Auto tans with a 4.9L?
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Auto tans with a 4.9L?
Hey guys,
I have a 95 f150, 4x4, 300 I6, and a manual trans. I am wanting to switch to an automatic. Will an Auto tranny bolt up to the 4.9L? Would there be any problems with the computer?
Last but not least, but does anyone have suggestions on which tranny to get?
Thanks again....
I have a 95 f150, 4x4, 300 I6, and a manual trans. I am wanting to switch to an automatic. Will an Auto tranny bolt up to the 4.9L? Would there be any problems with the computer?
Last but not least, but does anyone have suggestions on which tranny to get?
Thanks again....
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The E4OD is the tranny which Ford used but you'd need a new computer and wiring harness. If you want an OD tranny you could put in a mechanically operated AOD (do not use an electronically controlled AOD-E/4R70W, there is no computer to run them with the 4.9.) If you can get by without the OD then you could use a C6.
The 4.9 shares a bellhousing pattern with the SBF so any tranny which fits a 302 or 351 will fit but the V-8 flex plate will not work. The 4.9 requires a zero-imbalance flexplate.
The 4.9 shares a bellhousing pattern with the SBF so any tranny which fits a 302 or 351 will fit but the V-8 flex plate will not work. The 4.9 requires a zero-imbalance flexplate.
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i also have a 95 f150 4x4 5 spd with the 300 six and i would like to do an auto swap.. so what your saying is that with an aod tranny i could just bolt it up change the steering column and guages so that i have the auto guage and it would work?? obviously get rid of the clutch related stuff too...
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The AOD came in in 1980, the E4OD was introduced in 1989.
Any overdrive auto in those intevening years is going to be an AOD.
Between the weak input shaft, the flimsy valve body, the narrow OD band and the sensitivity to TV cable adjustment, I don't really like the AOD but cutting cruise RPM by 1/3 has its advantages.
Any overdrive auto in those intevening years is going to be an AOD.
Between the weak input shaft, the flimsy valve body, the narrow OD band and the sensitivity to TV cable adjustment, I don't really like the AOD but cutting cruise RPM by 1/3 has its advantages.
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Really? I could have sworn it was used behind the 300 in at least some of those years. Perhaps in the Econolines? At any rate, it can still be fitted to a 300 with a little work. Since it's not computer controlled there's no control interface issues. The aftermarket offers better input shafts, stronger planetaries and wider bands, wide ratio gearsets, improved valve bodies and servos, etc. Whether it is worth the cost of the aftermarket bits and pieces to make it a desirable application is the real question.