easy mod to me.id do it for sure if the price of the trans was right.


i guess the gas specific E40D (the 4 speed auto) doesn't have a good surface for this mod though.iv never seen a pic of it done for myself though.
but that zf5 sure looks solid and strong for bolts still to me!
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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all right thanks for the info
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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damn that is some good info! can we store this somewhere? lol.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 06:55 AM
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We need a FAQ sticky here...
 
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