straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 04/10/09 03:07 AM Share Posted 04/10/09 03:07 AM I've been running around with 370rwkw through a built 4 speed for a year and it is still shifting very firmly and hasn't showed any signs of even being bothered. A "full" rebuild will probably cost you around 3000 plus converter and they are good to about 400rwkw. As the boys have said run a trans cooler and with regular servicing they do very well. All things considered, they are a very good box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoowrx Member 40 Member For: 15y 1m 10d Posted 04/10/09 05:30 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/09 05:30 AM if all you want is 'a bit more poke' then what are you worried about?throw 1200 bucks at it for a flash and custom tune, and she'll have a car that will whip your dunnydore all day every day, and the trans will not care one bit. im running 330rwkw through mine, I dont ring its neck or redline it too often and it's fine.haha, my other "dunnydore" is a carby fed 355 and runs consistent 10.60's N/A , so bring on these XR's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 04/10/09 05:33 AM Share Posted 04/10/09 05:33 AM LOL @ fordriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirjo Member 113 Member For: 15y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 10/10/09 09:38 PM Share Posted 10/10/09 09:38 PM Does anyone know anyone good in Brisbane who can modify the 4spd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsxr6 Member 3 Member For: 15y 25d Posted 11/10/09 02:21 AM Share Posted 11/10/09 02:21 AM Hi Guys,im a newbie in here so go easy on me. I was driving the wifes ba mkII xr6 2004 auto the other day and it wouldnt change gears at all no matter what I did, doing about 2750rpms at 80kmh and the D was flashing on dashboard. my best mate works at a big ford dealers and he asked around and I got back that it went in to limp mode which can be caused by a few things. temp was normal, checked coolant and its still all green, im thinking dicky solenoid. parked the car went into restaurant for tea, came back 2 hrs later and its perfect and hasnt played up since, but its on my mind, any suggestions appreciated greatly. it doesnt have the seperate cooler fitted yet which I am going to get for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovac Member 68 Member For: 15y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: campbelltown Posted 11/10/09 02:42 AM Share Posted 11/10/09 02:42 AM (edited) Hi Guys,im a newbie in here so go easy on me. I was driving the wifes ba mkII xr6 2004 auto the other day and it wouldnt change gears at all no matter what I did, doing about 2750rpms at 80kmh and the D was flashing on dashboard.my best mate works at a big ford dealers and he asked around and I got back that it went in to limp mode which can be caused by a few things. temp was normal, checked coolant and its still all green, im thinking dicky solenoid. parked the car went into restaurant for tea, came back 2 hrs later and its perfect and hasnt played up since, but its on my mind, any suggestions appreciated greatly. it doesnt have the seperate cooler fitted yet which I am going to get for sure.I had a look in the manual they say that it is due to the tranny fluid being hot or the fluid is low Edited 11/10/09 02:43 AM by kovac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCULS New Member 16 Member For: 17y 2m 13d Posted 13/10/09 02:29 PM Share Posted 13/10/09 02:29 PM My 4spd has taken punishment for 2 years (approx. 40,000Km) at around 350rwkw. (but blown a motor & turbo)Still feels puurfect & fluid stays red.My theory is: dont "punish" car in 'auto mode' kicking back gears (switch to seqen.) and dont flat shift (I.e. for gear changes: back of the gas..click up cog, or down cog...then back on gas, as you would in a manual). I recon kicking back gears full throttle in 'D'/auto is what does most damage...Plus, a decent amount of pwr means u dont have to 'flat shift' for good performance.... ..I'm pretty confident my "mission" has a decent amount of life left in it yet..***touches wood*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunvs Inactive Members 1 Member For: 21y 3m 24d Location: west victoria Posted 19/10/09 01:06 AM Share Posted 19/10/09 01:06 AM (edited) I love my 4 speed u shouldnt be worried at all mate Edited 19/10/09 01:07 AM by tunvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
383ongiggle Donating Members 53 Member For: 15y 14d Gender: Male Location: Newman, WA Posted 23/10/09 11:33 AM Share Posted 23/10/09 11:33 AM Looking at getting a BA or BF xr6t to tow my dunnydore around, does anyone know the gearing that is in the ZF and the BTR 4speed? I hear the diff ratio is really low in the ZF's, can I be expecting a loss of torque in the early gears if I go with the 6 speed or are the first couple of gears in the ZF a lil higher than the BTR's?CheersStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke'm Member 104 Member For: 17y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: adelaide, SA Posted 04/11/09 05:18 AM Share Posted 04/11/09 05:18 AM I had my 4 spd rebuilt with bigger stall converter and its a dream to drive plus u can punish it for as long as u like it still solid and smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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