In your case, being over on the Best Coast, I would give John Wood a call. He and BTS are pretty much one in the same, both master builders, one is on the east coast and one here on the west. John is out of Southern California, out in the desert near El Centro.

 

You might be able to find an approved vendor to install a BTS if that's what you wanted, near you. Again though JW has just as much reputation as BTS. I know there are quite a few shops that sell BTS's so you might find one local. That's why there is such a long waiting period. BTW, still 2 months away from my build date

 

Month and a half for me. Brian (not John) found one open Monday in December and penciled me in.

Can't wait.

 

You're going across the US?

Or being shipped to you?

EDIT: Nevermind I see in another thread you are headed to BTS(Brian's Truck Shop) not John Woods Automotive.

 

I would never use a local trans shop they don't have a clue when it comes to knowing what the weaknesses are of a 4r100 and wouldn't know how to make it hold up to what a 7.3 is going to put it thru. Even if they are good at rebuilding transmissions.

Now John Woods and BTS build the best 4r100 you can buy and they know the 4r100 like you know the back of your hand. Now the 4r100HD is a good trans it just doesn't have all the cool billet and hardened parts that JW and BTS put in their trans. But the 4r100HD does address all the main design weaknesses.

Now I built my own and spent about $1500 in parts. And I priced the parts that Brian/ BTS puts in his trans at over $3000 in parts. And about the same for a JW. So actually their prices are actually very fair when you consider the parts they use.

 

Lather, rinse, repeat. Like I already posted when you asked this earlier, Holtville.

Do like I did and drive down there. Or order one through Clay at Riffraff. Or order one directly from John.

Better yet, Just call John and pick his brain.

Stewart

 

Had a couple too many drinks at dinner last night. Fixed my original post.

 

I didn't have the option to drive to either, despite being on the east coast. I talked to both of them and have undying respect for them both. Also spent a lot of time looking for failure rates on the web. They both will take care of you if your trans ever does fail, but I'd rather it not fail in the first place. In the end, I went with John Wood, based on gut feeling and after multiple conversations with both.

 

Got one.....
Get one......
Perma-grin....


Brians Truck Shop

 

Holy Resurrection Thread, Batman!

 

It's only a few months old.

Stewart

 

i take responsibility for it. i posed the question to an old thread and i'm still learning whether i should start a new thread or just revive 'old' ones.

 

TG, now here's a thread worthy of your exclamation!

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...l#post12386535

It was bumped up yesterday, resurrected after 6 1/2 years!

Stewart

 

Geez!!! A little too much time.( not you Stewart, that old post)

 

went with a local rebuild 2yrs ago because i didn't feel i had 2 months to wait for Brian to build a trans. for me.I am now waiting for Brian to build one because my local build lasted about 50'000 mi. Wish I had waited the two months then.