FishOnOne wrote:Flashman wrote:FishOnOne wrote:Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
If you ever had a great automatic transmission you would turn your noise up to an manual transmission.
Having said that it's obvious why ram still offers a manual. :W
Sorry Fish but I have owned and driven tow trucks with autos - I'll keep my manual thank you.
Too bad Ford doesn't offer a manual in their 250/350 class.
Sorry Flash Gordon I've also driven trucks with manuals and they're a pain and with Fords current 6 speed transmission a manual would be a major step backwards. Plus the derated HP/torque gets your arse handed to you ever time.
Too bad ram doesn't tune their transmissions/engines for optimum performance, but that's to be expected when a company doesn't engineer it's engines and automatic transmissions.
Flashman wrote:FishOnOne wrote:Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
If you ever had a great automatic transmission you would turn your noise up to an manual transmission.
Having said that it's obvious why ram still offers a manual. :W
Sorry Fish but I have owned and driven tow trucks with autos - I'll keep my manual thank you.
Too bad Ford doesn't offer a manual in their 250/350 class.
FishOnOne wrote:Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
If you ever had a great automatic transmission you would turn your noise up to an manual transmission.
Having said that it's obvious why ram still offers a manual. :W
Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
Flashman wrote:blofgren wrote:mabynack wrote:
I think all the manufacturers had some problems building engines that meet the EPA standards for diesels established around 2004. It really increased the complexity of injection controls and added pollution control devices. Most of Ford's issues were with FICMs, EGR Coolers, and the HPOP system to control the injectors.
The more complex a system is, the more likely it is to fail. As they managed to gather more data on failure points, they've been able to engineer better solutions.
No, not all manufacturers struggled with meeting the EPA standards in 2003/2004. Those years are some of the most sought after for the Dodge/Cummins. If you can name some specific issues those trucks had that are related to meeting EPA standards, I'm all ears! :B
Wow Ford was caught with their pants down - if one claims that the 6.0 and 6.4 disasters were due to EPA standards why were Dodges and Chebbies doing great during those years?
Flashman wrote:transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
No - you do not.
Get a manual Tranny
I get to to pick the gears up and down steep grads.
And i am talking steep.
I guess there are not many of us old timers left that know how to shift a tranny.
transamz9 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The 727, TH350, TH400, C4 and C6 were all 3 speed autos with no overdrive, but very bulletproof transmissions with minimal cost in rebuilding, compared to the later electronic overdrives (E4OD, 4R100, 4L60, 4L80E, 47RE, 48RE), which are problematic behind too much engine and in front of too much load, unless alot of money is spent on them.
Well my problematic 48RE has 100,000 on it with over half of them running 150hp over stock and pulling 15-20,000 off and on its whole life. I guess I wouldn't know a good transmission then.
