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Nov 2, 2004 | 03:02 PM

trailman

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C6 Or C4

I HAVE A 302 IN MY 79 BRONCO .HOW DO YOU TELL THE DIFERECE BETWEEN C4 AND C6

Nov 2, 2004 | 04:20 PM

samickguy15

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Pan shape

You can tell by the shape of the pan on the bottom. The C4 has a square pan. The C6 has a mostly square pan with a notch on one side.

Nov 2, 2004 | 05:16 PM

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it is a c-4 i don't think the c-6 came with a 302 bellhousing

Nov 2, 2004 | 05:29 PM

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All,
Correct if I'm wrong but:
The small block C-6 had ribs on top of the tranny at the bell housing and the C-4 does not.
The C4 is shorter and uses a two-piece drive shaft and the C6 uses a one piece driveshaft? Is that right. Just an observation.
Again the C4 pan is square and the C6 is not.
I like each tranny for differnet reasons.
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KingFisher

Nov 2, 2004 | 06:02 PM

trailman

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Thanks For The Info

Nov 2, 2004 | 06:43 PM

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Also the C-4 is more "serviceable" as the bellhousing comes off it when you drag it up on the bench for work. I can work on either the C-6 or C-4 but the latter is easiest. Natch', the C-6 is the stronger of the two...

Nov 2, 2004 | 08:26 PM

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C4 has an 11 bolt pan.
C6 has a 17 bolt pan.

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Nov 3, 2004 | 09:51 AM

dfisher1

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All,
I was making reference to the longbed version for the driveshaft comment.
I have never owned a shortbed and over looked that option.
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KingFisher

Nov 3, 2004 | 10:22 AM

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The Ford Transmission Spotters Guide is a good tech article with differences between all the Ford trannys. Makes ID very simple.

Marty

Nov 3, 2004 | 11:52 AM

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samickguy15

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Correction

To ford390gashog :

There is a smallblock C-6 option. Usually put behind the 351 Windsor or 4x4 applications. I am using a small block c-6 in my 78 4x4.