96whitestroker
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wondering if there is a conversion kit to take a zf5 to a zf6 in a obs?
It's like a kit to go from Down-syndrome to Autism.
If you're going to be modifying driveshafts, mounts and such, have some sense and at least put a 4R100 in there.
It's like a kit to go from Down-syndrome to Autism.
If you're going to be modifying driveshafts, mounts and such, have some sense and at least put a 4R100 in there.
Some people simply WANT to shift gears.
Hence the ZF5 in my shop waiting for me to pull the BTS....
wondering if there is a conversion kit to take a zf5 to a zf6 in a obs?
does the tunnel have to be altered?
Whats with all the manual/standard hate? Am i missing something here? "put a 4R100 in", Isnt it nearly the same tranny as the E4OD? As Jim said, some people want to shift. Not to mention, your looking at 4000+ for a reputably built auto, and 2000 for a Zf6 if you play your cards right.. thats a lot of extra money.
Krause
Did you miss something?
Yeah. Actually having done it. And the ability to compare apples to apples. That's what you missed.
A 2000 dollar ZF6 will not hold half of what a 4000 dollar auto will. They are not comparable. If you want to buy a 2000 dollar reman ZF, add a 1400 dollar clutch to it, then you can hold what the auto can, except you can't shift worth a damn, will quickly blow the syncros trying to DD with a clutch that has the balls to hold that kind of power and if you decide to tow heavy, you will burn it up.
Fwiw, I've got 3600 in my trans. For a truck that came with an auto, that's all it would have cost total. Vs 34 to 3500 dollars for a ZF with a dual disc to hold the same that would drive like SH*T and wouldn't last.
I chose to run a stand-alone controller and tacked on another 550 dollars. So with full stand-alone control, datalogging, wastegates and water injection all being run through my trans I have 4,150 dollars in it.
But mainly.... a ZF6 would drive like garbage and wouldn't last a week in my truck. The 4R usually goes for a year or so before I pop a converter or a shaft. And shifts beautifully the whole time.
So yeah, you missed a lot. A lot of practical experience and reality.
And I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade, or tell you what to do with your truck. I just think it's better to figure out how dumb the manuals are in comparison BEFORE you spend your hard-earned money on one.... or two....
I would love to have the money back that I wasted on the ZF6 in my truck.
Krause,
IMO you can't really compare Charles' truck to reality. He's built a hell of a truck and runs it hard everyday. His choice, and he needs to have it hold up to his driving style.
The rest of us that make half the power that he does and drive our trucks like we want it to last another 10 years without having to fix it every year will do fine with a manul trans.
You should also get used to that type of response from him, it's just the way he is, so absorb the info he offers and don't take it personally.
Now I wish I had come up with some kind of massive cooler for it.
I only have 325 dollars in the clutch on this truck, which is the reason it's still a ZF6. And for someone already running a manual, it makes sense to stick with it sub 500hp, although obviously if you intend to tow like you have a pair, something has GOT to be done about the inability of the unit to adequately cool itself.
Now when it comes to actively cutting sheetmetal and driveshafts and such to do a custom transmission swap in a vehicle though... I just can't sit idle and watch someone go to such lengths to install such an inferior design.