I just bought a 99' f-250, 7.3, automatic with 162,000 miles on it! It has the edge chip and the programer and all that happy stuff! Runs great! But i hear people have problems with these transmissions so i would like to know what i can do to prolong the life of the transmission? And this is my first powerstroke so if there is anything else that i might need to know to keep my truck running great please tell me i guess! Thanks

 

Get a gauge to monitor transmission fluid temps and consider installing a shift kit or modified valve body to firm up the shifts.

 

...and once you put in the kit, ditch the Edge and get custom tunes to match the mod'ed trans. You'll be AMAZED at the difference.

EDIT: Also look at upgraded cooling, like a 6.0 trans cooler or Tru-Cool add-on. Heat is your enemy...

 

I did want to put a trans temp gauge in it. So probably do that this weekend! Does the transmission have to come out for those mods? And what r we talking for a price? Also what is a good brand of cold air intake for a 7.3?

 

The best thing to do is add a shift kit and TC. That is assuming the clutches are still in good shape. This setup has reliably held several trucks over 400HP for years. If you just want to help it as cheap as possible, just get a Transgo shift kit.

 

No need to remove the tranny for the Transgo kit. Drop the pan, remove the valve body and replace some springs, put the vb back on, replace pan and fill. It's not hard at all, and several of us have done it, so we can walk you through the upgrade.

Hey, welcome aboard new sponsor guy. Guess we should check out your site and see what kind of toys you offer.

 

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

 

Where might i find one of these transgo shift kits? And is this really what i want to get? Will it hold the edge products?

 

I found the Transgo web site i think! But there are a ton of different kits. Does anyone kno what one i might be looking for? Thanks

 

Definitely first thing, trans temp guage! Shift kit would be a nice upgrade but quite a bit of dough for a tranny with that many miles you may want to replace that through attrition.

I run the edge for now but just had a custom trans built by John Wood so now I will get a DP Tuner, you may want to wait untill you decide later on which transsmision you'll be replacing yours with, lets face it The 4R100 is the weak link in our trucks so I would'nt expect much more miles out of yours.

If you own an Early '99 and not a '99.5 you may not have an Oil-To-Air (OTA) cooler built into the radiator. Once you have your trans temp guage you may want to add an OTA cooler and possibly a 6.0L tranny cooler to replace your stock 9 row trans cooler, depending on your trans temps.

 

The cooler in the radiator is an OTW (oil to water.) The cooler out front that sits in air is an OTA cooler.

 

Thanks for clearing that up Mark. Motor All Data has it listed wrong, i.e. I trust your word over theirs.

 

I went to buy a trans temp gauge last night and they had two different ones that went to different temps! What is the highest temp i should need for trans temp? And what is a high EGT temp also? I don't know what the highs are for these temps!

What is a ball park price for a transgo shift kit for a 4r100?

Cause i think the people before me took care of the trans. So i think it might be worth the kit! I think is shifts good! But it's getting a trans full flush tomorrow night so we'll see what happens there!

 

250 on the tranny and 1250 on the EGT's are around the redline area, so that should give you an idea on what temp range.

Maybe our new sponsor will PM you a price on a transgo kit. I'm beginning to think DSTRBD might be an appropriate name since his site only lists a Transgo kit for the dirtymax.

I can tell you do not spend one red cent at Oregon Performance transmission. No reason to deal with idiots. If our new sponsor can't hook you up with a transgo, we have others that can.

 

My EGT gauge goes to 1600, and my trans temp gauge goes to 280...

EDIT: About $75ish for the HD2, about $110 for the Tugger, +/-...