Transmission upgrade

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Nov 28, 2008 | 08:56 AM

#16

BSF350

Thread Starter

Cross-Country

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 75

Likes: 0

From: Seguin, TX

Thanks for the replys. As with any thing, It can be done, if you want it bad enough$$$$. Not a swope out by any means.

Nov 28, 2008 | 09:18 AM

#17

fxstbchopper

Fleet Mechanic

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 1,329

Likes: 0

From: IN

Quote:

Originally Posted by preppypyro

I wonder if destroked wouldnt make an adapter for an allison tranny to go in there.

Yes they do they have an article in the new Diesel World magazine about it they make the adapter plate transfer case adapter and sensors and all good list of stuff you have to have to make it happen. I did not add up all the different prices though but looked costly. It is also the lead article on there web site.

DESTROKED: Cummins Conversions

Nov 28, 2008 | 09:45 AM

#18

Izzy351

Post Fiend

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 14,541

Likes: 2

From: Dallas-Ft. Worth

All that, plus the cost of the 5R110... Just get the BTS and forget about it.

Nov 28, 2008 | 09:56 AM

#19

fxstbchopper

Fleet Mechanic

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 1,329

Likes: 0

From: IN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy351

All that, plus the cost of the 5R110... Just get the BTS and forget about it.

That's what I would do and plain on when my trans gives up on me...

Need to get a valve body for mine now anyway....

Nov 28, 2008 | 11:01 AM

#20

jdecker88

Post Fiend

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 7,241

Likes: 1

From: Powder Springs, East TN

You can get a 5 speed 4R100 if you go with a gearvenders second overdrive unit ontop of a BTS Tranmission. That would be cheaper then a transmission swap.

Nov 28, 2008 | 11:01 AM

#21

BSF350

Thread Starter

Cross-Country

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 75

Likes: 0

From: Seguin, TX

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxstbchopper

That's what I would do and plain on when my trans gives up on me...

Need to get a valve body for mine now anyway....

I thought these things are good for 500K

Nov 28, 2008 | 11:03 AM

#22

jdecker88

Post Fiend

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 7,241

Likes: 1

From: Powder Springs, East TN

Not these transmissions they will not hold up to it. My truck had a new one put in at 84K. If you keep it cool and maintained I have seen them go 250+.

Nov 28, 2008 | 11:24 AM

#23

That_Guy

Postmaster

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 3,135

Likes: 0

From: Brinklow Md

Quote:

Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3

Doesnt suprise me, with all the rest of the world raising its price.

Yea everything goes up excpt my paycheck...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSF350

I thought these things are good for 500K

The 7.3 is, the stock tranny wasnt designed for the torque of the diesel and to hauling the weight that the diesel can, so they tend to fail sooner that later..

FTE Stories

Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts

10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer

Joe Kucinski

2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)

Brett Foote

Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies

Joe Kucinski

AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make

Brett Foote

Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!

Michael S. Palmer

Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home

Verdad Gallardo

10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!

Joe Kucinski

2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?

Brett Foote

Nov 28, 2008 | 11:45 AM

#24

preppypyro

FTE Legend

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 37,887

Likes: 20

From: North Central Rural Sask.

I would like to see a comparison between a bts and a allisan 5 speed, performance wise!

I wonder if there would be enough difference with that extra gear to really make it worth it...

Justin, thats a good idea too, that GV unit.

Nov 28, 2008 | 03:40 PM

#25

fxstbchopper

Fleet Mechanic

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 1,329

Likes: 0

From: IN

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSF350

I thought these things are good for 500K

I have stuff done to my engine that is a little more than the stock trans likes and have not done anything to the trans. It is like playing with a ticking time bomb if set to the highest setting on my chip the trans can not really take much of it. I want to install the valve body to help with the pressure.
I would rather (but money is not there for it right now) just get a new BTS trans and be done with it and not have to worry with it anymore.

Nov 28, 2008 | 06:26 PM

#26

PowerstrokeJunkie

Post Fiend

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 14,582

Likes: 12

From: 21791

You do know, that the 5r110 actually has 6 forward ratios, i believe when it's cold it goes 1-2-3-4-6, and when it's hot it goes 1-2-3-5-6, or something like that.

Nov 29, 2008 | 11:15 AM

#27

That_Guy

Postmaster

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 3,135

Likes: 0

From: Brinklow Md

I thought in the Tow/haul mode it used all six gears?

Why does it skip gears anyway?

Nov 29, 2008 | 02:34 PM

#28

jdecker88

Post Fiend

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 7,241

Likes: 1

From: Powder Springs, East TN

Maybe Ford thought they could save some MPGs by having it skip some gears

Reply Subscribe

Related Topics

Thread

Thread Starter

Forum

Replies

Last Post

ooops

Aerostar

Aug 21, 2024 11:23 PM

****

bradphx

1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks

Jan 10, 2024 06:12 PM

Can someone explain this to me?

1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks

Mar 9, 2016 12:40 PM

...

miko6810

Modular V10 (6.8l)

Jun 4, 2014 06:14 AM

Exhaust (cat)

1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks

Aug 22, 2012 11:39 PM