Teach me about 15+ motors
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T400- is the way to go- you can get a bad ass one with a good brake and good converter for well under 2800- if my shifting and lock up issues don't get resolved I am about at the point to go t400 route this spring- (speedo stuff is extra) and sell my 6r80 which only has 9k on it.
curious why you want TH400 over 6r80? 6r80s can handle an incredible amount of power.
'15 longblock in my car. I bought the shortblock, heads and head change kit. Assembled it and used my original timing components. It seems there is alot of mis-information about using the '15 and up motors in an 11-14. The only thing that has to be 11-14 specific is the timing components (Cams, Phasers etc). If your heads check out okay, you could just buy the shortblock and head change kit, providing you can do the labor yourself. That shortblock should live forever at 750, providing everything else is functioning properly.
because the dam thing will shift when I want it to, The trans brake are dam near bullet proof for anything a coyote is going to throw at it, and by the time you throw upgraded parts in to a 6r80 you will have way more money in it. I only drive my car about 2k a year so over drive isn't a deal breaker for me. plus trans, driveshaft and converter would sell for what I would almost have in a swap. And yes the 6r is a awesome trans and very strong. I just need to get my transmission tuning dialed in - but I am about over it. The company who builds the trans for the Ford Cobra Jets is about 30 mins from me and I got quoted a pretty nice cash deal.
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Can't you PM all the info if you have time? I am going to keep my current block and that'll be the one I build a big power setup with. I'll do a 15 bottom end, FBO, E85 and be done for now. Then I'll add some form of boost. I'll be doing all the labor myself less any machine work and injector tests.
Thought the cobra jet had a c4?
"For 2016, Ford Performance equipped the engine with a race-prepped Joel’s On Joy C3 automatic transmission."
Ford is not about to use a GM transmission in their race program...
Old Boosted GT on Street Outlaws runs a two speed Turbo 400.
I saw that on 1320 and was wondering why he didn't just run a powerglide if he's only using two gears...
The 400 case allows for larger gears. Not sure you really need them at his power level.
Never thought of that.
Very good article on the subject.
http://www.dragzine.com/tech-stories/drivetrain/tech-powerglide-or-turbo-400-two-speed-or-three/
It is a good article.
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