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Mar 23, 2007 | 01:34 PM

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gui88ford

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Originally Posted by Crazy001

I think you can from '05 on, with the V6

maybe 4.6 L too....my 01 was manual.....not sure about the newer styles....

Mar 23, 2007 | 01:36 PM

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just checked ford.....you can get the 5 speed in the V6 only...

Mar 23, 2007 | 04:46 PM

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Just to clear it up, I have a Lariat 5.4 auto..
thanks for all the replies.

Mar 23, 2007 | 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dynamis5

Just to clear it up, I have a Lariat 5.4 auto..
thanks for all the replies.

I guess I made the correct assumption

Mar 23, 2007 | 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dynamis5

Just to clear it up, I have a Lariat 5.4 auto..
thanks for all the replies.

then no downshifting with the auto...if you want take it out of OD but don't downshift....i'm not sure if it will hurt anything but i wouldn't do it...

Mar 24, 2007 | 02:44 AM

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Tylus

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bad juju to downshift an automatic on a regular basis. when towing or on really steep roads, I can totally see using the transmission to slow your vehicle down to prevent overheating the brakes...but only when needed.

regular use of the transmission to slow the vehicle down puts more wear/tear on the system for no real reason. use your brakes and save the transmisson. why do you think the engineers gave us brakes?