4 speed or 5 speed trans?
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4 speed or 5 speed trans?
I'm trying to get away from this blasted 3 gear trans...im wondering what would be cheaper...4 spd or 5 spd trans...and what all is involved in getting the trans to bolt up to my 83 f-350..with a 351W
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4 speed will be cheaper, because nobody wants to swap them in. The big thing now is overdrive, and really the only tranny you can swap in a f350 that has overdrive is a zf 5 speed. It will give you a overdrive for good highway cruising. A 4 speed will only give you a 1 to 1 ratio in high gear, the same as you have now, I am assuming you have a c6. You can swap in a 4 speed manual, but if you are going to the trouble, I would swap the 5 speed in.
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From: patricia ab canada
i agree with Franklin2,don't put in the srod trans(4 speed od trans)it's great for commuting,but sucks if you have to haul or tow anything,it won't hold up.Ford doesn't recommend towing with this trans.it's great in my dd,but any hauling i have to do,i do with my f250.IMO
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yea 82 4 speed to 5 speed help please wat year
i want to make my 82 sweet truck a 5 speed its a 3 over drive now from behind a 6 cyl. but i now have a 72 351 cleavland infront of it i want to make it a 5 speed is there a non hydrolic clutch 5 speed tranny for a 302 that i can get and wat year been waiting for days for an answer to this ? but no one knows help
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i want to make my 82 sweet truck a 5 speed its a 3 over drive now from behind a 6 cyl. but i now have a 72 351 cleavland infront of it i want to make it a 5 speed is there a non hydrolic clutch 5 speed tranny for a 302 that i can get and wat year been waiting for days for an answer to this ? but no one knows help
All the truck 5 speeds are hydraulic clutch, no getting around it.
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From: patricia ab canada
you could always put a t5 out of a mustang,but they are cable clutch.some one on here did the conversion can't remember who though.i think they converted to hydraulic.
whats wrong with hydraulic clutch? they are low maintenance,no adjusting.
whats wrong with hydraulic clutch? they are low maintenance,no adjusting.
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i want to make my 82 sweet truck a 5 speed its a 3 over drive now from behind a 6 cyl. but i now have a 72 351 cleavland infront of it i want to make it a 5 speed is there a non hydrolic clutch 5 speed tranny for a 302 that i can get and wat year been waiting for days for an answer to this ? but no one knows help
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From: Lost
You are wrong. 351C uses the small block (windsor series) pattern, while the 351M/400 uses the 429/460 pattern.