back with 5.38's
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back with 5.38's
so, been a little bit since ive been around. cross between being busy, being depressed cause my truck wasnt back yet and been on another forum for something else i got goin on. went and picked my baby up last night. 5.38's in her now. wish they had lower! 5th gear shes 1500 @ 60mph. guess ill still only be using 4th for hauling.
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Awesome, good to hear! Why is 5th gear out for hauling? Is 1500 RPM still too low for towing even with a turbo? I know I need to be around 3/4 pedal (no tach) to keep myself moving with a good load...but I thought a turbo would at least spool up and keep you going.
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havent had it on the street really. quick drive 45 miles each way to get the gears done, wouldnt know the difference since i never took it with the 46's and turbo.
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that sounds good to me.OD isn't a strong pulling/performance gear.just an economy gear for when running empty or out on the flats.
im sure she's gunna pull a lot harder for ya now than with stock gearing.
i was just reading where David85 claims when he was researching the E40D and zf5,he found the zf5 was not built for towing in OD like the E40D was anyway.thats one of the reasons he opted for the auto.
i bet she feels a lot better getting up to speed and on the hills.or have you had a chance to drive it much yet?
im sure she's gunna pull a lot harder for ya now than with stock gearing.
i was just reading where David85 claims when he was researching the E40D and zf5,he found the zf5 was not built for towing in OD like the E40D was anyway.thats one of the reasons he opted for the auto.
i bet she feels a lot better getting up to speed and on the hills.or have you had a chance to drive it much yet?
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oh man, shes a charging bull now. i just drove it straight home, the goodyear heater core lines (new) blew on me when i went to san diego a little while back, so i just looped the system with the good hose. when i pulled up to the guys place that did my gears, it spring another leak! i was jacked, but already had ordered my steel braded lines so i said f-it. id just install them before i brought it home. get to the gear guys place and said *****! i forgot the hoses... so just filled the radiator and overflow and slow and steady drove her the 45 miles home. still enough water to protect it thankfully. just finished installing them now, gonna fill it up, fire it up and take it for a drive. cant wait to get the bed back on now.
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im sure she's gunna pull a lot harder for ya now than with stock gearing.
i was just reading where David85 claims when he was researching the E40D and zf5,he found the zf5 was not built for towing in OD like the E40D was anyway.thats one of the reasons he opted for the auto.
i was just reading where David85 claims when he was researching the E40D and zf5,he found the zf5 was not built for towing in OD like the E40D was anyway.thats one of the reasons he opted for the auto.
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I went though 3 ZF5's in my F450 carrier from 1993 to 2003. put 980k logbook miles on the chassis. If I didn't put the truck into 5th gear on the freeway, I'd get run off the road. running an average gross of 15-17k lbs, the 5th gear did fine. if you ever owned a F450, you will testify the powertrain is extremely underrated by the factory..
I used to be one of those guys that said "ohh it's aluminum, it's junk!" but after learning about how Oreo is out towing car trailers wth huge tires and reading stuff like this, I realize it's a bunch of internet hype.
With that being said, I still will never swap out my trusty 4 speed LOL
But if I ended up with a rig that had a ZF5, I wouldn't swap it out for a 4 speed...unless it broke, then a 4 speed would go in!
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.anyone who tells you these motors need to be babied is F.O.S.
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I hydrolocked my first motor at 650k. I stopped giving it any love at 475k.it had low oil pressure, so I stopped changing the oil and stopped adding SCA's. it made it that far with pure neglect. the second motor is ready to be changed out, it's got a fair amount of blow-by now and the draconian smog laws got set back two years. therefore the truck is getting re-powered this spring..
anyone who tells you these motors need to be babied is F.O.S.
.anyone who tells you these motors need to be babied is F.O.S.
What are you thinking for re-powering?
Oreo, how did your test drive go?
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