Anybody put a E$od in a 63?

[RustyCrankshaft]

Is there an E4OD converter that works with 1.849 pilot?

On the E4OD/4R100 I've installed on FE's, I just matched the crank spacer to whatever pilot I needed.

[gregaba]

Hi
I found a Doug Nash OD unit another member has that he disassembled. I didn't see anything that worry's me in the pictures.
It has been awhile since I have run one and for the life of me I can't remember what lube it uses.
Does anybody know what lube it takes?
I have the manual for rebuilding it and know where to get the switch and motor about the only thing that goes wrong with these units.
All though its not a automatic OD it will take me back to my 55 Mercury with a 3 speed and overdrive.
This unit will do what I want which is to have a lower ratio rear for the strip and the ability to have overdrive when I am on the highway.
It is so far to any where here that this would serve me well.
If the price is right and the shipping doesn't put me back in the poor house I think I will go this way.
Greg

[FirstEliminator]

The thing about a bolt on OD like Gear Vendors or Doug Nash is good as long as you don't have too much convertor stall. Otherwise the benefit of an OD ratio gets absorbed in the stall.  OD is good when you have a direct shaft like an AOD or a Torque convertor clutch like a 4R70 or E4OD.

[gregaba]

I am the first to admit that I don't know much about auto tranny's. I have all ways ran standard tranny's.
I have back problems and have trouble in traffic with pushing the clutch in and out now.
When I rebuiltd my C6 I ordered a TCI sizzler torque with just about 400 or 500 stall over stock.
I don't mind running a stock converter if that would be better for what I am using the car for.
I have a friend with a 5000 stall in his 66 Mustang and when it kicks in it tears my back up so I didn't want to go with a high stall.
This is basically a street car so I didn't want to go crazy with it.
Any advice is welcome because the car is still apart and I can change things around with my build.
Greg

[e philpott]

Converter has to work with the chosen Camshaft . After that it totally depends on how the Converter is made , for example if you rode in my Fairlane with 5K stall you would never know it as it cruises fine 2350 RPM up hill grade no problems , it also applies  smooth and not like a on-off switch that hits hard though it's probably not the best converter for racing it does street drive nice for 5K stall unit that can power brake 4900 RPM (if you wanted )

[gregaba]

The only reason I went with a higher the stock stall was Comp Cams says it needed a higher stall to work with the 280H I ordered.
I only hit the strip 10 or 12 times a year and wanted to keep my drive ability.
I really want to have my cake and eat it to. I would like to be able to launch at 4500 but still want street manner's.
Never been able to do this with an auto before.
Would like someone to invent a clutch less tranny that would still shift easy on the street.Something that didn't take gorilla legs to operate and would hold as much power as you could put in it.
 He would be a millionaire real fast.
Your system sounds interesting. The people I called when looking for my converter all said that it would slip in the lower RPM ranges in daily driving and hit somewhat hard when it locked up.
Greg