Transmission Debate
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Transmission Debate
A friend of mine who has a 97 f350 with the 7.3 was telling me how "one of the owners" of ats transmissions told him the transmission in the 97 is the best transmission ever and the torqshift is weak. I was under the impression the 5r110 is the superior transmission to have. Is there any truth to his claim and am I missing something? Does anyone have any data or specifics on this matter?
By the way, his transmission just failed and he had to get a remanufactured one.
By the way, his transmission just failed and he had to get a remanufactured one.
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stock vs stock, the torqshift is a MUCH MUCH MUCH better transmission than the 4R100 (E40D) stock vs. stock the 7.3 seems to be a more reliable engine, however the number one complaint with 7.3 owners was the weak stock tranny.
once they have built either one is quite capable. but to answer your question, there is no way in hell that the 4R100 is a better tranny than the 5R110
once they have built either one is quite capable. but to answer your question, there is no way in hell that the 4R100 is a better tranny than the 5R110
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I had serious snap ring issues with my 2004, first tranny 14K second tranny 15K third tranny 15.5K. Also several solenoid, gear issues. Ford would not give me a new one they had to rebuild it every time (took 10 days each rebuild). I made ford do a buy back after the second failure.
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Originally Posted by hangon2me
I had serious snap ring issues with my 2004, first tranny 14K second tranny 15K third tranny 15.5K. Also several solenoid, gear issues. Ford would not give me a new one they had to rebuild it every time (took 10 days each rebuild). I made ford do a buy back after the second failure.
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Originally Posted by hangon2me
I had serious snap ring issues with my 2004, first tranny 14K second tranny 15K third tranny 15.5K. Also several solenoid, gear issues. Ford would not give me a new one they had to rebuild it every time (took 10 days each rebuild). I made ford do a buy back after the second failure.
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Yes the first rebuild I had the Edge, the second one stock and the third rebuild (so called updated parts) the service manager was driving it after I traded it in. They said something was wrong with the case and Ford refused to replace it. The dealer told me that after that they sent it to the auction to dump it. I am very happy with my 2005, whole different truck.
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Originally Posted by hangon2me
Yes the first rebuild I had the Edge, the second one stock and the third rebuild (so called updated parts) the service manager was driving it after I traded it in. They said something was wrong with the case and Ford refused to replace it. The dealer told me that after that they sent it to the auction to dump it. I am very happy with my 2005, whole different truck.
30,000 HARD miles on my new torqshift and not a single issue.
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I have PM Matt and he never responded. I asked him, is the price in his website include the programmer and the lifetime tunes? And a few other questions and no response.
Hey Hangon2me, where did you get the EGR plate? Is it just for the exhaust side or can you get one for the intake as well?? That would be far superior if the cooler were to leak..
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The last I knew he will send you all the custom tunes you want but be patient w/ him as he take a few days to get back to you some times.. yes that is the price if you pay for the CUSTOM SCT, not the preloaded w/ generic files.
Hey Hangon2me, where did you get the EGR plate? Is it just for the exhaust side or can you get one for the intake as well?? That would be far superior if the cooler were to leak..
Hey Hangon2me, where did you get the EGR plate? Is it just for the exhaust side or can you get one for the intake as well?? That would be far superior if the cooler were to leak..