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Transmission Questions
My buddy has an early 99 F-350 4x4 cc with about 175,000 miles on the stock transmission. He is currently running 315 size tires on it, and has 3.73 gears in it. He has recently been having problems with his transmission. It seems that it slips a bit going into second gear. The RPMs seem to actually raise a little bit before it goes into gear. It hesitates and shifts hard when it goes into second.
He has a Jody Tipton chip, 40hp 80 hp and 120 hp, it only seems to do this when he has the chip turned up. It doesn't seem to do the slip thing in stock mode. He was thinking of getting a shift kit. Jody recommended the transgo shift kit.
Does anyone know if this would help his transmission. If so what kind is recommended and where do you get it from. Also, how hard is to install b/c the transgo kit picture shows lots of parts? Also, he is going back to 285 size tires next week, is that going to show a dramatic increase on the transmission shifts.
He has a Jody Tipton chip, 40hp 80 hp and 120 hp, it only seems to do this when he has the chip turned up. It doesn't seem to do the slip thing in stock mode. He was thinking of getting a shift kit. Jody recommended the transgo shift kit.
Does anyone know if this would help his transmission. If so what kind is recommended and where do you get it from. Also, how hard is to install b/c the transgo kit picture shows lots of parts? Also, he is going back to 285 size tires next week, is that going to show a dramatic increase on the transmission shifts.
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I've only installed one transgo kit and that was in a 5.0 mustang. I will say that it was very straightforward and even came with a video. It was a good kit, worked and still is working very well. If that is what Jody said to get, that is what I would go with.
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Get a valve body from BTS. It has a modified transgo kit installed. The VBs are customized to work with Jody's chips, he highly recommends them if you run his chip. I have one and it was a dramatic improvement over stock or the Sonnax. 
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Originally Posted by hink10
Get a valve body from BTS. It has a modified transgo kit installed. The VBs are customized to work with Jody's chips, he highly recommends them if you run his chip. I have one and it was a dramatic improvement over stock or the Sonnax.
Not trying to agitate you, but I've installed a TG and cannot think of what the BTS VB will have over just the TG kit put in by yours truly. Anybody?
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Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Aside from the transgo kit, what does the BTS VB have in it that you could not accomplish with a transgo kit in your own VB? What if his DP tune is for a stock tranny? Finally, he did say that the transgo is what Jody recommended.
Not trying to agitate you, but I've installed a TG and cannot think of what the BTS VB will have over just the TG kit put in by yours truly. Anybody?
Not trying to agitate you, but I've installed a TG and cannot think of what the BTS VB will have over just the TG kit put in by yours truly. Anybody?
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Just for the record, I did drill some holes in the plate that I installed. As I recall, the kit came with several drill bits that had instructions as for shift firmness and bits to use. Of course this was for a 5.0 but sounds awful similar.
Aside from that, new springs and a few ball bearings, plunger etc.
Food for thought.
Aside from that, new springs and a few ball bearings, plunger etc.
Food for thought.
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Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Everyone here is sold on the BTS. Or Brians truck shop. Google it or do a search here. Does not mean there aren't other bullet proof units out there.
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