6.4 pull truck mild build

[sootie]

being an 08, your trans should have the 5 pinion planetary. four pinion was mostly on 6.0 5R110's.

i have the red alto clutches in mine and next time i will be doing gpz. reason being that the altos hold well but if there is any slippage at all they glaze instantly, not very forgiving.

 

[nickg3130]

Thanks! they turned out darker then i wanted so im redoing them, finished the intercooler pipes today they turned out mint

Did you paint those? If so what paint did you use? Looks sick.

 

[TY'S08FX4]

Did you paint those? If so what paint did you use? Looks sick.

Yep i painted them using duplicolor metalcast blue, they were polished before, light sand with 400 grit and then 1 light coat and 3 heavy coats, they turned out awesome, just dont use primer or anything or they end up a dull blue :fustrate: meant to be sprayed over bare metal, or they sell a basecoat too

 

[TY'S08FX4]

being an 08, your trans should have the 5 pinion planetary. four pinion was mostly on 6.0 5R110's.

i have the red alto clutches in mine and next time i will be doing gpz. reason being that the altos hold well but if there is any slippage at all they glaze instantly, not very forgiving.

thanks just what i was looking for, guess ill be going with the gpz kit, did you build your trans yourself? wondering if its worth it to get the $35 manual they sell..ill doing it in the shop here with the trans repair guy helping.

 

[Jonnydime]

being an 08, your trans should have the 5 pinion planetary. four pinion was mostly on 6.0 5R110's.

i have the red alto clutches in mine and next time i will be doing gpz. reason being that the altos hold well but if there is any slippage at all they glaze instantly, not very forgiving.

I believe the early 08's had 4 pinion planetaries.

 

[Riverside]

Job 3 trucks have the 5 pinion.
Almost certain you will have a 4 pinion planetary.

Id just pick up a billet 4 pinion case and call it a day....it can be a pain to track down the extra gear.

And yes the ATSG manual is worth it......with that and a few phone calls these trannys aren't to over the top to work on.

X2 on the GPZ clutches

 

[TY'S08FX4]

It says it was built 05/07....not sure what job # that makes it

 

[Breaking Habits]

Job 2 I believe?

 

[sootie]

to the best of my knowledge it is a Job 1. Job 2s start in august and cover to the end of 07. all 08 trucks are job 3

 

[TY'S08FX4]

Might make a call over next door to the ford dealer with the vin and see if they can tell me which OD housing it has, sounds like it's going to be the 4 pinion but I wanna be sure lol


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[TY'S08FX4]

Snowed in and patiently awaiting her new and improved powertrain :ford:

 

[verifine]

Man was that ever a miserable storm yesterday, cant wait to see some more pics/updates of your build.

 

[sootie]

im getting a little sick of snow. i was plowing until 11p last nite.

 

[TY'S08FX4]

Its been the worst this season...wish i had started this build in the beginning of march, been too damn cold to work on it :fustrate: been a long 3 months without my truck

 

[sootie]

no kidding-been there done that buddy.

 

[TY'S08FX4]

No updates for a bit, waiting on my engine gasket kit to come in so I can send the motor off, thought id post up a few pulling pics of some of my competition for this season, enjoy!
My buddies dmax I helped with at the pulls last season, arguably the top truck in the class

Still a small class but its growing, hoping for 20 or so trucks this season, and the first 6.4 to hit the pulling circuit :jammin:

 

[bigaF250]

Typical small ferd crowd. Those pictures are freakin awesome

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[TY'S08FX4]

Are most guys replacing rod bearings when doing pistons? I'm keeping the stock connecting rods for this build, have new arp rod bolts to go in, not sure if bearings are needed or only if they're showing wear? Truck has 90k miles on it


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[bigaF250]

I'd do it while your in there just to be safe regardless of how they look

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[TY'S08FX4]

Well some parts showed up today, thanks to Morgan at Midwest, ended up going with the trans kit with the gpz clutches,along with a xhd input shaft, billet ring gear and 4 pinion od housing, gaskets kit came in, from psd parts, new lifters w/guides, and added to the build list are 2 new rocker arm assemblies from ford, hoping to have the pistons and cam in the motor this weekend and start assembling the motor, excited to get this truck back together soon!