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so i bought my 1987 dulley diesel but to tell the truth just not fast enough has stock tranny but i was told if i go with the e4od that i will get the speed on the highway i need so whos done it? what do i kneed? how hard is it?(im a novice mechanic at best i call myself a part changer not a mechanic but have friends who will help)i was told on this site it is easyest to get a doner truck but what year will fit without major modifications? i know that the 6.9 and the 7.3 idi are pretty compatiable so hit me back with some info if you know whats up
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so i bought my 1987 dulley diesel but to tell the truth just not fast enough has stock tranny but i was told if i go with the e4od that i will get the speed on the highway i need so whos done it? what do i kneed? how hard is it?(im a novice mechanic at best i call myself a part changer not a mechanic but have friends who will help)i was told on this site it is easyest to get a doner truck but what year will fit without major modifications? i know that the 6.9 and the 7.3 idi are pretty compatiable so hit me back with some info if you know whats up
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X2 on ZF5, even though the ZF5 requires more work/time to the conversion, it's gonna be a heck alot cheaper than an E4OD, and failures are less than lately on a ZF5 compared to a automatic.
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Third choice would be to keep the c-6 and add on a Gear Vendors overdrive unit. Look around for a used one. It's practically bolt on and then shorten the driveshaft. This is the route I went and never looked back.
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not sure
not sure if its the c-6 i was told i have 3.55 gears its an automatic but i can tell youn for sure i only have 3 gears going forward the aftermarket od sounds great but i just recently watched a show where someone was shortining a driveshaft it was a mechanic shop and they said that was best left to the experts he called in a shop that specilized in driveshafts did you do your own? how hard was it?
thanks for the help guys
thanks for the help guys
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Ford Axle Code Chart .: Articles Look at the door sticker on your truck and get the axle code and compare with this chart (ignore where it says 1991).
You do have a C6 trans.
You do have a C6 trans.
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