A review of the new Accumulator valve body from Factory Tech...
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A review of the new Accumulator valve body from Factory Tech...
I just installed the accumulator valve body that I got from Factory Tech (Gregg Evans) and I have to say I am impressed!
Shifts are much shorter and much more positive, but not violent (even at WOT). For me this is great, as it doesn't hurt my back. I have ridden in trucks that have the all out Level 10 mods and find that I start aching after a while. (I have 2 collapsed disks at the base of my spine and they trap the nerves that control my legs, causing pretty intense agony under very little duress).
The back end just squats hard on each shift (even going into overdrive!) and the truck leaps ahead, pulling like a tractor all the way. I'm thinking this may even help my times at the track, those long, slow sloppy shifts are a thing of the past!
Dude! It rocks!
Disclaimer: I have no interest in Factory Tech's operations. This information is only my observations of a new mod that I think is worthwhile.
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Shifts are much shorter and much more positive, but not violent (even at WOT). For me this is great, as it doesn't hurt my back. I have ridden in trucks that have the all out Level 10 mods and find that I start aching after a while. (I have 2 collapsed disks at the base of my spine and they trap the nerves that control my legs, causing pretty intense agony under very little duress).
The back end just squats hard on each shift (even going into overdrive!) and the truck leaps ahead, pulling like a tractor all the way. I'm thinking this may even help my times at the track, those long, slow sloppy shifts are a thing of the past!
Dude! It rocks!
Disclaimer: I have no interest in Factory Tech's operations. This information is only my observations of a new mod that I think is worthwhile.
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Chuck,
I'm planning on replacing my Modulator Valve I got from JDM. This too should give me the quicker shifts as you describe. Only problem is I'm not looking forward to dumping 5 or 6 quarts of transmission fluid on my driveway, well maybe not all but messy nevertheless.
Did you replace your pan with one that has a drain plug? I ask our man Steve over at TV for a part number on the 4X4 Ford pan. I beleive the price is around $45 or so.
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I'm planning on replacing my Modulator Valve I got from JDM. This too should give me the quicker shifts as you describe. Only problem is I'm not looking forward to dumping 5 or 6 quarts of transmission fluid on my driveway, well maybe not all but messy nevertheless.
Did you replace your pan with one that has a drain plug? I ask our man Steve over at TV for a part number on the 4X4 Ford pan. I beleive the price is around $45 or so.
Regards,
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jarmstro, yes we are useing the Ford 4x4 trnny pan w. drain plug. It took us about 45minutes to an hour to install and put all back to gether. With the drain plug, there was very little mess in the garage.
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Just a thought about preventing the "garage mess" that comes with dropping the tranny pan. For 5-10 bucks at your favorite building supply store (Home Depot or Lowes) you can pick up an incredibly large low profile retangular tub for mixing cement or motor. These work great under a tranny pan to catch the "falls".
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If you are going to put on a new pan with a drainplug, just pop a whole in the bottom of the old trans pan and let the fluid drain out VS unbolting the pan and having the fluid splash all over. No mess that way. Same thing works good for the engine oil filter.
My new pan cost $40.73 The stupid filter was more !!!! $51.76
One thing I don't like about the Ford 4X4 trans pan is that the drain plug is on the bottom instead of on the side. On a lowered L, it looks like it could be an invitation for disaster. I can visualize a nasty speed bump ripping that bolt right out. I have not installed mine yet, still contemplating relocating the drainplug to the side of the pan.
My new pan cost $40.73 The stupid filter was more !!!! $51.76
One thing I don't like about the Ford 4X4 trans pan is that the drain plug is on the bottom instead of on the side. On a lowered L, it looks like it could be an invitation for disaster. I can visualize a nasty speed bump ripping that bolt right out. I have not installed mine yet, still contemplating relocating the drainplug to the side of the pan.
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Part numbers
F81Z-7A194-BA PAN ASY-TRAN 40.73
F6TZ-7A098-BB FILTER & SEAL 51.75
F6TZ-7A191-A GASKET-TRANS O 25.56
F81Z-7A194-BA PAN ASY-TRAN 40.73
F6TZ-7A098-BB FILTER & SEAL 51.75
F6TZ-7A191-A GASKET-TRANS O 25.56
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You don't need to do a new gasket. It even says on the pan that the gasket is re-useable. I just did mine and the stock gasket worked fine the second time around.
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This is from the instructions that Factory Tech sent to me:
"Torque all the nuts and bolts, working from the center out, the torque is 80-100 in/lbs"
That is for the accumulator.
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"Torque all the nuts and bolts, working from the center out, the torque is 80-100 in/lbs"
That is for the accumulator.
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Wyldman - You wouldn't happen to have the torque specs for the bolts on the valvebody would you?
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Wyldman,
Do you run at the track? Can you get us some before/after timeslips? That would rock!
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Do you run at the track? Can you get us some before/after timeslips? That would rock!
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