Shifter Kits
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Shifter Kits
Hey I have 1992 F150, Inline six, auto tranny E4OD i beleive, 4X4. Now my question would be this. I was wandering about a shifter kit, are they any good? Do they work well? Or should I just get a new converter?
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Shift kit won't improve acceleration any, though I do recommend them regardless, they will prolong the life of the tranny. What final gearing do you have? That will impact the performance the most.
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Well when he said final gear I thought he ment 4th gear in the tranny. Yeah its a 3.55 rear end ratio.
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Oh that could be but I think he meant rear-end ratio. I think your E4OD has somewhere between .67 and .72 final drive (overdrive), I'm not sure Conanski will know. When is the last time your truck had a tune-up? Plugs, wires, cap and filters can make a different, also clogged exhaust can be a culprit.
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10,000 miles ago complete tune up, 3,000 miles ago I pulled everything from the cat-back off and put a straight pipe on. Its not clogged, it fact it runs factory new. I just want a lil pep is all. I'm the seconde owner of the truck the first guy kept detailed maintence records, and was an older fella so he was easy on it too.
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Cool! I was checking some of the commonly over looked things. Well, in that case you may consider a re-gear I know that for myself it seems the way to go. I have a 5.0L manual w/ 3.55LS on 31's and it seems sluggish to me. So, I'm going to a 4.11LS. It should make my truck much quicker off the line.
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Not really worth adding exhaust work to an inline six, since they don't rev much past 3k anyway, but a transmission shift kit is worth while, and they do help in acceleration, E4OD's have a terrible lag when going from 2-3, in part because of Ford's first attempt for imperceivable shifts, I put in a TransGo shift kit in my 94 4.9L/E4OD, and it makes a huge difference, word of caution, set it up for towing and not racing, unless you like incredibly hard shifts, ALLLLL the time, even in reverse! Advance initial timing to around 14 degrees, makes it more snappy off the line, but beware of pinging. Mine does not do it at 14, but did at 16.
I'd recommend a regear over any exhaust work or intake tubes and stuff like that, if you really want more "fun" in your truck. You may pay the extra though in gas mileage, depends, don't expect any better than what you have now, lets put it that way.
I'd recommend a regear over any exhaust work or intake tubes and stuff like that, if you really want more "fun" in your truck. You may pay the extra though in gas mileage, depends, don't expect any better than what you have now, lets put it that way.
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Yeah, this truck is my work truck and commuter. So no "fun" with it, I have a 65 f100 for that. Infact the only reason this truck is 4X4 is because i live off 10 miles of dirt road, and we dont get the roads plowed or anything.
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P.S. Would a converter with a 1800 RPM stall speed be a bit much, or should I go with a 2000 RPM?
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P.S. Would a converter with a 1800 RPM stall speed be a bit much, or should I go with a 2000 RPM?
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If the stall speed isn't an issue for you, you'll want the converter to stall where the engine makes its peak torque. If this is actually an electronic trans, a lock-up type torque converter might be your best option. The converter will act like your stock unit while cruising, it wont heat the trans fluid up as much and the motor wont use as much fuel as it would with a non-locking torque converter.