swapingauto to standard tranny?
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96F350KID
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Tranny
Pedals
Cut hole in floor
Clutch
crossmember
a few other things, do a search bud
Pedals
Cut hole in floor
Clutch
crossmember
a few other things, do a search bud
Strokin'99
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You got a SD so your also gonna need the trans tunnel for a manual too.
02BigD
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:whs: coming from someone who went from a ZF6 to an auto, there is NO comparison.
Strokin'99
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The auto will always be quicker in one of these trucks too. I was thinking about doing a zf6 swap until I got to drive one lol. I love driving standard shift vehicles but when it comes to a diesel the auto wins hands down.
Tncoalroller88
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Ya sure auto has its place in racing at a track but out on the highway and on the back roads 6 speed is where its at. Most people are only at the drags once in a while. plus u pay half for a clutch to what u have to pay for that built auto.
kadeninabnitt
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I would keep the auto and rebuild it I did the swap on my obs and regret it big time
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My bts will flat walk rings around my 5spd in my obs. Backroads are even better because I can come out of a corner harder then with the 5Spd because it just keeps pulling forward no sec to pause and shift.
The drivetrain will last longer as well. 6 spd have there place but for the cost of the swap and such I'd build the auto.
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The drivetrain will last longer as well. 6 spd have there place but for the cost of the swap and such I'd build the auto.
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lincolnlocker
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then check with twisted!!
live life full throttle
live life full throttle
Dieselboy.
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http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29852
I can do both
Went from stick to auto. So much more fun.
I can do both
Went from stick to auto. So much more fun.
lincolnlocker
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http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29852
I can do both
Went from stick to auto. So much more fun.
that is sweet... i want it but only in a separate button shifter down by the center council.. when you gona make a kit to buy that includes the pcs?
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I had a 6spd SD and my OBS is auto. Both are interesting in their own ways. A properly built auto with properly setup tunes with a hot setting and a tow-setting will make you pooh yourself with how awesome that slug of an auto will run. My 6spd sd was great, and granted I dont do long-haul w/ 20k lbs like a lot do (in which case I'd prob want the 6spd), but for an all around truck... logging, hauling, deep snow, farming, fields, retrieving stuck'd people etc.... I LOVE a well tuned auto. No worrying about shifting, lugging, over-speeding etc... just put that baby in the corresponding tune to with what your using the truck for, put the pedal down, and let the truck do all the thinking. Not to mention, a well-tuned auto with a good VB and TC will run just as efficiently as a 6spd because the actuation of the torque convertor locks the tranny up into direct drive (ie no slipping torque convertor) just like a stick is....
If I were pulling heavy loads across the country, I would probably stick with the 6spd.
If I were pulling heavy loads across the country, I would probably stick with the 6spd.
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sniper_101
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Definitely drive a 6-spd first. Some love it, some hate it.
For a daily driver/farm truck I wouldn't have anything but a hand shaker myself. If I was wanting a "fast" truck, a built BTS is what I would have.
I have never once been tired of shifting/clutching, but there are times when I admit an auto would be a better suite, which is usually off-road/deep snow (and when i just about smoked off my single disc sled pulling), but only those few times.
For a daily driver/farm truck I wouldn't have anything but a hand shaker myself. If I was wanting a "fast" truck, a built BTS is what I would have.
I have never once been tired of shifting/clutching, but there are times when I admit an auto would be a better suite, which is usually off-road/deep snow (and when i just about smoked off my single disc sled pulling), but only those few times.
smokin99stroke
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I've had both, it depends on what you wanna do with your truck and if you REALLY want the manual. At the time I had my zf6 i drove 100% city, and it was definitely a PITA in the city. But I still enjoyed it. If i didn't drive so much city I'd miss it more. You should get in one and make sure you really want one........... but like these guys are saying you cant beat a built auto really...
