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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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shift kit or accumulator kit?

looking at a tugger shift kit, or a bd diesel accumulator kit, wondering which whould be better to go with? other good options and who uses what would be greatly helpful.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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as far as i know they are the same thing just different brands. 99% of the off the shelf kits for 4r100's are accumulaotr body kits. i would look at what actually comes in the kit and if they are the same then i would get the cheaper one.

i personally use my custom homegrown hillbilly shiftkit. it was free and easy for anyone to do and shifts just as hard if not better then the kits available aftermarket
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe
as far as i know they are the same thing just different brands. 99% of the off the shelf kits for 4r100's are accumulaotr body kits. i would look at what actually comes in the kit and if they are the same then i would get the cheaper one.

i personally use my custom homegrown hillbilly shiftkit. it was free and easy for anyone to do and shifts just as hard if not better then the kits available aftermarket
What all do you have to take off the transmission to do your hillbilly kit?
I just don't want to have to tear into it too much. Anything to watch out for? You have pics for it?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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I'm with him ^^^ what you need to do for this hillbilly shift kit?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TexasDiesel97
looking at a tugger shift kit, or a bd diesel accumulator kit, wondering which whould be better to go with? other good options and who uses what would be greatly helpful.
The accumulator upgrades are a good way to extend the life of your transmissions andyes there are some "hillbilly" fixes but the accumulators are not expensive and are an easy install.

Let me know if you have any questions on our products and I will be happy to answer them for you, member pricing is available on all products as well.

You can read more about the BD Accumulator Body by clicking the image below.



Hope this helps
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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Hillbilly shift kit, kudos to c00nhunterjoe
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...hift-kits.html
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Hillbilly shift kit, kudos to c00nhunterjoe
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...hift-kits.html
Thanks jim
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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thanks for the post jim, been a long day at work, just got in......
 
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Hillbilly shift kit, kudos to c00nhunterjoe
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...hift-kits.html
Joe should get a patent on that mod, I saw it too late just after I had the tranny out and replaced. I still may do it when I go to change the filter again.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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nah, i'm sure plenty of other guys figured it out.
 
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