Does your motor lug down too much in high gear? The low gear ratio you have now should be about 9.8 and that seems like it should have plenty of grunt.  

Uncleaud,    It runs pretty good up through the gears ,  except i cant feel it go into overdrive  !! I have a chev. pickup  with the same trans ,   gear ratio is 379  ,  makes me wonder if i need to get it up to 90 befor it will kick into OD ...........cant feel any free wheeling ,  also about 3000 rpm at 70 mph !!!     ..........Sam

56 victoria

Sundance, is this the 200r4 that won't shift up? With any kind of a reasonable tire size you should be down around 2200 @ 70 with that 3.79 gear.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Sounds to me like you have an adjustment problem (my dad used to tell me that when i was a teenager) but seriously. I'm not a transmission guru and know just enough to be dangerous but it sounds like the cable to the carb is not set right. I believe that the cable controls the 1st and possible the 2nd shift point and increases line pressure that allow the governor to make the last two correctly. I know from experience that if the cable is not set before the car is driven you will burn things up within a few miles. Took me three transmissions but I did learn. If you aren't falling into overdrive around 60 65 normal throttle something is amiss and I hope its not to late to save with the cable. Before you throw it out change the governor and springs, they do sometimes stick and fool you into thinking that things are wrong. Good luck

Howdy guys,



This thread is a little aged but I am doing the same thing. I'm planning to use the Bendtsen adapter with my 292 and E4OD.



Bendtsen has assured me that it fits with no problem..... my only concern is the bell housing engine mounts. I'll either add them or talk him into developing an adapter for trucks. It appears that the adapter plate is thick enough to just leave enough metal sticking below out on each side to fab mounts in that area.

I'm having the trans rebuilt right now and am planning to use a Baumann TCS controller.



Has anyone else here ever tried an E4OD (or an AODE for that matter) behind a 292?





Thanks, Rick






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Frank,  I am running a 700R  behind the 292.....At 70  MPH i am at 2200 rpm, but with a 3.22 rear end ......thats what i dint understand,,,,It seems to be shifting fine....Maybe someone put the wrong tag on the rear .....thinking about useing a 3.78 rear  and see what happens .............Sam

56 victoria

Measure the tire, tell me either the diameter or the circumference. AND, are you sure of the accuracy of the speedometer.

     I figure, with a 24" tire and a 70% od ratio, that you should turn 2230 @ 60 or 2600 @ 70 mph. In THIRD or direct drive, and not accounting for converter slippage that would be arund 3700 At 70 or 3180 at 60. 24" is about as short a tire as I can imagine you'd use. My 205x75x15's are about 26.5" tall.  

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

HTX,

        This could be totally off the wall, I have not been under an F100 in a hundred years or so, but have you looked at the possibility of using side mounts on the engine and the passenger car mount at the rear of the transmission? You'd have to Fab a crossmember and the engine mounts.   

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Hi Frank,



I thought of that. I could probably add the side mounts and there's plenty of room there and I also have the rear cross mount for the E4OD that cam out of the donor F-450........ but with the Rams horn manifolds I thought the exhaust downpipes might be dangerously close to the mounts. I wouldn't want to cook the rubber! Regular manifolds have the left one running directly into the steering box of course...



Side mounts might simplify things and when I get closer I think it will be clearer whether they will work or not. I am excited about using the E4OD. I also was able to obtain the parking brake assy for it too.



I'll have the worlds only 55 F-600 with an automatic and a 2 speed axle!



Sorry to hijack the thread.....It appeared that things had slowed a little!





Cheers,


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Frank ,  I am useing the same size tires as you .   At 70 mph  am turning 2200 rpm...this is with the 3.22 rear .....What gear ratio  are you  running ?.................Sam

56 victoria