new tranny for new engine???
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new tranny for new engine???
is ford still offering a manual transmission option to go with their new diesel or are they all going to be that 5 speed auto?
Are there any die hard manual guys out there that would have a problem with this? I've got a manual in my 95 and I wouldn't trade it for anything but I bet someday we will all have to give up our manuals for autos? This will probably turn into one of those "alright guys its time to come out of the stone age" threads like the IDI vs PSD debate but I just can't see myself being happy with anything but a manual...I guess I just like to be in control of everything.
Are there any die hard manual guys out there that would have a problem with this? I've got a manual in my 95 and I wouldn't trade it for anything but I bet someday we will all have to give up our manuals for autos? This will probably turn into one of those "alright guys its time to come out of the stone age" threads like the IDI vs PSD debate but I just can't see myself being happy with anything but a manual...I guess I just like to be in control of everything.
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new tranny for new engine???
Im on board the die hard manual club. I had to order my truck, because the dealer doesnt stock trucks with manual transmissions. I had to leave a fairly large deposit, and they tried several times to change my mind.
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new tranny for new engine???
The new 6.0L PSD will be offered with the manual transmission. I noticed the flywheel on the new engine, as I was walking out the plant a few days ago, is a dual mass. I don't know why they are going back to the dual mass flywheel.
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new tranny for new engine???
First I am a manual guy, although 'newer' auto's are sure better due to computer controlled shifting.
In 2003 the 6-speed manual HD is available, but the regional Ford manager checked 5 western states {I live in the NW} for a late 2002 model year with manual - found {1} - that's ONE, and not the config that I waanted.
So I had to order a 2003 and specify manual. You will have the option of 6-speed manual or {new} 5 speed auto with new adaptive shifting.
Since the really 'latest' auto's are nicer it was a hard decision for me and one that I still think about. But I ordered the 6-speed after finding {1} F-450 locally that had manual that I could test drive.
F-250 is the truck that I ordered by the way.
In 2003 the 6-speed manual HD is available, but the regional Ford manager checked 5 western states {I live in the NW} for a late 2002 model year with manual - found {1} - that's ONE, and not the config that I waanted.
So I had to order a 2003 and specify manual. You will have the option of 6-speed manual or {new} 5 speed auto with new adaptive shifting.
Since the really 'latest' auto's are nicer it was a hard decision for me and one that I still think about. But I ordered the 6-speed after finding {1} F-450 locally that had manual that I could test drive.
F-250 is the truck that I ordered by the way.
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new tranny for new engine???
I don't know if the "new" dual mass flywheel for the new engine has been improved so that it doesn't have to be rebuilt or replaced every 100,000 miles or not. All I know is, the more complicated something is the more expensive it is to fix.
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