Your thoughts on Ford/Volvo Powershift Gearboxes ?

[Dave2302 387]

Oh fuck yes, they were around in my "Transmission Heyday", i.e. when I had 8 Employees and averaged 4 units a day (not all 4L60E's lol).

Horrible unreliable 4 Speed Version of the bullet proof TH180 3 Speed

Eat Planetary Gear Sets until you find out they have to be timed, by lining up all marks on the Planet Gears then carefully insert Sun Gear without moving any of the Planets.

Many so called Trans Specialists still don't know that to this day, and more of them will ask you "4L what mate ???"

2 Valve Blocks, 2 Sumps dreadful controls etc etc etc

You should use Sussex Auto Services if yr in Hastings LOL, they are good, I often spent time at their place scrounging a part, or running a problem Trans on their Dyno before I built my own, Rui the South African Guy, he really knew his stuff, learned a lot from him  

[Dave2302 387]

I'd stick with Dextron II in that old Trans, perhaps with a bottle of Lube Guard

Yes they were like TH180- with O/D unit slapped on, but other bits inside like Gearset were altered, used to see them in BMW 3 Series for a couple of Model Years when BM fell out with ZF, but they soon went back to ZF lmao

Probably in Isuzus of the day, never saw a Honda with one

[Dave2302 387]

I'ts not really, totally different drive train inside the 700R4, once sorted it is a much better Trans, all within one Casing that looks like a TH350 but bigger.

Built loads of 'em, used to do them for a Guy who sold Ex US Forces Blazers, Suburbans and Hummers

I had the Electronic Version in my 1999 Trans Am LT1 had to use a Billet Drum plus Clutch and VB upgrades, all ally Supercharged LT1 running 800+ BHP , blew the Trans up several times before I got it to hold together, also it ate several LSD's and Rear Tyres with any tread left were only optional 

Almost un driveable in the wet, got tugged several times for enjoying turning right and larupping it sideways up the road 

When I first met Mel, I let her take it to work, should have seen all the faces when she parked that next to her bosses Volvo Estate

My current Project Merc will be the same on Rear Tyres, 275 /40 X 18 staggered set up, about 1000 nm Torque due to the Kleeman Goodies I imported 

But this one is Wolf in Sheeps Clothing, well apart from the Exhaust Note but I can't here that inside it unless I open the Windows / Sunroof 

Intercooler Upgrades, S/C Pulleys and Exhaust plus a re map and a load of other up grades not related to Engine, like full Android Multimedia, Rear DVD Monitors, USB Points, upgraded Brakes and ABC etc etc 

[Dave2302 387]

That's why I kept blowing it up, until I went GM 12 bolt with a locker 

Did you know you can remap your stock PCM tune via OBD socket with a USA box of tricks, alters shifts if you want too

I can't remember the name of the kit right now, was only a few hunnerid $$$ back when I had mine

The box does 3 different stages of Tunes for 1 VIN Number, I think you can get up to around 450 - 500 hp at stage 3 if you upgrade the fuel pump, stage 1 & 2 you don't even need to put a spanner on the Car  I did that first, worked a charm

Also de cat the fucker = +25bhp and fit a lower temp T/Stat, I think I was running a 78 c IIRC, maybe a tad lower

Top Tip, put a Battery Charger on it while it is re flashing with Ign On Engine Off, it takes a while and if you're Voltage goes down you'll brick the PCM

 

[It's me 613]

18 minutes ago, Dave2302 said:

 

Top Tip, put a Battery Charger on it while it is re flashing with Ign On Engine Off, it takes a while and if you're Voltage goes down you'll brick the PCM

 

smoothed battery charger

no honk konk flues or ones that use a thyristor

Edited September 24, 2018 by boring dave
oops pardon for butting in..

[Dave2302 387]

LOL, shows my age, I always say "Battery Charger" when I should say "Battery Maintainer", and I always get reminded too