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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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4 speed tranny?

My 79 F100 302 has a C4 in it. Does anybody know if its possible to put in a 4 speed AOD tranny, or how difficult it would be to put in a manual transmission.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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Yes.
On a scale of one (easy) to ten (hard) , I'd make it around a 7 to 8.
Why are you considering this change?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Just thought it might be faster, and more fuel effecient with a 4 speed tranny.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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Have you considered changing the rear end gears, would be a whole lot easier, also the 4 speed trannys are not cheap
 
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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They aren't real strong either.
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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A manual box will make mileage over a auto all the time. 3 or 4 speed will not influence mileage... final drive is always 1:1. It will only marginally make you quicker under acceleration if you have a narrow power band to work with (lots of cam.) This is a big can of worms... matching gear ratios, power band, final drive ratio's and tire size... in pursuit of an elusive few MPG. IMHO... I would be looking at fuel injection conversions before I started messing with gearing to save some gas. Best of luck.
 
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