Pulse Member 48 Member For: 17y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/12/07 11:04 PM Share Posted 18/12/07 11:04 PM (edited) HI all, long time reader - first post!I am contemplating the purchase of an early XR6-T for a development project and, from the many many posts here, the 4 speed auto is a throw away item once average to serious power is applied....My question is, does anyone have info or advice on converting to a ZF 6-speed auto, or should we just slot in a beefed up C4? I would like to retain the electroic box for tuning purposes BUT there are hundreds of sub-10 second drag cars out there that have no reliability issues with a properly built C4.Thoughts, advice and first hand experience welcome! Edited 18/12/07 11:05 PM by Pulse Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Member 48 Member For: 17y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/12/07 11:23 PM Author Share Posted 18/12/07 11:23 PM BTW I have read Ninka's conversion post and whilst it is completely do-able, expensive and the results seem amazing - my question is more about the transmission's ability to reliably cope with big power and abuse (drag racing)Cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-610867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 22y 20d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 20/12/07 03:18 AM Share Posted 20/12/07 03:18 AM If its specifically for a drag car just put a C4 or TH400 in it, heaps cheaper. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 20/12/07 03:34 AM Share Posted 20/12/07 03:34 AM if its just a drag car I wouldnt bother with the ZFputing the ZF in will cost 8k + Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 19y 10m 24d Gender: Male Posted 20/12/07 04:32 AM Share Posted 20/12/07 04:32 AM the zf's also dont seem to be holding up (in stock form) over 400rwkw.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Member 48 Member For: 17y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/12/07 05:40 AM Author Share Posted 20/12/07 05:40 AM Thanks for your feedback guys - this is just what I was looking for...What type of box are the 400+ cars running usually? (if modifed ZF, what do they upgrade internally)Has anyone seen / heard of / own an XR6-T with a C4?Thanks for your answers! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 20/12/07 05:51 AM Share Posted 20/12/07 05:51 AM (edited) the 9.9 sec car was running some some kind of 3 speeda lot of the other cars run the 4 speed but they tend to break after a while but are far cheaper to rebuild then a ZF also a lot of high power cars are the manual T56 Edited 20/12/07 05:51 AM by TOM1111 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 20/12/07 06:00 AM Share Posted 20/12/07 06:00 AM a member - TWEAKN - has a Turbo 400 3spd installed by CV, I don't think he has gotten it on the track yet, but he seems to love it! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Member 48 Member For: 17y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/12/07 07:35 AM Author Share Posted 20/12/07 07:35 AM Yeah, there is something about smashing each gear with a ratchet shifter you just can't get with tiptronic or manual shifters... Think I will look into C4 - need something dependable and abuseable Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-611753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyF6 Member 87 Member For: 17y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Mackay Posted 05/10/10 12:28 PM Share Posted 05/10/10 12:28 PM keep us posted on the C4. Iam also thinking of doing this with me Typhoon. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/40720-zf-6-speed-auto-conversion/#findComment-1045391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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