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gregaba

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Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« on: February 12, 2019, 11:37:41 AM »
Ok
Looking for options and wanted to know if anyone has installed a E4OD in a 63.
I don't mind buying an adapter and controller but don't want to cut my tunnel to much.
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e philpott

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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2019, 11:48:01 AM »
Never installed one in a 63 but overhauled a bunch of E4OD over the years and it sure is big , if you don't have mega power a AOD style 4R70 and 75 are pretty stout and much smaller than E4OD , you would still have the adapter and controller to deal with
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2019, 11:51:12 AM »
I should be putting out about 450 HP and I wasn't sure if a aod or a 4r70 would hold up.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2019, 12:00:47 PM »
I gave up on the idea when I put the E4OD next to the C6. Definitely need transmission tunnel work.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2019, 12:05:18 PM »
I wasn't sure how much bigger the E4OD was compared to the C6. That is why I was asking.
I really don't want to modify my tunnel.One of the reason I bought this car was because it needed no body work.
My Ranchero ruined me for doing rust repair and bodywork.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2019, 12:11:43 PM »
Same for me. This here Galaxie is from AZ originally, beautiful floor pan. I can't bring myself to cut it.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2019, 12:16:26 PM »
Yes I agree.
So a new question, Has anybody has success with a 4r70 handling Horsepower.
How reliable are they on the street with 10 or 12 trips to the strip every year?
Greg
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e philpott

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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2019, 12:51:29 PM »
4R70/75 should be fine … AOD would need a real good build , 4R70 you could throw in there
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2019, 12:55:33 PM »
Good to know.
A friend of mine has a salvage yard and the tranny is free. So I will just have to shell out $750.00 for the adapter and 500.00 for the controller and the rebuild kit.
Sounds like the way to go.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2019, 04:05:25 PM »
You're in GearVendor cost range; another possible option...
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2019, 04:41:14 PM »
I looked at the gear venders but they were in the $3000.00 plus price range.
I searched on the net and the cheapest used one I found was 2600.00.
I can buy the adapter for $750, the controller for $500.00 and the master street-strip kit for 350.00.
I can rebuild the tranny myself so nothing in it but my time.
So I am looking at about $1900.00 plus any incidentals.
Will have to buy a driveshaft anyway as my car came without one. The original owner must not have checked the option list when he bought it.
Greg
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2019, 05:42:12 PM »
I put a E40D wide-ratio gear kit in a C6 in my '62 before going to a manual.  I still had to cut up the cross member to clear the pan on the C6, but it did fit the tunnel a-ok.  The wide ratio kit was nice, got up and moving in a hurry.  If you're not hell-bent on that O.D. gear, a kit in a C6 could work for you.
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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2019, 05:44:59 PM »
Upfront, I know little about transmissions, so don't know if the below are complete/usable...


Quick Google search, 2 of the results:

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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2019, 06:53:13 PM »
drdano
I all ready have the wide ratio conversion in my C6. When I rebuilt it 2 years ago That is one of the things we upgraded. Just not sure if it will do what I want.
Dumpling
Thanks for the link. I checked it out and I would need a Doug Nash overdrive unit for it.
Would love to have a DN but don't know if I can find a unit to fit a C6 and how hard it would be to get replacement parts now.
The 2 I had in the 70's were great and never gave me any problems.
Greg
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Drew Pojedinec

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Re: Anybody put a E$od in a 63?
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2019, 10:57:12 PM »
Is there an E4OD converter that works with 1.849 pilot?
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