C6 conversion question

fordf100amc · Post by **fordf100amc** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:59 am

Hey everyone, i have a 91 bronco that i converted to a c6 already from a E4OD. Everything is working good. Is there any way to trick the computer to make it think its in neutral? I took off the gear selector sensor that was on the e4od and spun it till i found neutral. zipped tied it and stuck it under the truck. Everything seems to be working fine but if that sensor fails im stuck, is there another way to do this?

bajascott · Post by **bajascott** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:42 pm

I took all of the computer crap and threw it away.carb,c-6 /208 t-case. Problem solved.....scepticism for the 208,I'm happy......

boostedpgt · Post by **boostedpgt** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:59 pm

just jump the two wires that are active for nuetral on the MPLS. i can look under my 92 and see what wires it is if needed.

Andy Jones · Post by **Andy Jones** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:36 am

What all is involved in doing the c6 swap? I have 95 with an e4od. What will I have to change out in order to make this set up work??.

robertcrav · Post by **robertcrav** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:57 am

What does this gain you?

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:17 pm

robertcrav wrote:What does this gain you?

Well, no overheating, expensive and problematic electronic overdrive overweight POS

(+ about 600 rpm on the freeway)

Andy Jones · Post by **Andy Jones** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:29 pm

robertcrav wrote:What does this gain you?

Built trans.. manual valve body.. and can still get an od converter.

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:27 pm

AussieRod wrote:
robertcrav wrote:What does this gain you?
Well, no overheating, expensive and problematic electronic overdrive overweight POS (+ about 600 rpm on the freeway)

One bad experience in Mexico....

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:01 am

philofab wrote:
AussieRod wrote:
robertcrav wrote:What does this gain you?
Well, no overheating, expensive and problematic electronic overdrive overweight POS (+ about 600 rpm on the freeway)
One bad experience in Mexico....

Hahahaha, touche'

I have a second chance to learn again, though

I HAVE learned from my experience

I'll revise my statement:
Replacing a 4 speed overdrive trans that, while good in many applications, is prone to overheating damage, sensor malfunction (MLPS, speed sensor, ECU failure, fuse failure, etc) and expensive to rebuild to be reliable with high power to a simple, no nonsense, hydraulic, manual valve body capable, but non- overdrive trans thats cheaper to build for high power but not so good (rpm & mpg) for highway running with lo gearing.
Is that better?

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:46 am

I guess. My E4OD went 190K or so before a rebuild. That was with half it's life turning 35-37" tires and towing 10K. I can't keep a C6 together to save my life though.

Froggmann · Post by **Froggmann** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:11 am

philofab wrote:I guess. My E4OD went 190K or so before a rebuild. That was with half it's life turning 35-37" tires and towing 10K. I can't keep a C6 together to save my life though.

230,000 miles on my original. Only reason why I had it done is because I started getting a vibration after trying to pull out a brodozer in Glamis. I basically egg-shaped the internal bushings. Should have got even more mileage out of it but I had a U-joint that failed making me think the tranny was going to give up the ghost.

Andy Jones · Post by **Andy Jones** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:56 pm

So will the transfer case that I'm running still work with a c6 swap ?

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:07 pm

Andy Jones wrote:So will the transfer case that I'm running still work with a c6 swap ?

Yes, but you will need to re-position the x member, shorten the front driveshaft and lengthen the rear. The C6 is shorter than the E4OD.

Andy Jones · Post by **Andy Jones** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:51 am

AussieRod wrote:
Andy Jones wrote:So will the transfer case that I'm running still work with a c6 swap ?
Yes, but you will need to re-position the x member, shorten the front driveshaft and lengthen the rear. The C6 is shorter than the E4OD.

Thanks Rod!. I'm familiar with moving the x member and doing the driveshaft deal. Just wanted to make sure the t-case would still work. I'm starting to mess with the idea of a 347 blueprint stroker motor!

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:02 am

Andy Jones wrote:
AussieRod wrote:
Andy Jones wrote:So will the transfer case that I'm running still work with a c6 swap ?
Yes, but you will need to re-position the x member, shorten the front driveshaft and lengthen the rear. The C6 is shorter than the E4OD.
Thanks Rod!. I'm familiar with moving the x member and doing the driveshaft deal. Just wanted to make sure the t-case would still work. I'm starting to mess with the idea of a 347 blueprint stroker motor!

No probs, Andy.

Go for the stroker, I like the small engine package the 302/247 combo gives, and with aluminum heads, its nice and light (less wear and tear on the front suspension components.) Personally, although I'm not a fan of the E4OD, I'll make sure to fit dual coolers and a temp gauge on the F250 once I get over to pick it up.