Beefin up a tranny?
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Beefin up a tranny?
Hey there.
I have a 92 F150, 5.0L, auto tranny. If I were to take this tranny to a tranny shop is there anything they can do to beef it up a bit? Or am I better off to replace it with different trranny? And what would be compatible? Another question what is the ID of this tranny? I know jeeps, new to this truck thing. I know jeep tranny designations are like AX-5, AX-15 and so on. What is this one?
Thanks in advance.
Randy Thayer
I have a 92 F150, 5.0L, auto tranny. If I were to take this tranny to a tranny shop is there anything they can do to beef it up a bit? Or am I better off to replace it with different trranny? And what would be compatible? Another question what is the ID of this tranny? I know jeeps, new to this truck thing. I know jeep tranny designations are like AX-5, AX-15 and so on. What is this one?
Thanks in advance.
Randy Thayer
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From: Calhoun GA
One of the easiest ways to identify the trans is looking at the pan. However, the AOD and 4R70 pans look alike. A little more info about your rig will be helpful: 4x4, reg or ext cab and is it an off-road machine or daily driver. Post a pic of the pan if possible.
A couple of things I would recommend is a deeper/aluminum pan, and a shift kit or valve body (if you don't mind firm shifts). Synthetic trans oil works well for all applications (especially for extreme conditions), but in most cases, the manufacturers recommendations will be fine for a daily driver.
A couple of things I would recommend is a deeper/aluminum pan, and a shift kit or valve body (if you don't mind firm shifts). Synthetic trans oil works well for all applications (especially for extreme conditions), but in most cases, the manufacturers recommendations will be fine for a daily driver.
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you may have a e4od unit which is a good one.
give us a phone call as there are lots of parts to beef your unit up to nearly blow proof that we have in stock along with some manuals that would allow you to do almost the whole job your self.
i say almost as reworking the valve body is some thing i would let a good shop do. as it may have worn bores that need to be reamed out over size and the cost of the special tools would be way to much for a normal 1 time use.
good luck with your project truck.
give us a phone call as there are lots of parts to beef your unit up to nearly blow proof that we have in stock along with some manuals that would allow you to do almost the whole job your self.
i say almost as reworking the valve body is some thing i would let a good shop do. as it may have worn bores that need to be reamed out over size and the cost of the special tools would be way to much for a normal 1 time use.
good luck with your project truck.
Last edited by LEVEL10; Dec 21, 2006 at 05:18 AM.
