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Well, I've had a little time behind the wheel with the new BTS tranny. Very impressed. It was a great trip and Brian is a great guy. Highly recommend him to anyone that is having any tranny problems. Well worth the money.
Had to take it up there in the Durango as the tranny grenaded itself. I really wanted to just drive up there in the Excursion but oh well.
Looks brand new:
Nice new TC:
Had to take it up there in the Durango as the tranny grenaded itself. I really wanted to just drive up there in the Excursion but oh well.
Looks brand new:
Nice new TC:
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I bought and installed a new 6.0l tranny cooler at the same time as having this tranny installed. One unexpected thing I noticed is that the tranny temps are actually a little higher now than they were with the stock cooler. So are the water temps. Only thing I can think is that since it's so much bigger, it's not allowing the radiator to dissipate as much heat which in turn also raises the tranny temps as the fluid goes thru the radiator also. The water temp and tranny temps are pretty close.
The bigger cooler is more stable. It doesn't seem to jump up in temp near as quickly as it did before and cools off quicker when not pushing the skinny pedal.
Still no big deal as the temps are right at or below 200° (think it got to 202° max) with a good load behind it (6 yards of top soil and planting mix in a 3,000 lbs dump trailer) driving around town with the water temps at 185° to 195° with outside temps in the mid 80s.
Anyway, just thought I'd share what I've experience with the new tranny. (Calling it a rebuilt tranny doesn't do it justice.)
The bigger cooler is more stable. It doesn't seem to jump up in temp near as quickly as it did before and cools off quicker when not pushing the skinny pedal.
Still no big deal as the temps are right at or below 200° (think it got to 202° max) with a good load behind it (6 yards of top soil and planting mix in a 3,000 lbs dump trailer) driving around town with the water temps at 185° to 195° with outside temps in the mid 80s.
Anyway, just thought I'd share what I've experience with the new tranny. (Calling it a rebuilt tranny doesn't do it justice.)
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I guess you've been out of the wrenching biz for longer than I had thought.
That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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Is that still a 4 speed trans ?
Any other details on it ?
Looks Great.. All blasted clean and looking NEW !
Kyle
Any other details on it ?
Looks Great.. All blasted clean and looking NEW !
Kyle
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These are just some of the things that I can remember. I'm sure there are PLENTY of things that I don't remember or don't know.
Another great thing about his trannies is that he puts EVERY upgrade in ALL his trannies. They are all the flat rate of $4300. His explanation was that if you didn't want to pay for one upgraded part, what was he going to put back in there? The old part? It's worn. A new stock Ford part? Costs more and isn't as good. That's why he just upgrades everything that he knows is a weak point. Even if it's something that you might not ever need. I'd say that about 70% of the old parts went in the trash as he pulled them out.
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I guess you've been out of the wrenching biz for longer than I had thought.
That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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Stewart
That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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I guess you've been out of the wrenching biz for longer than I had thought.
That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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That paint job is the tell-tale signature paint scheme of a PI torque converter.
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I was only razzing you (do they still say that?)
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Oh I knew youz was playing, but I was also pretty sure you didn't know it was a PI converter.
Wow, 1970! I knew you'd been retired for awhile Brent, but I woulda never guessed it had been that long!
Stewart
Wow, 1970! I knew you'd been retired for awhile Brent, but I woulda never guessed it had been that long!
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It is cool to see a picture of my competitor’s transmission case. The case that you pictured here was made by JL French and machined by Ford…we made the 5R55N/S and the 4R75, and now we make multiple versions of the new 6R80 transmission cases. The die cast business is cut throat and with Ford being the only non-bankrupt domestic auto company they are VERY particular about the quality of the parts they order. They treat their vendors very poorly, but it is only because they are striving to make a zero defect vehicle. The same reason they treat us poorly is the same reason that I purchased a ford for the first time in almost 20 years…
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That wasn't my last job. I was a carpenter, building contractor, and realtor since then (and photographer), I'm 67 now.
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