aofarrell2
Turbo Desirous
SO after several years I finally joined the IDI crowd Bought myself a 1990 F250 with the 7.3 diesel and an E4OD (yep it's 4wd). Engine only has 45k on it as it was replaced. I bought it knowing the transmission was bad, at the time it had no reverse so I tried to limp it home and lets just say it decided to crap out the rest of the way. But for getting a perfectly good old steel snowplow with it and a good strong engine I got a steal of a deal. Needs some TLC here and there but hey I love working on these old trucks.
So now I'm going to rebuild the transmission myself. This will be the first auto I've rebuilt (I've rebuilt manuals before). I've had E4ODs in the past and like them well so manual swap is out of the picture (Why? Anything is better than a Dodge auto. Lol. Plus I know they are reliable).
I'm planning to do some upgrades while I'm in it as I am planning to use in the next truck I get (hopefully a bricknose crew cab dually). Next truck will be used primarily for towing some heavy loads (14k+) and planning to run about 400-450hp through it.
So far I already know I need a torque converter, new front pump, new input shaft, steel planet carriers/gears, new center support.
I am looking for recommendations on a torque converter, wanting one with a 1400 RPM stall but can't seem to find that. I don't want stock but I also don't want a 1200 stall. I like the Precision Industry converter a lot but wanting some input. The RacerX ones look pretty good as well. Things are pricy but I don't want to cheap out either on one of the more important parts...
I am also wondering what front pump I should get? What about the front pump seal? I seem to recall there was a better seal available that didn't fail as easily.
For valve body looking at a RacerX one. Any input on that?
Going to build my own controller using the GPIO board from MS. It's actually a pretty comprehensive controller. That will come later - stock controller will have to be used for a little while.
For clutches I am looking at E4OD ULTIMATE KIT 89-1995 RED EAGLE EXTRA CLUTCHES & SEALS from RacerX.
Definitely getting an upgraded auxiliary cooler, will probably bypass the radiator altogether as I don't trust having coolant leak into my trans accidentally. Don't ask me... Lol. Planning to get an auxiliary external filter kit as well.
Getting a better pan with a drain plug, not going to mess around with fluid changes. I change my fluid every 15,000 miles and dropping the pan is a huge pain and very messy.
Also replacing the MLPS and MLPS pigtail/connector. I seem to recall that the later MLPS is a digital sensor vs the older analog one, will that work with the factory controller or?
Anything else I am missing? Any input? I'm all ears as I want it to be a good transmission. I've already got the ATSG book, need to grab the updates CDROM yet. Paycheck by paycheck...
Also, I've got all the basic assortment of tools, but what special tools do I HAVE to have? I remember there was at least one tool that had to be had to work on these E4ODs.
I appreciate any input/info!
So now I'm going to rebuild the transmission myself. This will be the first auto I've rebuilt (I've rebuilt manuals before). I've had E4ODs in the past and like them well so manual swap is out of the picture (Why? Anything is better than a Dodge auto. Lol. Plus I know they are reliable).
I'm planning to do some upgrades while I'm in it as I am planning to use in the next truck I get (hopefully a bricknose crew cab dually). Next truck will be used primarily for towing some heavy loads (14k+) and planning to run about 400-450hp through it.
So far I already know I need a torque converter, new front pump, new input shaft, steel planet carriers/gears, new center support.
I am looking for recommendations on a torque converter, wanting one with a 1400 RPM stall but can't seem to find that. I don't want stock but I also don't want a 1200 stall. I like the Precision Industry converter a lot but wanting some input. The RacerX ones look pretty good as well. Things are pricy but I don't want to cheap out either on one of the more important parts...
I am also wondering what front pump I should get? What about the front pump seal? I seem to recall there was a better seal available that didn't fail as easily.
For valve body looking at a RacerX one. Any input on that?
Going to build my own controller using the GPIO board from MS. It's actually a pretty comprehensive controller. That will come later - stock controller will have to be used for a little while.
For clutches I am looking at E4OD ULTIMATE KIT 89-1995 RED EAGLE EXTRA CLUTCHES & SEALS from RacerX.
Definitely getting an upgraded auxiliary cooler, will probably bypass the radiator altogether as I don't trust having coolant leak into my trans accidentally. Don't ask me... Lol. Planning to get an auxiliary external filter kit as well.
Getting a better pan with a drain plug, not going to mess around with fluid changes. I change my fluid every 15,000 miles and dropping the pan is a huge pain and very messy.
Also replacing the MLPS and MLPS pigtail/connector. I seem to recall that the later MLPS is a digital sensor vs the older analog one, will that work with the factory controller or?
Anything else I am missing? Any input? I'm all ears as I want it to be a good transmission. I've already got the ATSG book, need to grab the updates CDROM yet. Paycheck by paycheck...
Also, I've got all the basic assortment of tools, but what special tools do I HAVE to have? I remember there was at least one tool that had to be had to work on these E4ODs.
I appreciate any input/info!