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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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4r100 tranny

i have a 2003 f250 4x4 with a 7.3l powerstroke i want to buy a tranny that will handle a lot of power does anybody have any suggestions about what brand transmission or what kind of parts i should use my truck only has 83,000 miles and i lost 3rd and 4th gear
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Welcome to FTE,

the 4r100 can be built rock solid, look up BTS tranny.

Brians Truck Shop
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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I heard alot of good things about BTS.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Yep, BTS all the way. That's what I have in my truck.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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There's this little place in some small town in NW Arkansas, rumor has it this guy builds one hell of a tranny... I'll do some searching.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by scoped1
i have a 2003 f250 4x4 with a 7.3l powerstroke i want to buy a tranny that will handle a lot of power does anybody have any suggestions about what brand transmission or what kind of parts i should use my truck only has 83,000 miles and i lost 3rd and 4th gear
Welcome to . If you are closer to California than Arkansas check out John Wood CLICK HERE
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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BTS or John Wood are some of your best choices!!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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well welcome to FTE, i have no input on your question cause its been answered with the 2 best out there.... soo welcome
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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BTS and John Wood are both pricey, but if you are planning to keep your truck for a while (and why not cause it's a great truck), then it's worth it to "invest" in a great tranny. In a way, I am looking forward to mine going out so I can replace it with a great one.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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I was gonna go with BTS until I heard about John Wood.

In my opinion, you can't go wrong with either one. To me, chosing which one comes down to geography. If you're closer to Brian (BTS) then go with him (Lead Hill, Arkansas), but if you're closer to John (John Wood Automotive) then you should go with JW, who is located in Holtville, California, down in SoCal.

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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SolidGround
There's this little place in some small town in NW Arkansas, rumor has it this guy builds one hell of a tranny... I'll do some searching.
For those who didn't get that, it's a place called Brian's truck shop. Ive been there, he does good work
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Love my BTS transmission
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Wish i had a BTS transmission.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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thanks for the responses i will call bts on monday to get a price
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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Tranny $3900

6.0 cooler (strongly recommended with that $$ of a tranny)- $325 (if you buy it from him

Oil, tax, etc and the total came to $4601 on mine
 
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